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The Hartford Courant reports last week that a rising number of people with Celiac disease - a condition that is aggrevated by wheat products - is giving rise to an increase in gluten-free products in major retailers.
In mainstream grocery stores, restaurants, airlines, bookstores and cooking classes, gluten-free is fast becoming the rule rather than the […]

Three new books promise to satiate all the foodies who clip recipes from newspapers, print off endless pages from food blogs, and clutter their kitchens with piles of magazines and cookbooks. The stalwart Best American Series (the final word on everything from short stories to nonrequired reading) has put out The Best American Recipes […]

Over the next few months, we’re going to be making some changes around the Well Fed Network, some big, some small. First up, we are combining our Food Bound and Paper Palate sites.
From now on, all cookbook reviews, food literature essays and more will be found here on Paper Palate, in addition to the […]

In time for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is in October, comes the recently released book:In Great Taste by Evelyn Lauder, who founded the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF), in 1993. In Great Taste is a beautiful, full-color cookbook featuring more than 100 recipes, that draws on Mrs. Lauder’s years of experience working […]

Let’s get something straight. I may love to cook but I absolutely hate the supermarket. I hate the harsh flourescent lighting. I hate the aisles and aisles and aisles of preservative-packed, trans fat-filled, and sodium-enriched food. And most of all, I hate the rude cart commandos who have no regard for anyone around them (and […]

This is the current hot book in foodie circles. Olive magazine writes that “This is set to become one of the seminal books on Italian cooking and is a must-have for beginners and established cooks alike. Packed with information on ingredients and methods, it makes a lovely read as well as being a […]

Kicking off the October issue of the UK edition of Delicious is the foodie file with a Wine of the Month; Pewsey Vale Riesling 2003, Eden Valley Australia (Oddbins £9.19) “With a bit of luck, there will still be a few warmish evenings left in which to enjoy the very last of the summer wine. […]

Are the in-laws coming over the river and through the woods to your house or apartment this Thanksgiving? Are you so scarred by past turkey troubles that you can’t bear to face this year’s bird? Do you still store your sweaters in your oven? Try out for the San Francisco Chronicle’s Turkey […]

Each month’s issue of Everyday with Rachael Ray recommends a newly released or soon to be released food-related book. In the latest issue Rachael recommends Red, White, And Drunk All Over: A Wine Soaked Journey from Grape to GlassRed, White, and Drunk All Over. The book profiles interesting characters of the international wine […]

The October issue of Everyday With Rachael Ray is as jam-packed with great recipes and entertaining ideas as ever. In this issue, Rach and her hubby, John, hang out with Rob Thomas (of the famed Matchbox 20 group), along with his gorgeous wife, Marisol. See how the couples became fast friends and spend a cozy […]