The New Yorker Praises Cooking for Geeks - Taking Jeff Potter's Book for a Spin

"In a new cookbook, Cooking for Geeks: Real Science, Great Hacks, and Good Food, Jeff Potter, a software engineer, takes a look at what's really going on in your saute pan, with the intention of helping even the most hapless chef master some of the magic" writes New Yorker reviewer Monica Racic. Indeed, Monica took the book for a spin, and wound up feeling much more confident in the kitchen ...

Foodie voodoo: Molecular gastronomy at home

From flavour-exploding spheres to fancy jellies and foams, molecular gastronomy has brought theatre to restaurants around the world. Is it just foodie voodoo – and should home cooks embrace the trend? Kim Knight gives it a go.

Chefs’ Favorites

WHAT’S cooking in the chefs’ own kitchen? Have you ever wondered, if chefs had the kitchen all to themselves, what they would rather be cooking? Or what they would most love to cook, whether for their own delectation or as a much-appreciated treat for family and friends?

Teaching my father to cook

Like many men of a certain age, Sophie Morris's dad had left the cooking to his wife. Could his daughter turn him from kitchen novice to superchef? Related Stories 'Super-sized' picnic dwarfs boy Lucozade and Irn-Bru to carry hyperactivity warnings Irish love for potatoes still strong Belfast Taste and Music Festival: Feast your eyes on this Extreme eating comes to Britain

St. Albans cupcake lady nationally recognized for her creations

ST. ALBANS, W.Va. -- When Teri Blevins told her family recently that she successfully concocted an apple pie cupcake recipe, she remembered her son turned to her and said: Ive never loved you more than as much as I love you now. Blevins, who ...