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All Fired Up/Smokin Hot BBQ Secrets from the South s Best Pitmasters from the editors of Southern Living with Troy Black. If you want to stretch your grilling repertoire, here s 175 imaginative recipes for the creative grilling chef. $24.95.

Cookbooks | New on the Scene

— All Fired Up/Smokin’ Hot BBQ Secrets from the South’s Best Pitmasters from the editors of Southern Living with Troy Black. If you want to stretch your grilling repertoire, here’s 175 imaginative recipes for the creative grilling chef. $24.95. — Little Jars Big Flavors/ Small-batch jams, jellies, pickles, and preserves ...

"Old-School Comfort Food" by Alex Guarnaschelli

Cookbook | New on the Scene

"Old-School Comfort Food: The Way I Learned to Cook," by Alex Guarnaschelli. 110 recipes from the Iron Chef, "Chopped" judge and daughter of a respected cookbook editor. $30. "Recipes and Dreams from and Italian Life," by Tessa Kiros. A beautiful book full of as much nostalgia as is with classic ...

Multi-Grain Waffle with Peaches (styling by Chef Cyrille Holota ) (Photography by Renee Brock/Special)

Treat Mother to waffles

Yeast-raised waffles served with jam and Nutella. Yum. Growing up in Montluçon in central France, that was Sunday morning breakfast for chef Cyrille Holota of BLT Steak Atlanta. Breakfast in bed for mom? Not so much. In the Holota household of mom, dad and three children, it was mom who ...

 The yogurt section is shown at a Whole Foods Market in San Francisco, Monday, May 24, 2010. An explosion of yogurt options has given Americans bold new choices, from goat’s milk to Greek-style to soy and even coconut milk yogurts.

51 healthy greek yogurt recipes for any meal

If you've been to a grocery store's dairy aisle lately, you've probably picked up on the fact that Greek yogurt is becoming pretty darn popular. At Greatist, we think this stardom is well earned: We consider the stuff a superfood thanks to its high protein and probiotic content. But frankly, we’re getting a little ...

Samuel Adams Boston Lager in Cans Hit Shelves Nationwide. After two years of research and testing, Samuel Adams recently announced the launch of the “Sam Can,” a new can design that aims to provide a drinking experience that is closer to the taste and comfort of drinking beer from a glass. Courtesy of the Boston Beer Company.

Beer Town: Toasting American craft beer

In its eighth year, American Craft Beer Week (ACBW), May 13-19, has taken the tag line “Big Week, Small Breweries” to celebrate the continued growth of a movement that now includes more than 2,360 small and independent U.S. brewing companies — the highest total since the 1880s. ACBW is sponsored ...

Fresh/ Recipes for Enjoying Ingredients at Their Peak from Better Homes and Gardens. 300 easy and creative recipes for getting the most out of your area s seasonal produce. $29.99

Cookbooks | New on the Scene

— "Miss Vickie’s Real Food Real Fast Pressure Cooker Cookbook" by Vickie Smith. 200 recipes from the creator of the pressure cooker website MissVickie.com. $22.99 — "Fresh/ Recipes for Enjoying Ingredients at Their Peak" from Better Homes and Gardens. 300 easy and creative recipes for getting the most out of ...

"Top Chef All-Stars" winner Richard Blais demonstrates his recipe for burger with candied onions, braised bacon and cheddar foam from his new cookbook ‘Try This At Home’ at The Spence in Atlanta.

In a Blais of science: Cook like a TV star

Richard Blais wants you to know that great flavors can be coaxed out of ordinary ingredients — and that a bit of simple science can add texture and fizz to food. Demonstrating a few of the tricks that have made him famous, the “Top Chef” star, Atlanta restaurateur and author ...

