Food news antipasto
This week's edition of food news is heavy on culinary giants and kitchen appliances with a bonus at the end. We begin with a podcast from BBC Food featuring the always charming Diana Henry (episode available only to…
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November 2025 Great Big Cookbook Club Summary
As our members know, each month we offer several cooking options in our Eat Your Books Cookbook Club. There are other fun cookbook clubs around world and we’d like to highlight those for those members who might want to…
The Great British Bake Off/Baking Show – Meringue Week 7 – 2025
Another week in the tent - and another brand new theme: meringue. I have been setting up the posts and link to the technical recipe but Darcie has been working hard on completing the details the last few weeks as I have…
The top 25 cocktails of the past 25 years
You can find well-crafted cocktails in nearly every corner of the world these days, but the state of cocktails prior to their renaissance at the beginning of the century was fairly dismal. Sickly sweet concoctions meant…
2026 Cookbook Preview Post
Here we go again…another year and a slew of cookbooks already in the pre-order stage. A few authors have mentioned that the amount of pre-orders weigh into how much money the publishing companies put into publicity for…
How do you clean mushrooms?
One of the most persistent kitchen myths is that if you wash mushrooms, they will absorb liquid and get soggy. Food scientists tell us that isn't true, but many people still clean mushrooms only through dry methods like…
Levain Bakery: A Story of Friendship, Community, and Cookies --- But no cookie recipes
As many were, I was excited to learn that Levain Bakery: A Story of Friendship, Community, and Cookies was set for publication. I shared the news on several roundups - "it is coming!" I declared. I pre-ordered the book…
Move over bananas, there's a new sheriff in town
For decades, bananas were the most popular fruit in the United States. It makes sense because they are easy to transport, store relatively well, and most kids like them. However, a new fruit now reigns supreme - at…
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Lebanese Baking - Quick Bites and Cookbook Giveaway
Enter our US/Canada giveaway to win one of two copies of Lebanese Baking: More Than 100 Recipes for Sweet and Savory Baked Goods by Maureen Abood. The author has events planned and those can be found on our Calendar.…
Food news antipasto
Carla Hall fans who were dismayed when she was taken off the Holiday Baking program on Food Network now have a reason to celebrate: the chef and television host will be appearing in Gordon Ramsay's baking competition…
Is this Le Creuset diss merely clickbait?
Writing for Grub Street, Tammie Teclamarian has declared that Le Creuset has gone from being useful to tacky and is, in a word, "cheugy". First things first - a definition: Cheugy is an American neologism coined in 2013…
The Great British Bake Off/Baking Show – Pastry Week 6 – 2025
Pastry week is here! Find out how the bakers did below. Note: I have updated this post: Which Great British Bake Off Contestants have written books Signature challenge: A savoury plait with flaky pastry in 2.5 hours.…