The Splendid Table turns 30

December 2, 2025 by
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I cannot believe it has been a decade since I went to the 20th anniversary program for The Splendid Table. At that time, Lynne Rossetto Kasper was still hosting the radio broadcast, which debuted in 1995. Kasper received numerous accolades for her work on the show, including two James Beard Foundation Awards. Francis Lam (also a James Beard Award winner)… read more

Food news antipasto

December 1, 2025 by
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I hope our US Members had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We start with some good news for the world of food safety. Scientists at Ohio State University have found a new way to combat salmonella bacteria that contribute to foodborne illness. The researchers identified antimicrobial peptides from probiotic strains that inhibited the growth of salmonella in chickens. While this needs to… read more

Holiday Gift Guide and Giveaways!

November 30, 2025 by
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I am sorry for getting this gift guide up a bit late, we have been busy, busy, busy. Be sure to check out my roundup of holiday, entertaining, and baking cookbooks for gifting ideas. A few will be mentioned here again. Sour House inspires people to bake more sourdough bread by creating thoughtfully designed baking tools and inviting people to… read more

Loving the leftovers

November 30, 2025 by
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Thanksgiving is in the books, and you have probably had a turkey sandwich with the leftover bird. While many people live for the leftovers, I find it a struggle to use everything up in a satisfying way. There are many articles about ways to use up extra turkey, stuffing, and mashed potatoes but most are rehashing the same recipes the… read more

A brief history of the American kitchen

November 28, 2025 by
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With so much emphasis today on kitchens as the beating heart of the home, it can be difficult to imagine a time when they were relegated to cramped quarters at the back of the house, or even to another building altogether (if you had the means). Now kitchens are central - both figuratively and literally - to the way we… read more

Encouraging words on Thanksgiving Eve

November 26, 2025 by
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I can't believe it has been six years since I wrote about the first Thanksgiving in a decade where I was not hosting. The main reason for that 2019 situation had to do with a health condition that I had hoped would be resolved in time for the next holiday. I was so disappointed that my friends (who are my… read more

Thanksgiving ruined? Maybe AI is to blame

November 25, 2025 by
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Lots of people use generative AI tools like ChatGPT to find answers to their questions, including their food questions. Food bloggers are noticing fewer visitors to their sites as more people turn to AI for recipes, sometimes with disastrous results. As reported in Bloomberg, many of the AI recipes are replete with errors or contain AI images that are impossible… read more

Food news antipasto

November 23, 2025 by
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We just learned of the passing of Skye Gyngell, the first Australian woman to be awarded a Michelin star. Gyngell helmed several popular London-area restaurants and cafes. She was also a cookbook author, writing four cookbooks from 2008 to 2016. Many chefs and food writers posted remembrances about Gyngell, with Jamie Oliver thanking her for "all you did to inspire… read more

November 2025 New Cookbook Review

November 23, 2025 by
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The year is almost over and it has been a very busy one for cookbook lovers. I prepared a simple roundup of holiday, entertaining, and baking cookbooks that may help you plan your holiday meals and baking. Our 2026 Cookbook Preview Post has been published and will be updated with additions and revisions as the months go by – and go by… read more

A new way to cupcake

November 22, 2025 by
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Cupcakes are finding their way back from being abandoned after the early 21st century cupcake craze sparked by bakeries such as Magnolia Bakery in New York City. What's not to love? They are individually portioned (making serving a breeze), can be cute as a bug, and offer as many flavor combinations as you can dream up. They bake quickly, usually… read more

November 2025 EYB Cookbook Club Summary

November 22, 2025 by
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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 discover new cookbooks and recipes to try. Also please see our December 2025 Great Big Cookbook Club Summary which is now organized by location and… read more

Who needs a flaky pie crust?

November 22, 2025 by
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Milk Street's Christopher Kimball had a Reddit AMA session earlier this week. Kimball solicited questions on his favorite food holiday (Thanksgiving), asking Redditors to "get the conversation (argument) started!" He was ready to opine on topics such as cutting fat into flour for making pie crusts, the right way to brine your turkey, and his favorite dinner roll recipe. Rose Levy… read more

A roundup of holiday, entertaining, and baking cookbooks

November 20, 2025 by
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Every year I am caught by surprise at how fast the holidays come around. I am working on a gift guide (with giveaways), but wanted to do a fast roundup of holiday books for our Members. This summary includes entertaining, baking and cocktail titles. I have included some popular books below as well as some more recent books and recently… read more

What’s the best bread for stuffing?

