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2024

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How much should little annoyances matter?

February 7, 2024 · Darcie

One thing I love about cookbooks is that every author lends their own voice to the recipe through the instructions and notes. This gives every book its own vibe and personality, and I will sometimes pull a book off the…

Cookbook Giveaways Recipes

Butter Boy Cookbook Giveaway

February 6, 2024 · Jenny

Enter our US/UK giveaway to win one of two copies of Butter Boy: Collected Stories and Recipes by Paul Flynn. Paul Flynn is a chef, restaurateur and contributor to The Irish Times. He and his wife, Máire, run the…

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Food news antipasto

February 4, 2024 · Darcie

Dina Begum's Made in Bangladesh: Flavours and Memories in Six Seasons explores the delicious, but underrepresented, food of her home country. Saveur recently interviewed Begum (they are featuring Made in Bangladesh in…

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This recipe writer makes $15,000 per recipe

February 1, 2024 · Darcie

Caroline Chambers may not be a well-known chef or author like Yotam Ottolenghi or Ina Garten, but she is one successful food writer. She has one of the top ranked food newsletters on Substack, with over 131,000…

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Life's uncertain, order dessert

January 31, 2024 · Darcie

Everyone who has eaten with a group of people at a restaurant has encountered the following scenario: after finishing the main part of the meal, the server returns and asks "Did anyone save room for dessert?" People…

New Cookbooks

January 2024 New Cookbook Review

January 29, 2024 · Jenny

Welcome to January! We have a new year of great cookbooks to explore. Remember you can keep track of what is coming this year with our 2024 Cookbook Preview and don’t forget that you can create a wishlist and share it…