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January 25, 2026 · Darcie

Shortly after Prue Leith shared the news that she was leaving the Great British Bake Off after nearly a decade, rumors began to swirl that Nigella Lawson was in talks to be Dame Leith's replacement. This has not been…

Food Online

January 2026 EYB Cookbook Club Summary

January 25, 2026 · Jenny

Each month we allow posting in our Eat Your Books Cookbook Club from any cookbook, magazine or blog and most months we also offer one featured cookbook. We hope that sharing our favorite recipes will help our Members…

Food Biz People

Prue Leith is leaving GBBO

January 21, 2026 · Darcie

Dame Prue Leith announced today that she is leaving the Great British Bake Off. You can read her announcement below, where she said she feels "very lucky to have been a part of [the GBBO]." She took over after Mary…

Cookbook Lovers

Cookbook storage ideas

January 20, 2026 · Darcie

It's a conundrum all cookbook lovers face eventually - the best location for storing cookbooks is not always the most attractive or most convenient. So what should you do? Tasting Table looked at the problem and came up…

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January 19, 2026 · Darcie

Several highly acclaimed US chefs are launching new restaurants in 2026. Brian Lockwood, formerly of NYC's Eleven Madison Park and a consultant for FX's The Bear, is opening Gingie in Chicago, which will feature a…

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Are French fries actually French?

January 17, 2026 · Darcie

In the US we call them French fries, but there has been a long debate on whether frites originated in France or in Belgium. The latter country has laid claim to the invention of the deep fried deliciousness, but Belgian…

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Sales have lost their luster

January 16, 2026 · Darcie

I will probably sound like a curmudgeon saying this, but I remember when sales were really sales ("back in MY day" etc. and so forth). Pre-internet, people frequently paid full price for an item because if you really…

Culinary News

Gourmet Magazine is back - sort of

January 15, 2026 · Darcie

Gourmet Magazine was once the premiere food publication, a shining star owned by a storied company, Condé Nast. Then, in 2009, when the world was experiencing a deep recession and had started the inexorable shift to an…