CookShelfA member posted an interesting question after reading Jane's top selling books of 2021: She wanted to know which books from 2021 were added to the most members' bookshelves. (This was a great question and we'll add this…
Things have not been easy with cookbook production since COVID hit and the hits keep coming. As I have stated many times, delays in shipping and shortages of all types have wreaked havoc with cookbook releases. Last…
Last month our friends at cookbook stores around the world gave us their picks for their favorite books of 2021 which we then included in our Best of the Best of 2021. Now we asked them for their top sellers of 2021. It…
Even the most intrepid cooks have a dish or two that strikes fear in their hearts. For some it's pie crust, for others it's certain cuts of meat, or it could be a kitchen tool that terrifies them. Whether it's due to…
Today, I've put together a gift guide to offer some inspiration for Valentine's Day. Along with the gift guide, I am including a worldwide giveaway prize package of a BonJour Voyager Glass Teapot, a set of BonJour…
I was hoping that once 2022 arrived we wouldn't be having the same issues as we experienced in 2020 and 2021. But, alas, publication dates are moving about and a dozen of this month's titles were pushed forward. The…
While we can't possibly post about each and every celebratory food day, some occasions do call for recognition. One of these is Burns Night, which honors the January 25 birthday of revered Scottish poet Robert Burns.…
Each month we offer at least four cooking options in our Eat Your Books Cookbook Club. This month we have been cooking from: Cookbook: A Cook’s Book: The Essential Nigel Slater by Nigel SlaterClassic Title: The Kitchen…
In 2021, Kay Featherstone and Kate Allinson's Pinch of Nom Comfort Food was a runaway bestseller, and remains in the #1 position on Amazon UK's sales chart for nonfiction books. In general, cookbook sales are still…
As I was relaxing and scrolling YouTube, I came across a video of how bakers in Samarkand bake 12,000 loaves of their unique bread a day. There are several videos on this subject if you want to explore more. Watch video…
"It's all about the grind, not the grain." That's what the founders of an artisanal grain mill near me have to say about their products, and it's also a partial answer to the question "what, exactly, is 00 flour?"…
February 2 ushers in the Chinese New Year as well as new year's celebrations in other Asian countries including Korea, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia. The Chinese calendar is a lunar/solar calendar and…
