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October, 2015 |   Online Recipes   |   Indexed Books   |   Blog   |   Website   | Dear BookmanBeattie, October signals a seasonal shift in the style of cooking in many homes, although you won't necessarily see that in the new releases since the month is dominated by books from famous chefs and restaurants. Of course, that also means there are plenty of swoon-worthy, inspirational books to be added to your shopping cart. If your upcoming Halloween party has got you spooked, turn to our Halloween Pinterest board for fantastic last-minute ideas to make your celebration memorable. We've got plenty of giveaways and author interviews this month, plus your favorite lists and a few special events. Happy Halloween! The team at EatYourBooks

The Splendid Table turns 20

The Splendid Table radio broadcast debuted in 1995, and host Lynne Rossetto Kasper has since received numerous accolades, including two James Beard Foundation Awards for Best National Radio Show on Food. EYB has the inside scoop on The Splendid Table's 20th Anniversary Celebration, which featured Kasper as well as frequent Splendid Table contributor Melissa Clark from The New York Times and chefs Enrique Olvera and Francis Mallmann.

Featured Pinterest board - Halloween

Need a last minute idea for this weekend's Halloween party? Try one of these great recipes from our Halloween Pinterest board: Chocolate pumpkin ice cream sandwiches from Two Peas and Their Pod Skinny mummy cake balls from Skinny Taste Pumpkin cheese ball from Food Network Magazine Halloween candy bark from Annie's Eats Spiderweb dip for Halloween from Very Culinary Bleeding heart martini from Martha Stewart Halloween

EYB Member Picks for October

Articles Alice Medrich's advice for bakers Start your own cookbook club Which cookbook is the best of all time? Who invented the pavlova? What your cookbook organization says about you Recipes & Collections Gizzi's online recipes Gluten Free Girl American Classics Reinvented recipes Magic Cakes online recipes My Pantry (Alice Waters) online recipes Nopi (Yotam Ottolenghi) online recipes

Chef & restaurant cookbooks dominate in October

No, it's not your imagination. This month's cookbook roundup (see more information below) is awash in cookbooks from chefs all over the world. Many of the books are lofty tomes filled with the chef's unique perspective on a particular culture's cuisine (like Enrique Olvera's Mexico from the Inside Out) or a particular food genre (like Tal Ronnen's Crossroads). Several of the chefs are James Beard or other award winners, such as Blaine Wetzel (Sea and Smoke). This trend has been building - has it reached its apex or does it still have room to grow?

Author interviews and cookbook excerpts

Maggie Battista is the founder and director of Eat Boutique, an award-winning online boutique and story-driven recipe site. Along with selling an ever-changing collection of food gifts, hosting pop-up boutiques and hand-packing small batch food gifts for private clients, Maggie also wrote her first-ever cookbook, Food Gift Love. We asked Maggie a few questions about her new book. Tish Boyle is the editor of Dessert Professional magazine and the former editor of Chocolatier. She has just released a new cookbook called Flavorful: 150 Irresistable Desserts in All-Time Favorite Flavors.  The book explores recipes based on the nine most popular flavors in desserts. We asked Tish about the inspiration for her new cookbook.

The Silver Spoon is the most influential and successful cookbook in Italy. Originally published in 1950, it became an instant classic. Translated and updated in 2005 by Phaidon, it spawned an entire series, the latest of which is The Silver Spoon: Quick and Easy Italian Recipes. In addition to offering a generous discount to EYB Members, Phaidon has provided three recipe excerpts from the book. New Zealand's most popular cookbook author, Annabel Langbein has self-published 18 books which have won numerous international awards. Now she is bringing her acclaimed television program to US audiences through PBS stations across the country. Annabel spoke to us about her US television debut and the companion cookbook to the series, The Free Range Cook: Simple Pleasures. More