November 19, 2025 by
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With holiday dinners fast approaching, home cooks are preparing the menus for their family feasts. For many, this means a turkey and stuffing/dressing as a side dish. There are many decisions to be made regarding the stuffing, and chief among them is what bread to use. Food & Wine brings us chefs' top choices for this important stuffing ingredient. Kish… read more

Dobre Dobre Cookbook Giveaway

November 19, 2025 by
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Enter our US giveaway to win one of two copies of Dobre Dobre: Baking from Poland and Beyond by Laurel Kratochvila. My devotion to baking books is readily known to Members who read my posts. I particularly have a fondness for those titles that feature international flavors. Books of this nature are journeys to beautiful countries steeped in tradition with… read more

Watch it wobble

November 18, 2025 by
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The fondness for retro desserts - items that might appear on a table in the TV show Mad Men - is still going strong several years after it emerged. B. Dylan Hollis has crafted a career from retro cakes and other sweets from vintage cookbooks, and TikTok and Instagram are filled with other creators putting old recipes to the test.… read more

Big Book of Bread Giveaway

November 18, 2025 by
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Enter our US giveaway to win one of two copies of the Big Book of Bread: 125 Recipes for Every Baker by King Arthur Baking Company. From the beloved baking authority, this gorgeous book shares over 140 recipes that meet you where you are, whether a novice or experienced bread baker. Everything you want to know about how to make… read more

December 2025 Great Big Cookbook Club Summary

November 18, 2025 by
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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 cook or bake something other than our choices.  I will update this post as clubs make their additional choices. Something that has… read more

Food news antipasto

November 17, 2025 by
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Chef and cookbook author Samin Nosrat recently sat down with Sam Sanders - in her lush Oakland garden - to talk about food and healing. She spoke about her favorite item from the garden (passionfruit), and broke down how hard it was to recover from the letdown she felt following the success of her first cookbook and Netflix series of… read more

US consumers may want to stock up on Italian pasta

November 15, 2025 by
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If you live in the US and your favorite pasta brand is from Italy, you may want to buy extra during your next shopping trip. Starting in January, the Trump administration is aiming to introduce tariffs of over 90% on Italian pasta. This tariff bump may be affected by the tariff case that is pending before the Supreme Court, but… read more

The Frankenpastry era continues

November 13, 2025 by
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Dominique Ansel's Cronut - released in 2013 - was likely the spark of the pastry mashup that continues to proliferate at bakeries around the world, but the roots go back a bit further. In 1996, NYC pastry chef Maury Rubin created a pretzel croissant that predates the Cronut by more than a decade. However, the rise of the internet made… read more

IACP and TasteCanada Cookbook Awards, author events including Bee Wilson, recipes and more

November 13, 2025 by
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Two major cookbook award ceremonies were recently held. The IACP Cookbook Award winners were announced earlier this month; see our post with a breakdown of the winners. Also, TasteCanada announced their winners earlier this week; see 2025 Taste Canada Awards winners. British writer Bee Wilson is in the United States and has events planned to promote the American release of… read more

Pretend private chefs become a TikTok trend

November 12, 2025 by
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There is no shortage of content creators who are (or were) chefs, including private chefs. But some 'private chef' accounts are playing fast and loose with the concept of 'client' - calling their parents, significant other, and even themselves the client. Food and Wine explains why this can actually be a way to break out of cooking doldrums. Food and… read more

2025 Taste Canada Awards winners

November 11, 2025 by
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The 2025 Taste Canada Awards were announced today. The Awards are presented to outstanding Canadian cookbooks in both English and French languages. This is the biggest night of the year for Canadian cookbook authors. Unlike other cookbook awards, Taste Canada presents both gold and silver awards in each category for each language, resulting in a bevy of winners despite having only… read more

Food news antipasto

November 10, 2025 by
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This week's food news recap is a day late, but hopefully not a dollar short. We start with Tucker Shaw (of The Bittman Project) who has surprising uses for a packet of yeast (subscription required). Add it to cake, banana bread, and other baked goods, where it adds an intriguing flavor and contributes to the texture as well. London’s Borough Market… read more
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