How to stock up for a quarantine
Somtimes I discover information that, while practical, is something that I hope I will never have to use. Today is a case in point, and it surrounds the growing concerns over COVID-19. While it might be too soon to…
2020
How the Sugarcraft Guild made an historic cake replica
When then-Princess Elizabeth married Prince Philip in 1947, the entire world watched. The post-war euphoria, combined with a first-ever televised ceremony, created an atmosphere of celebration that reverberated around…
Quick Bites: Paula Forbes
Paula Forbes has been a professional cookbook critic for over ten years and is the author of The Austin Cookbook. She is the publisher of Stained Page News, a newsletter where she shares news, recipes, exciting upcoming…
Cookbook Lovers Food Biz People
'Classic Indian Cooking' turns 40
We live in what has been described as a golden age for cookbooks. There are thousands of cookbooks published each year, and of those thousands, hundreds are noteworthy. But will they still be discussed after forty years…
Vegetable Kingdom & Kuhn Rikon Kitchen Tools
Enter our giveaway to win a copy of Vegetable Kingdom: The Abundant World of Vegan Recipes by Bryant Terry with one grand prize winner receiving two handy kitchen tools from Kuhn Rikon products: a mortar & pestle and…
The rise of private restaurants
Getting a table at most of the world's top restaurants is not easy. Most of them are booked months ahead of time or have limited seatings that can only accommodate a relatively small number of diners. A new wave of…
Food news antipasto
Remember all of those stunning cheese boards that popped up on Instagram a few years ago? The idea behind these sumptuous displays is now taking root for other foods, as The Washington Post explains. They explore how…
Bonus recipes
I spent the better part of my day reorganizing my cookbook collection, adding the new volumes I purchased over the last few months. I had to do some serious rearranging because 2019 was such a great year for books that…
This week: Favorite pie cookbooks, best apple pie recipes, cookbook giveaways, and previews
Last month, we featured the best recipes for pie crust. As I was updating our EYB cookbook library with new 2020 titles, the myriad baking books (which made me giddy with anticipation) and ten specific books devoted to…
Food Network has a new reality baking show
If you enjoy reality baking programs, this news is for you. Food Network recently announced a new reality baking program, hosted by none other than the doyenne of domesticity Martha Stewart. Called Bakeaway Camp with…
Politics and cooking have a long history together
If you are following the US presidential candidate primary, you may have seen Pete Buttigieg's controversial salsa/ranch dressing mashup, or perhaps viewed Stephen Colbert talking with Elizabeth Warren over a meal…
Were you a pie baker, when pie baking wasn't cool?
Remember when Bundt cakes were only for funeral eats and definitely not considered to be one of the cool kids of baking. The same can be said about pies. Pies were made by grandmothers who whipped them out for holidays,…