Most modern cookbooks are too complicated. With the rise of the celebrity chef and the attendant fetishization of foodie culture, everyone gets their own shot at the genre nowadays, and the results are mostly worthless. Inevitably, they attempt to replicate restaurant dishes that necessitate restaurant-caliber…
In two short years, Chrissy Teigen has gone from successful model for publications like Sports Illustrated to beloved famous person known for—depending on who you ask, and what time of day you ask them—hosting Lip Sync Battle, appearing on FabLife, being funny on Twitter, being funny on Instagram, her constant…
Most promotional materials for Dean Sheremet’s new cookbook, Eat Your Heart Out, begin with a reference to his ex-wife, LeAnn Rimes (who famously left him for Eddie Cibrian while he was still married to Brandi Glanville). “You may not know Dean’s name,” they seem to say, “but you definitely know LeAnn’s!” Then, once…
Goopster Gwyneth Paltrow has written another cookbook which she has mockingly titled: It’s All Easy: Healthy, Delicious Weeknight Meals in Under 30 Minutes.
An article from Tuesday's New York Times dining section has sent several celebrity chefs scrambling after being accused of using ghostwriters to compose their successful cookbooks. "I wrote nine cookbooks and many other chefs' projects over the next five years, some credited but most anonymous," writes Julia Moskin…
And, more importantly, his engagement ring.
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine has named Gordon Ramsay's World Kitchen 2010's most unhealthy cookbook. They say Ramsay has, "traveled to the ends of the Earth to bring back dishes that will wreak havoc on your health."
Post-Katrina, a New Orleans newspaper editor is helping people restore their memories one recipe at a time. The story, from today's Times, makes us appreciate old wisdom and new technology.
