Best selling cookbooks 2023
Last month our friends at cookbook stores around the world gave us their picks for their favorite books of 2023 which we then included in our Best of the Best of 2023. Now we asked them for their top sellers of 2023…
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Food news antipasto
Two stories about Trader Joe's hit my radar this week. The first, from Food & Wine, is a recap of the annual survey that the grocer undertakes about its customers favorite products. Landing at number one on that list is…
New series chronicles the rise of Martha Stewart
A new four-part series from CNN (which will be broadcast later on Max), “The Many Lives of Martha Stewart,” chronicles the rise of the iconic domestic doyenne, from model to stockbroker to controller of a media empire.…
The art of eating snow
A new trend has popped up in recent weeks with viral videos showing people eating snow in a number of ways. Many involve making desserts or drinks containing or topped with freshly fallen snow. Reese Witherspoon…
Best of the best 2023
We have assembled 382 lists from around the world to create our 15th annual Best of the Best. The top book of 2023 is.....drum roll......Start Here: Instructions for Becoming a Better Cook by Sohla El-Waylly. As well as…
Simply Chinese Feasts Cookbook Giveaway
Enter our US/UK/AU/NZ giveaway to win one of three copies of Simply Chinese Feasts: Tasty Recipes for Friends and Family by Suzie Lee. Suzie Lee is a Chinese cook, the 2020 winner of BBC’s Best Home Cook and the…
Danny Loves Pasta - Cookbook Giveaway
Enter our worldwide contest to win one of two copies of Danny Loves Pasta by Danny Freeman. Danny Freeman is the Italian-American creator behind the popular TikTok and Instagram accounts @DannyLovesPasta, where he's…
January 2024 EYB Cookbook Club Summary
Each month we offer at least four cooking options in our Eat Your Books Cookbook Club. This month we cooked from our favorite recipe from any cookbook, magazine, blog or online option: For past EYB Cookbook Club…
JBF announces semifinalists for restaurant and chef awards
Today the James Beard Foundation announced its slate of semifinalists for its 2024 Restaurant and Chef Awards. Nominees will be announced on Wednesday, April 3 and winners will be celebrated at the James Beard…
Celebrate National Pie Day
“There is a mystery inherent in a pie by virtue of its contents being hidden beneath its crust.”Janet Clarkson, Pie: A Global History. Today, for reasons I shall never understand, is National Pie Day (I believe the…
The top 100 most popular cookbooks owned by EYB Members
In Darcie's Food News Antipasto yesterday, she mentioned The Zuni Cafe Cookbook as being one of the top books on Members' bookshelves. A Member thought it would be interesting to learn which books are "tops" in our…
Food news antipasto
While some recent celebrity chef deaths have come at ages far too young, the news about the passing of chef and author Ronald Kinton reflects a long life, well-lived. The chef and author died in December at age 102. In…