Substitute spirits
We've always been told that "top-shelf" (i.e. expensive) liquors are the only way to go for mixing the best cocktails. But price isn't the only measure of quality, and there are bargains to be found in the liquor aisle.…
2014
Forget flowers, get Mom something she'll really like
This Sunday is Mother's Day in the U.S. Traditional gifts for Mother's Day are flowers, jewelry, and taking Mom to brunch. (Husbands who buy their wives vacuum cleaners or washing machines for Mother's Day may be the…
One True Recipe . . . or a Rainbow Mosaic?
Sometimes people ask me, "What's your favorite food?" which is ridiculously hard to answer, of course, as any EYB member knows. If we didn't love all kinds of food, we wouldn't have all kinds of cookbooks, and if we…
Hidden kitchens
The Kitchen Sisters are back on NPR's The Salt with a new installment of their Hidden Kitchens series. The series travels the world, exploring little known kitchen rituals and traditions that illustrate how communities…
Vegetables make a foray into dessert
First salads made inroads into breakfast; now vegetables take aim at dessert. This trend stretches far beyond carrot cake, pumpkin pie, or the occasional hot pepper in a custard: according to Huffpost Taste, chefs are…
Ramp up the flavor
It's ramp season in the U.S. If you aren't familiar with these pungent alliums, Food & Wine provides everything you need to know. Also known as wild leeks, ramps grow wild everywhere from the Southern U.S. to Canada.…
2014 James Beard Foundation book award winners announced
The James Beard Foundation announced the 2014 book award winners. Heston Blumenthal's Historic Heston, one of the tomes that didn't even make the IACP nominee list, won both its category (Cooking from a Professional…
Food Online Holidays & Celebrations
Get ready for Cinco de Mayo
Everyone appreciates a reason to celebrate, especially when the festivities involve great food. This is evident in the widespread celebration of Cinco de Mayo far outside the borders of Mexico. It's likely that many…
Food52 launch their own imprint
The hugely popular food website Food52 (4,517 recipes indexed on EYB) has announced their own cookbook imprint, Food52 Works, in conjunction with Ten Speed Press, part of the Random House empire. The first book will be…
Featured Cookbooks & Recipes
We like to think of EYB as the best of both worlds -- the print & digital worlds, that is. We're fairly certain our members will never completely abandon traditional cookbooks, but there are also many excellent food…
Are big flavors ruining the American palate?
Sriracha, once an obscure ingredient, now makes the headlines when there is a potential shortage in the U.S. Advertisements for food frequently use words like bolder, spicier and tangier. Food and Wine's Kate Krader…
Great meals in literature
Many readers have been entertained by detailed descriptions of great meals in books. For those who are passionate about cooking, the meals sometimes stay with us longer than the rest of the book. We paint pictures in…