Lucky foods for the new year
After waking up this New Year's Day (if you feel like eating, that is), you may celebrate with a traditional meal of ‘lucky’ foods meant to help bring good fortune for the coming year. Foods that have particular…
2025
A new way to help achieve your New Year's cooking goals
We have reached that time when many of us reflect on the past year and set our aspirations for the next. Last year, my main intention was to read or re-read every one of my cookbooks. On this, I failed miserably. I will…
Food news antipasto
This liminal period between Christmas and New Year's has my brain scrambled, so please accept my apologies for this delayed recap of food news. Since 2025 is nearly over, everyone is looking back at the top stories and…
Self-checkout theft is rising
One consequence of continued high prices at the grocery store may be that shoppers are taking advantage of self-checkouts to help ease their grocery budget issues. More people are reporting that they have intentionally…
In pursuit of perfection
In October, a Redditor who goes by Chivelord began a quest: cutting chives every day until Reddit deemed them 'perfect'. Each day he would post a photo of the day's cut. The comments would pour in: "uneven", a "train"…
How well do you know Christmas food traditions?
If you are sitting around in a food-induced stupor after consuming a huge holiday feast, here is a fun Christmas food (and drink) quiz to complete. I did okay, although I missed a few that I really should have known. I…
The worst gifts ever
What's more fun than sharing your favorite food and cooking holiday gifts that you received? A list of the worst gifts you ever got. While the list is not specifically for kitchen items, several people recounted…
Food news antipasto
We recently learned that Sri Owen, who popularized Indonesian cooking worldwide, died last month at the age of 90. Born in Sumatra, Indonesia, she moved to Britain in 1964 and was an internationally celebrated author,…
Put down the cocktail, pick up...the dishrag?
Just when you think you have seen all the hot takes possible when it comes to cleaning your kitchen, up pops a new one. This one involves a DIY hack, but it does not instruct you to use vinegar, baking soda, or any of…
Taking holiday classics to a new level
While most of us struggle to create a passable bûche de Noël or galettes des rois, pastry chefs around the world are taking these creations to new heights this holiday season. Food and Wine brings us seven…
Best cookbooks of 2025 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…
Top 2025 cookbooks added to EYB Member Bookshelves
For the last few years, I have created a list of top cookbooks that Members have added to their Bookshelves in that year. 2025’s list includes 145 books. The first section of this post - shows the most popular books…