New Year's food resolutions
Looking back at the post I wrote in 2019 about New Year's food-related resolutions, I am amazed at how positive it sounded. Just a few months later the world would be turned upside down by the coronavirus and lockdowns.…
2021
Ring in the new year with a tasty tradition
All around the world, people celebrate the beginning of a new year with feasts that incorporate traditional foods that have many symbolic meanings. To learn more about some of these fêtes, head over to Saveur, which…
Best of the Best 2021
Despite the continued stresses of the worldwide pandemic, there has been no shortage of wonderful new cookbooks this year. And no shortage of best food and drink book lists celebrating the cream of the crop. We have…
Kitchen tool countdown
You can never have too much storage space in a kitchen, because the more space you have the more kitchen stuff you can buy. However, not all kitchen tools are created equal - there are many single-purpose items that…
Author Articles Cookbook Giveaways
Upper Crust and Emile Henry Epi bread baker giveaway & Quick Bites with Marie-Laure Frechet
Enter our US giveaway to win a copy of Upper Crust: Homemade Bread the French Way by Marie-Laure Frechet along with an Emile Henry Epi bread baker. In this stunning book, eighteen bakers share their knowledge and…
Food news antipasto
All of us at EYB hope our Members enjoyed a delicious holiday meal this weekend. If you made a large feast, you might be eyeing a lot of leftovers - there is a ham bone in my refrigerator getting ready for a long bath…
Cookbooks continue to be bright spot for publishers
After Amazon and other online merchants pulled the rug out from under brick-and-mortar booksellers both by selling physical books more cheaply and by introducing e-books, pundits claimed that the end of print books was…
Christmas dessert ideas
Haven't decided on what to make for your holiday dessert table? We recently updated our Christmas Sweets & Treats Pinterest Board, which is filled with hundreds of vibrant, adorable, and delicious recipes perfect for…
Best cooking hacks of 2021
I must admit that I'm a sucker for cooking hacks, and if they seem remotely plausible I am game to give them a whirl. They do not always live up to their hype, but I find enough new shortcuts and improved methods to…
Best cookbooks of 2021 by the experts
Who knows cookbooks better than the owners of specialist cookbook stores? They stock and sell thousands of cookbooks and because their stores are focused on food and drink books, they are true experts. They read the…
Best recipes of 2021, part deux
Earlier in the month I posted about several 'best of 2021' or 'most popular' recipe lists from various websites and magazines. Since then I have spied a few more countdowns to share with you, because you can never have…
December 2021 New Cookbook Review
Well, we made it through 2021 (and 2020) and I'm proud of us! Now let us hope next year will finally give us a break from all the madness. At least we know we'll be blessed with great cookbook titles as evidenced by my…