News Feed: August 27

by jbfauthor on August 27, 2010

A Chefs & Champagne video from Beyond the Dish. [YouTube] On Katrina's fifth anniversary, a look at how the hurricane changed the food culture of New Orleans. [Times-Picayune] Five ways to love okra. [Smithsonian] Is our food system doomed to fail? [Salon] McDonald's serves up indestructible burgers and fries. [Grub Street NY

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News Feed: August 19

by jbfauthor on August 19, 2010

The 10 best new restaurants in America. [Bon Appétit] Try some of the hottest summer cocktails in NYC. [TONY] Alan Richman puts Shake Shack to the test. [GQ] An ode to mezcal. [NYT] Wine goes great with rock 'n' roll. [Chow]

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News Feed: July 14

by jbfauthor on July 14, 2010

Try lavender in recipes both sweet and savory. [Oregonian] Ridiculous cookbooks you didn’t know existed. [HuffPo] Good food novels for lazy summer days. [Gherkins & Tomatoes] In its seventh season, is Top Chef losing its edge? [Time] Still searching for the honeybee killer.

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JBF News: The Baker's Dozen

by jbfauthor on April 12, 2010

In the first follow-up to its Twenty Essential Cookbooks, the James Beard Book Awards Committee has announced its Baker's Dozen, a collection of thirteen indispensable baking books that spans four decades. The official, fresh-out-of-our-Awards-department list is after the jump: 1. Baking: From My Home to Yours by Dorie Greenspan (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2006) 2. Beard on Bread by James Beard (originally published 1973; reprinted by Knopf 1995). 3. The Book of Great Desserts by Maida Heatter (Andrews McMeel, 1999) 4. The Bread Baker’s Apprentice by Peter Reinhart (Ten Speed, 2001) 5. The Cake Bible by Rose Levy Beranbaum

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