My New Book—Ice Cream: A Global History

Recipe: Indian Pudding for Thanksgiving

Indian Pudding may be the ugliest dessert every created. But it’s also one of the most delicious–especially if you top it with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream! Concocted from corn meal, molasses, eggs and spices, Indian Pudding has long been a Thanksgiving staple. Read my story on Saveur.com about how this baked pudding [...]

Want Customers for Your New Food Business? Site Links Food Entrepreneurs with Buyers

BookofCooks provides a platform for food entrepreneurs to launch their businesses.

For Chefs, Golf Ushers in Summer Fun

Guest columnist Toni Lydecker, author of Seafood alla Siciliana: Recipes and Stories from a Living Tradition, reported on area chefs who practice their strokes on the golf course as well as in the kitchen. Who knew that chefs hanker for a round of golf after coming off a marathon workweek? Not only chefs but bartenders [...]

New York Fall Food Events, Part I: What’s Coming up This Weekend

Video: GoodNewsBroadcast In the Fall, food events abound in New York. It’s a great time to do some sampling and watch chefs at work. Worried about consuming all those calories? Take a long walk in Riverside Park or bike down the Greenway. The following weekend food event roundup is Part 1 of a three part series. [...]

Greenmarket Tours with Butter and Savoy Chefs Slated for September

If you want a glimpse of how chefs buy at the Greenmarket, these two farm-to-table tours with Alex Guarnaschelli of Butter and Peter Hoffman of Savoy may be just the ticket.  Afterward, you get to eat a meal at each chef’s restaurant prepared from what they’ve gathered at the market that day. Here are the [...]