CookShelfAbout a year ago, we reported on a surge in vanilla prices due to a combination of poor weather and lack of farming capacity. Twelve months later the surge shows no sign of abating, with the price of vanilla by weight…
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It's pastry genius two-fer week. Yesterday, I wrote and shared a promotion on Will Goldfarb's Room for Dessert and today I am highlighting the equally brilliant Jason Licker's Lickerland: Asian-Accented Desserts. Jason…
ABC has a new cooking show in the works, and while it does not feature any of The Chew's cast, it might help console fans of the soon-to-be-departed show. The new program is new reality-style cooking competition called…
If you have never visited Asheville, North Carolina, you should do so at your earliest convenience. Nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains, the city is surrounded by stunning scenery and is home to the always-impressive…
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Will Goldfarb, the acclaimed former elBulli pastry chef, runs his own destination restaurant in Bali, Room4Dessert. His menu of desserts and fine pastry are inspired by local ingredients and enjoyed with stunning…
Growing up in a rural area of the northern US that was populated mostly by German and Scandinavian immigrants, I ate a lot of food that some folks would find, shall we say, uninspiring. Even though much of it was on the…
Book News Cookbook Giveaways Recipes
Just Cook It!: 145 Built-to-Be-Easy Recipes That Are Totally Delicious by Justin Chapple is not your typical "you can make a meal' type of cookbook. It's more in line with a you can make a truly delicious, elevated meal…
We're told that for our health (and our waistline), we should avoid processed foods at all costs. Despite the dire warnings, many of us - even though we can understand the health implications and don't have any…
EYB wants to make your cooking life easier. Our main focus has always been indexing cookbooks and magazines so you can efficiently search your own collection instead of paging through individual indexes. We also aim to…
We learned the sad news today of another passing of a culinary icon, this time pioneering author Barbara Kafka. Kafka was an internationally respected food writer and teacher, whose work was featured in a variety of…
The New Orleans restaurant community lost one of its icons today, as Ella Brennan passed away at the age of 92. Brennan, along with her brother Dick, are part of a family dynasty that started with Brennan's Restaurant…
Marcella Hazan's three-ingredient tomato sauce is, simply put, brilliant. So easy to make but boasting deep, complex flavors, it's no wonder the recipe has been printed dozens of time in various newspapers, on blogs,…
