CookShelfExactly 184 years ago today, the world lost its first celebrity chef, Marie-Antoine Carême. The story of how Carême rose from impoverished beginnings in France to become the foremost culinary authority of his time is…
The Whole30: The 30-Day Guide to Total Health and Food Freedom by Dallas Hartwig and Melissa Hartwig started the Whole30 sensation. Food Freedom Forever: Letting Go of Bad Habits, Guilt, and Anxiety Around Food from…
We are cookbook lovers. We live to cook and enjoy food. Yet, like everyone else there are times when we need a re-set, a jump start to help us make better choices of how we fuel our bodies. If you follow any social…
Many of us are approaching the New Year with resolve to eat a healthier diet, which includes cutting down on sugar. That makes Saveur Magazine's new series seem a bit cruel. Saveur has just announced The Sugar Files, an…
Is it true? Does he or she who dies with the most cookbooks really win? AbeBooks published A Guide to Collecting Cookbooks recently that triggered something in me - and I had a "come to Julia" talk with myself. While I…
Slow cooker, Dutch oven, electric pressure cooker: you probably have at least one, if not all three, of these in your kitchen. Each has its own appeal. The slow cooker is a set-and-forget tool that doesn't require…
Mad Genius Tips: Over 90 Expert Hacks and 100 Delicious Recipes by Justin Chapple and Editors of Food & Wine is the perfect book for new and advanced cooks alike. For more information on this title, please see my review…
Mad Genius Tips: Over 90 Expert Hacks and 100 Delicious Recipes by Justin Chapple and Editors of Food & Wine is an innovative guide to getting the most out of the tools we have in the kitchen as well as tips to…
With the growth of cookbook sales continuing unabated, it would be logical to assume that cookbook clubs would be gaining in popularity as well. Judging from posts in my news feeds and a bit of Google searching, the…
January isn't all about clean eating and juicing, although there are a few great titles to help us in our repentance for holiday indulgences. Books on dumplings, hygge and more work their way into January's resolutions.…
Few culinary products are as disparaged as soft white bread. Food lovers frequently gush about the charms of multigrain, sprouted, rustic, and artisan loaves but look down upon unadorned basic white bread. Nutritionists…
Top Chef is one of my favorite cooking shows - the chefs' creations are inspirational and I find that I learn something new from most episodes. And then, of course, like any good cookbook slueth, I start stalking Amazon…
