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The Anthony Bourdain documentary titled 'Roadrunner' was released in theaters on July 15 and is getting mixed reviews from critics. Helen Rosner likes it (but is disquieted by the artificial intelligence used to…
2021
Who invented the ice cream cone?
When I was a kid, one of my favorite frozen treats was a sundae cone. The combination of crisp waffle cone, cold ice cream, and a tiny chocolate nub at the bottom, was nirvana. To this day, if I am offered one I will…
Lioroooosh: Baking from my Tel Aviv Kitchen
Sometimes Amazon's "you might be interested in" choices are the equivalent of getting a lump of coal in your stocking at Christmas. But then every once in a while those same algorithms hand you a diamond of a…
This week: A sneak peek at cookbooks from Pati Jinich, Edd Kimber and Hisham Assaad, recently indexed books, recipes, giveaways and EYBD Previews
My fall/autumn cookbook preview is being drafted but I am awaiting more pdfs in order to try to give our members the most information on each title from around the world. Before the end of the month, I will have that…
The cookbook that helped save a language
Cookbooks are amazing things: they tell stories, share culinary touchstones for cultures, and provide us with instructions on how to make the most fabulous foods. One cookbook goes above and beyond, however. Gastro…
August 2021 The Great Big Cookbook Club Roundup
As our members know, each month we offer at least four cooking options in our Eat Your Books Cookbook Club. There are other fun cookbook clubs around the interwebs and we’d like to highlight those for those members who…
Nigella Lawson announces book mini-tour
Nigella Lawson's Cook, Eat, Repeat: Ingredients, Recipes and Stories was the perfect tome to bring us through lockdown and beyond. When the book came out last fall, an author tour was out of the question, but things…
To Asia, With Love - Cookbook Giveaway
Enter our US/CA/UK/ giveaway to win one of two copies of To Asia, With Love: Everyday Asian Recipes and Stories from the Heart by Hetty McKinnon; with one additional copy available to members in AU/NZ. Hetty McKinnon…
Sea & Shore: Recipes and Stories from a Kitchen in Cornwall Cookbook Giveaway
Enter our US/UK/AU/NZ giveaway to win one of three copies of Sea & Shore: Recipes and Stories from a Kitchen in Cornwall by Emily Scott. "Think of a place where the sky meets the sea. Where the coastline is rugged;…
Making the most of mango season
Seeing a huge display of mangoes at the grocery store always puts a smile on my face. The tropical fruit gets a workout at my house, finding its way into everything from creamy lassi to piquant salsa. If you are…
Food news antipasto
Reduce, reuse, recycle, eat? Scientists have recently developed a novel solution for disposing of waste plastic. They invented a process to convert discarded plastic bottles into vanilla flavoring using bio-engineered…
2021 has been great for cookbooks
Each year I wonder how cookbook authors could top the fantastic books they have already written, yet I keep being pleasantly surprised at the quality of cookbooks that are released. Not every volume is a home run, but…