The rise of the donut peach

August 27, 2018 by
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In 1993, Florence Fabricant reported on a new type of peach that was "juicy and luscious" but looked rather odd. It was much more squat than the typical golden red orb that everyone loved. First called a Saturn peach, it became known as the "donut peach", and now it's taking the US by storm.  Donut peaches are descendants of wild… read more

August 2018 New Cookbooks Review

August 27, 2018 by
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In my part of the world (Colorado) the temperatures are cooling off a bit and soon the leaves will begin their transition to hues of yellow and orange. August is taking its exit and a new season will arrive tempting us to turn on our ovens more and bake. In Colorado, we can get snow in May and sometimes as… read more

Mark Hix adores this classic cookbook

August 26, 2018 by
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Mark Hix is a celebrated food writer and renowned restaurateur. He has five acclaimed restaurants, pens a weekly column in the Independent on Saturday magazine, and has written several award-winning cookbooks. Hix has an impressive 2,500+ volume cookbook collection, but he admits he really only reads a few of these with any regularity. One of those is Anna del Conte's… read more

August 2018 Eat Your Books Cookbook Club Summary

August 26, 2018 by
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We have an incredible community here at Eat Your Books that has flowed into our Eat Your Books Cookbook Club and Sweet Eat Your Books Cookbook Club, places where we share our successes and fails in cooking and baking from specific cookbook titles. Here on the site our recipe notes feature - completed by members and our indexers - help… read more

The biggest food trends of the past 40 years

August 25, 2018 by
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We spend a fair amount of time researching and reporting on food trends here at EYB. No matter how frivolous, they are reflected through the subject matter of new cookbooks. However popular they may be at the time, the very nature of trends is that they fade away. A review of yesterday's trends invokes nostalgia - and sometimes puzzlement - but… read more

Featured Cookbooks, Recipes, and the Latest EYBDigital Previews

August 24, 2018 by
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EYB wants to make your cooking life easier. Our main focus has always been indexing cookbooks and magazines so you can efficiently search your own collection instead of paging through individual indexes. We also aim to keep members up to date on the best new titles being published. Our latest feature, EYBDigital Previews, allows you to view an extract from a growing… read more

Always Delicious – Our latest EYBD title

August 23, 2018 by
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We are very excited to announce our latest addition to our EYBDigital library of titles and our first New Zealand title! Always Delicious: Favourite Recipes from the New Zealand Listener by Lauraine Jacobs is a beautiful book set for publication next month on September 24.  Lauraine is one of New Zealand's leading food writers, best known for her long-running weekly food column in… read more

Madeleine Kamman’s lasting influence

August 23, 2018 by
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A few weeks ago we reported the news of Madeleine Kamman's passing, and how her teaching techniques had a profound influence on her students. One didn't have to take a cooking class from her to be influenced by Kamman, as her writing also provided inspiration to generations of cooks and writers. Over at Food52, several people including Amanda Hesser and Amy… read more

State fair season is here

August 22, 2018 by
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The cicadas are buzzing, signaling the wind-down of summer in the US. Another sign that summer is drawing to a close is the opening of state fair season. Across the country, each state celebrates with a combination of agricultural exhibits, carnival rides, concerts, and, of course, food. Lots and lots of food.  People flock to stands selling a variey of goodies,… read more

Joe Knows Fish by Joe Gurrera

August 22, 2018 by
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When I first moved to New York, I would wander the streets after work looking for adventure. I loved visiting groceries such as Fairway and Citarella. Those shops were like a magical wonderland filled with spices and ingredients this midwest Alice had not yet laid eyes upon. Citarella Fine Foods is the seafood spot in Manhattan and at it's helm… read more

Chef Peter Doyle reflects on a 40-year career

August 21, 2018 by
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After over 40 years behind the stove in some of Australia's finest restaurants, renowned chef Peter Doyle is hanging up his apron. In an interview with Australian Gourmet Traveller, the Sydney-based chef shares his insights on how the restaurant business has changed over the course of four decades.  Doyle begins by recounting his inauspicious entry into the restaurant world. "The… read more

What’s the best way to store basil?

