Regional Foods (And Books About Them)
No matter where in the United States we hail from, most of us can name a food or foods for which that area is known. For me (being from the … Read More
Food
Books We Write: Historic Recipes and Stories from the Gilded Age
Becky Diamond’s main job title at Rutgers University Libraries-New Brunswick is Business Librarian. She brings invaluable skills from her experience previously working for companies including Dow Jones, Korn/Ferry International, Johnson … Read More
Promotional Cookbooks
One of the best ways to promote a new food product is by developing a recipe around it. This concept has been used to promote food goods since the mid-nineteenth … Read More
Celebrity Chef Cookbooks
Cookbooks written by celebrity chefs are ubiquitous best-sellers today. You might even say celebrity chefs are expected to write a cookbook. These cookbooks serve as a marketing tool, helping chefs … Read More
Food and Culture in Solito
Registration is open to our Author Talk Series, an event free and open to the public! Our guest, Javier Zamora will discuss his New York Times best-selling book Solito with … Read More
Historical Cookbooks
Just like manuscript cookbooks, historical cookbooks are also a fabulous way to get a glimpse into the past. I always say that there is so much history to be learned … Read More
Manuscript Cookbooks: More than Handwritten Recipes
The first in a series focusing on cookbooks as more than just recipe books. Stay tuned for upcoming themes such as Historical Cookbooks, Regional Cookbooks, Chef/Restaurant-focused Cookbooks, Celebrity Cookbooks, etc. … Read More
Soul Food: Honey, Cake, & Latkes
Do you consider recipes thought-provoking? Have you ever read a cookbook from cover to cover? Can one really cry over a recipe collection? Honey Cake & Latkes: Recipes from the … Read More
Books We Write: Writing Food History
There’s no need for long introductions when it comes to Business Librarian Becky Diamond (BLD), accomplished author and productive blogger. However, Books We Read (BWR) took the opportunity to get … Read More
Books We Write: Plum Pudding
For many Americans, cookies, cakes and pies are the desserts most often associated with Christmas. But if we traveled back in time to the Victorian era, it was plum pudding … Read More