News Feed: June 15, 2011

by jbfauthor on June 15, 2011

An outcry against industrial tomatoes. [Gilt Taste] Frank Bruni behind the counter, using chef cookbooks. [Food & Wine] Seasonal produce—in map form. [Epicurious] David Lebovitz documents his goofiest French supermarket finds. [David Lebovitz]

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News Feed: June 13, 2011

by jbfauthor on June 13, 2011

"Man up" your dips, pizzas, and cheesecakes: recipes for Father's Day. [Chow] Agritourism helps sustain sustainable farms. [NYT] Inside the food habits of presidential candidates. [Eatocracy] Maida Heatter, "

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News Feed: June 3, 2011

by jbfauthor on June 03, 2011

IACP Cookbook Award winners. [IACP] Is the patriotic symbolism of pie just a big fat lie? [Slate] The first cooking video from Gilt Taste. [Gilt Taste] Jack Daniel's simplifies its label. [WSJ] The government debuts its new visual guide to daily nutrition. [NYT] Mail-order food gifts for

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News Feed: May 2, 2011

by jbfauthor on May 02, 2011

Torrisi Italian Specialties and the future of Italian cuisine. [NYT] Cinco de Mayo recipes from the Los Angeles Times. [LAT] Mead breaks free from its medieval mold. [NPR] Five cookbooks to give for Mother's Day. [Chow] A behind-the-scenes looks at the Canal House cookbooks. [WSJ]

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News Feed: April 11, 2011

by jbfauthor on April 11, 2011

Eighteenth-century recipes. [Slate] Remembering the man who changed the hot-dog industry. [WSJ Feel free to break the rules when ordering wine. [WSJ] Japanese government orders farmers to not plant rice in contaminated soil. [NPR] San Francisco's renegade food market. [NYT]

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Catch a Deal at JBF's Biannual Cookbook Sale this Saturday

by jbfauthor on April 11, 2011

UPDATE! There will also be assorted glassware and silverware on sale. Come early, that stuff goes fast! Calling all bargain-hunting foodies! Our biannual cookbook sale will be held in the Beard House’s dining room this coming Saturday, April 16. From 10:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. (doors open at 9:30 A.M. for JBF members), you can browse through hundreds of new and used cookbooks priced from one to three dollars. All proceeds will benefit the James Beard Foundation.

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News Feed: April 7, 2011

by jbfauthor on April 07, 2011

Lessons on beef from America's earliest cookbooks. [Atlantic] Eating authentic Mexican-vegetarian food. [LAT] The gospel of eating local, according to the Onion. [Onion] Adam Rapoport talks Bon Appétit. [WWD]

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News Feed: March 23, 2011

by jbfauthor on March 23, 2011

Behind the James Beard Awards: a cookbook reviewer shares her journey. [LAWeekly] How to choose a cut of steak. [SE] Jam therapy: Laura Ann's Jams. [LAT] The Atlantic interviews Sam Caliglione of Dogfish Head Brewery. [Atlantic]

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Buy the 2011 Book Award Nominees in the JBF Amazon Store

by jbfauthor on March 22, 2011

JBF Amazon store Got some empty space on your bookshelf to fill? Already cooked your way through last year's best cookbooks? Have a look at the freshly released 2011 James Beard Book Award nominees in our Amazon store. Whether your purchase is destined for your kitchen counter or your coffee table, a portion of it will be contributed to JBF.