August 20, 2018 by
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Basil is one of those herbs that shines best when fresh - the dried version offers only a pale ghost of the plant's vibrant flavors. Growing your own is the best way to capture those essences, but not everyone can do that. Purchasing fresh basil is the next best option, but it doesn't store well. Aside from using it the… read more

More with Less by Jodi Moreno

August 20, 2018 by
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Jodi Moreno is a trained natural foods chef and award-winning blogger known for keeping food simple. In her third book, More with Less: Whole Food Cooking Made Irresistibly Simple, she creates bold, satisfying flavors using only whole food ingredients. The 130 recipes in this title are approachable and utilize easy techniques while requiring 10 ingredients or less! While the dishes in… read more

Buyer beware when it comes to cookbook safety

August 19, 2018 by
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The recent recall of Tales from a Forager's Kitchen got me thinking about food safety in cookbooks. Many modern books go out of their way to be safe, with meticulous instructions and caveats - especially books on sous vide cookery. With older books and self-published books, you're on your own.  Books by self-described foragers or naturalists are among the most… read more

Cookbook author James Villas dies at 80

August 18, 2018 by
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We have more sad news in the world of cookbooks, as author James Villas has died at the age of 80. Villas was one of the best known and most respected authorities on American cuisine. A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, he left an indelible mark in the world of food.  Villas was the food and wine editor of Town & Country… read more

Wild Bread – Flour – Water – Air

August 18, 2018 by
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Wild Bread: Sourdough Reinvented by MaryJane Butters completely reinvents the concept of healthier-for-you, naturally fermented sourdough. Until now, sourdough was perceived as too much work and sour-tasting, artisan-style-only loaves. Here, her quick and easy 1 minute 2x/day technique demonstrates the use of eight different types of flours for each bread featured - everything from gluten-free brown-rice flour to quinoa to common… read more

Featured Cookbooks, Recipes, and the Latest EYBDigital Previews

August 18, 2018 by
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EYB wants to make your cooking life easier. Our main focus has always been indexing cookbooks and magazines so you can efficiently search your own collection instead of paging through individual indexes. We also aim to keep members up to date on the best new titles being published. Our latest feature, EYBDigital Previews, allows you to view an extract from a growing… read more

What’s New with EYBDigital

August 17, 2018 by
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Earlier this year, EYB launched  and   a feature which allows you to view a selection of pages from a cookbook - including photographs, illustrations, and complete recipes - with just a click. Since the launch, we have nearly 250 titles available for preview and we are adding more each week. To continue our efforts to bring our members cutting edge features,… read more

What’s missing from today’s cookbooks?

August 17, 2018 by
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With the number of cookbooks released every year on a wide variety of topics, it can be difficult to imagine that there are subject areas that aren't being fully explored. However, a recent tweet from the NYC cookbook store Kitchen Arts & Letters caught my eye because it discussed this very concept. KAL posted that there weren't enough recipes for… read more

The 40 most important US restaurants of the past 40 years

August 16, 2018 by
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In the world of dining, there are restaurants and then there are restaurants. The former are good and sometimes wonderful eateries, while the latter take things to a higher level, redefining genres and influencing a generation (or more) of chefs. It is this type of restaurant that Food and Wine explores in its list of the 40 most influential restaurants… read more

In praise of the potato

August 15, 2018 by
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For hundreds of years, potatoes have fed much of the world. Whether roasted, boiled, baked, or mashed, the humble spud has been the preferred side dish for - and sometimes even the star of - countless meals in the Americas and Europe. But recently the ubiquitous dinner companion has struggled. Millenials seem to prefer rice as their starch, so potato… read more

Bake From Scratch Volume 2

August 15, 2018 by
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Bake from Scratch is an incredible magazine which I have written about in prior articles:  the  Taste of the South's makeover and the publication of Cook Real Food. Hoffman Media, the publisher, produces magazines that contain recipes and photographs that equal, and at times surpass, cookbook quality. Each year they compile all those tempting recipes from their magazine into one beautiful book. … read more

Award-winning author Raghavan Iyer to open new restaurant

August 14, 2018 by
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Raghavan Iyer's cookbooks are popular with EYB Members for a reason: the recipes work and they are delicious. Now the award-winning author has his sights set on another challenge - opening a pizza restaurant in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis.  Called Pizza Karma, the new venture will marry pizza with naan bread, with the crust being baked in a… read more

The Art and Craft of Chocolate

August 14, 2018 by
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The earliest evidence of chocolate dates back to 1900 BC where it was used in beverages in Mexico. In Nathan Hodge's The Art and Craft of Chocolate: An Enthusiast's Guide to Selecting, Preparing and Enjoying Artisan Chocolate at Home, the world-renowned chocolatier shows how to hack the basic principles of chocolate-making at home using tools as simple as a food processor, a hair… read more

Rodale issues a cookbook recall

August 13, 2018 by
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The news is buzzing daily with reports of recalls on a variety of consumer products ranging from automobiles to lettuce. One thing you don't frequently hear about, however, is a recall of a cookbook. We recently learned of such a recall, for the book Tales from a Forager's Kitchen by Johnna Holmgren.  Holmgren, who has a large following for her… read more
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