Is it time to call fat a sixth taste?
Scientists are in consensus about the five basics tastes of sweet, salt, sour, bitter and umami. New studies are leading some researchers to call for adding fat to that list as a sixth taste. But while several…
2015
The Art of Eating announces finalists for its new best food book competition
Cookbook awards season will soon be in full swing, and this year features a new competition from The Art of Eating, a quarterly magazine described by the Wall Street Journal as "America's most erudite and and…
Fat Tuesday feast
Today is Fat Tuesday (aka Mardi Gras) and festivities are in full force in New Orleans. Celebrated as the last extravagance before the austere days of Lent, Mardi Gras features indulgent food and drink. Even if you…
Little known facts about the Nutella empire
You may have heard that Michele Ferrero, the man at the head of the family behind Nutella and Ferrero Rocher, died on Valentine's Day. Reporting on Ferrero's passing, The Telegraph provides 14 facts that you may not…
Life imitates art
Cookbooks that tie-in to books, movies, or television shows are not new. We've got Downton Abbey cookbooks, The Sopranos Family Cookbook, and even Alice's Brady Bunch Cookbook. These range from books that strive for…
Red velvet on the rise
There's no doubt that on Valentine's Day plenty of red velvet cake will find its way onto dessert plates. The cake, which originated in the Southern US, achieved its peak popularity during the cupcake craze a few years…
A travel notebook inspires a cookbook
A graduate of Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London, Rachel Khoo's passion for patisserie lured her to Paris, where she obtained a pastry degree from Le Cordon Bleu. In addition to working in a Paris…
Cookbook giveaway - Rachel Khoo's Kitchen Notebook
After years of living in Paris, Rachel Khoo recently returned to her hometown of London. Excited by the city's vivacious food scene, Rachel decided to make her hometown the focus of one part of her new cookbook, Rachel…
Guacamole, but no brown M&Ms
Grammy-winning musician Jack White has recently been in the news for something other than his music. The University of Oklahoma's student newspaper published a copy of his band's tour rider, which included some very…
Featured Cookbooks & Recipes
Did you know adding online recipes to your EYB Bookshelf is a really great way to build your personal recipe collection? You can now do this even if you have a free membership! Try it out now and see how easy it is.…
Advisory group set to remove cholesterol warnings
If there's one constant when it comes to dietary recommendations it's that they change frequently. So it goes with the admonitions against cholesterol, which have been part of the US dietary guidelines since the 1960s.…
Why we're obsessed with unusual flavors
Unless you've been hiding under a rock for the past decade, you've probably been exposed to the flavor combination of salted caramel. It's everywhere, emerging first in chocolates and ice creams, but moving to new…