America's first taco editor
Does being paid to eat, write about, and edit a compendium of the best tacos sound like a dream job? Then you might be jealous to learn that someone else already got the position: José R. Ralat has been named Taco…
2019
This week at Eat Your Books
Each day brings deliveries of cookbooks (both review copies and those purchased) and we are busy indexing new titles as quickly as we can! September's new cookbook review will be a doozy but pales in comparison with…
A new Julia Child series + news from the NYT
Normally I would save this type of news for the weekly 'antipasto' post, but these two items are too good to wait! The first comes to us from the website Women and Hollywood, which reports that a new Julia Child series…
Epic Vegan Cookbook Giveaway
Enter our giveaway to win a copy of Epic Vegan: Wild and Over-the-Top Plant-Based Recipes by Dustin Harder, creator of The Vegan Roadie website. Epic Vegan is pure fun and filled with vibrant recipes that carnivores…
An underrated 'old-fashioned' food
I just read that cottage cheese - a fresh, small curd cheese product packed in tubs and usually found next to sour cream here in the States - is poised to make a comeback. While the product was relegated to self- or…
A Flash in the Pan by John Whaite Cookbook Giveaway
Enter to win a copy of John Whaite's A Flash in the Pan John Whaite, season 3 winner of The Great British Bake Off in 2012, apparently doesn't squander a moment. In my interview with him last year, he was in training to…
Crumb by Richard Bertinet Cookbook Giveaway
Enter to win a copy of Crumb by Richard Bertinet Richard Bertinet is a gifted chef and teacher. His cookbooks are not only beautiful but detailed and Crumb is no different. It is filled with step-by-step process…
How to convert pan sizes in baking
It's inevitable: after searching for just the right recipe, you come to the instructions and find out that it calls for a 9-inch square tin and all you have is an 8-inch pan. Do you a) do the math to change the recipe,…
The thrill of discovery
Last week I wrote about how I failed my fresh produce. You may have wondered what ever became of those two sad, tired ears of corn. The notion of making elotes had swirled around in my head, but these cobs were too far…
Ruby chocolate
What is ruby chocolate? Find out here. In last week's Biscuit episode of The Great British Bake-Off/Baking Show, Priya used ruby chocolate in her Ruby Barfi Biscuit Bars (pictured below). Prue stated it was her first…
Food news antipasto
We're going to start off this week's review of interesting stories on the sweet side. As an avid jam-maker, the more I learn about this old-school craft the more I realize that I have only scratched the surface of…
Great British Bake Off - Week One and Two Recaps
The Great British Bake Off is off to a great start. As you know, Netflix is airing the series in the USA three days after the original episode airs in the UK. Last week, I highlighted a few of my favorite pans which…