Celebrate National Cheesecake Day!
You may wonder if I only post about the food "holidays" of foods I really enjoy eating. Wonder no more, the answer is yes. That's why I am posting about National Cheesecake Day today, as it is one of my favorite…
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Hetty McKinnon is the next guest in the CookShelf Substack
Katie's recently launched Substack follows up one fantastic guest author with another amazing writer. The latest post welcomes Hetty Lui McKinnon, who shares which cookbooks are speaking to her now. In case you missed…
Thanks for everything Sydney
For the last fifteen years, Sydney Chambers has managed all member indexing on Eat Your Books - assigning books, proofreading finished books and giving feedback to member indexers. She is now retiring and we want to…
July 2025 New Cookbook Review
Much like June, July is a light month for cookbook releases but there are some outstanding titles that warrant our attention. A few books that our Members will want to know about include: Bitter by Alexina Anatole (US…
Food news antipasto
Goodbye grocery stores? The San Francisco Chronicle reports on how grocery shopping habits have changed store design (gift link), and how the shift in shopping may be the death knell for large, suburban supermarkets.…
How seedless watermelons took over the grocery store
When was the last time you saw watermelons with seeds in your local grocery store? You might find some at a farmer's market, but almost every supermarket will only have seedless fruit. Since the 1990s, seedless…
New CookShelf Substack, featuring Rose Levy Beranbaum as the first guest author!
In connection with the upcoming launch of the CookShelf app – which is in the final stages of beta-testing – Katie is launching a free Substack newsletter. This will complement the EYB blog, featuring cookbook…
July 2025 Eat Your Books Cookbook Club Summary
Each month we allow posting in our Eat Your Books Cookbook Club from any cookbook, magazine or blog and we also offer one featured cookbook -most months. We hope that sharing our favorite recipes will help our Members…
How much is your cookbook collection worth?
As a rule, cookbook collectors are not in it for the money. Most of us love to cook (and/or bake), appreciate the advice and inspiration that cookbooks provide, and enjoy learning about different cultures through the…
A love letter to Sift by Nicola Lamb with a giveaway
Enter our worldwide giveaway to win one of four copies of Sift: The Elements of Great Baking by Nicola Lamb. Two copies set out for the UK and two copies worldwide outside of the UK. If you are a baker, you most likely…
Costco's 'Holy Grail' item
In a recent thread on the Costco Reddit forum, one Redditor asked a simple question that garnered a flurry of responses. The question was "What is your holy grail Costco item?" The most upvoted response was not the…
The Salad Lab Cookbook Giveaway
Enter our US giveaway to win one of two copies of The Salad Lab - Whisk, Toss, Enjoy!: Recipes for Making Fabulous Salads Every Day by Darlene Schrijver. When Darlene Schrijver was compiling her favorite salad recipes…