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There are very few things I look forward to as much as the arrival of the May Bon Appétit issue in my mailbox. With each May issue, the Bon Appétit team looks some of the world’s greatest travel destinations and the food that defines those areas of the world. Past issues have include Mexico, Ireland […]

My good friend Kathy and I, along with our husbands, went to a Giada De Laurentiis book signing a couple of weeks ago. We were 4 of about 1,000 eager fans who were lucky enough to get tickets to the sold out event. We were all anxious to find out if Giada is the “real […]

Peter Singer, a Princeton professor, tracks the origins of groceries purchased by three American families (one vegan, one family of “conscientious omnivores” and one family on a “standard American diet”) in his latest book, The Ethics of Why We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matter.  He dives deep and examines how the families’ choices in […]

Certainly not the most expected place for the Food Network celebrity chef to turn up, is it?  The magazine recently did a piece on Ina Garten’s New York apartment, including some information on her kitchen choices during a recent renovation and thoughts on effortless entertaining.  I love getting a peek into the kitchens of chefs, and […]

The first ever Duchy Originals cookbook is now available from all major booksellers in the UK and would make an ideal gift for Mothering Sunday and Father’s Day. You can also purchase the book online via www.kylecathie.com.
The cookbook provides a unique insight into Duchy Originals and the people who help produce our award-winning range of […]

One of the biggest complaints I hear about Gourmet magazine is that it has too many advertisements. People get frustrated at the amount of magazine space that is taken up by the ads and tend to skip reading the issues all together because of this.  I personally love the ads in Gourmet magazine. Ads for […]

Even though she has several television shows (on PBS, A&E and Lifetime Real Women) and a slew of cookbooks and decorating books, Katie Brown is one of those celebrities who is not too “celebrity.” She flies a little more under the radar than, say, Nigella Lawson, Barefoot Contessa and Rachael Ray. Make that […]

I limit myself to having no more than 3 food magazine subscriptions at any point in time. So, when I recently subscribed to Metropolitan Home, I was pleased to discover it also included a brief cooking section each month — bonus!
The May issue of Metropolitan Home contains an article on ‘Umami‘, the fifth taste […]