Chef Asha Gomez of Cardamom Hill is opening the Third Space, a place where chefs will come to teach and test recipes for cookbooks. The idea for the Third Space came from Gomez’s 2012 travels teaching cooking classes at various facilities around the U.S. KENT D. JOHNSON/KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM

Cooking classes give chances to learn from top chefs

Cooking classes and chef demos have become a big part of Atlanta’s food and dining scene, allowing first-timers or dedicated foodies to try new cuisines while rubbing elbows with some of the region’s top chefs. This time of year, several annual series get going, again, celebrating the bounty of spring ...

Alta Cucina Italia offers samples of its line of olive oils and vinegars at the Marietta Farmers Market. Courtesy of Jenny Turknett.

Farmers market season begins

It’s all about passion.Leigh Thompson, market manager for the Sandy Springs Farmers Market, said that’s what you get when you buy from a farmers market.“You can taste the passion. It comes through.”Over the course of the next few weeks, we’ll see a return of beloved farmers, food artisans and other ...

Greens and Strawberry Salad (styling by Conne Ward-Cameron ) (Photography by Renee Brock/Special)

Think fresh for spring!

It’s the season for brighter, fresher flavors. The tangy sweetness of strawberries, the tender grassiness of just picked asparagus, the refreshing sharpness of sorrel and the spice of young garlic and onions are just what we’re longing for after the darker, heartier foods of winter. It’s an age-old craving, this ...

Chef Linton Hopkins, with his Restaurant Eugene and Holeman & Finch Public House, is one of the reasons that Atlanta is on Southern Living’s list of the South’s 10 tastiest towns. Photo credit: Courtesy of Atlanta History Center

Mighty tasty, Atlanta food scene scores high

Atlanta came in fourth in Southern Living magazine’s lineup of the South’s 10 tastiest towns. Editors identified the most compelling food destinations across the region and allowed readers to vote for their favorites once per day from Jan. 10 to Feb. 28. The poll comes out in the April 19 ...

Curtis Stone’s “What’s For Dinner: Delicious Recipes for a Busy Life”

Stone’s new cookbook aimed at helping busy families

As a chef working in some of the best restaurants around the globe, Curtis Stone assumed writing recipes for home cooks would be a snap. But the more Stone spent time with home cooks, the more he realized that today’s busy lifestyles can stand in the way of getting that ...

Flavored Butters: How to make them, shape them and use them as spreads, toppings, and sauces by Lucy Vaserfirer. Give your sweets and savories anything you might serve with butter — flair and flavor. $12.95

Cookbooks | New on the scene

— Vinaigrettes And Other Dressings: 60 Sensational Recipes to Liven up Greens, Grains, Slaws, and Every Kind of Salad by Michele Anna Jordan. Versatile recipes to fit salads for any occasions, and a “variations” section to expand the possibilities. $16.95— Flavored Butters: How to make them, shape them and use ...

Saved By Cake: Over 80 Ways to Bake Yourself Happy by Marian Keyes

Cookbooks | New on the scene

— Juice Boost: Juices, Smoothies & Boosters for Supercharged Health by Chris Fung. More than 80 recipes for tasty and imaginative drinks. Whether you’re a health nut or not, you’ll enjoy the taste. $19.95 — Fresh Italian Cooking/Academia Barilla. More than 100 recipes from Italy’s best chefs, featuring fresh, seasonal ...

Flan de coco (styling by Conne Ward-Cameron ) (Photography by Renee Brock/Special)

A Puerto Rican Easter feast

Growing up in the coastal city of Arecibo, Puerto Rico, about 50 miles west of San Juan, Belsie Gonzalez remembers Easter dinners as a chance to be with her immediate family – mother, brother and sister – celebrating the day and marking the end of the solemn Lenten season. The ...

Eat. St./ Recipes from the Tastiest, Messiest, and Most Irresitable Food Truck by James Cunningham. The host of the hit show on the Cooking Channel takes you on the ultimate cross-country culinary road trip. Coming out in April. $20

Cookbooks | New on the scene

— Jewish Traditional Cooking by cook and food writer Ruth Joseph and former food editor of the Jewish Chronicle Simon Round; features more than 150 nostalgic and contemporary recipes – just in time for Passover. $29.95— The Shamrock and Peach by Judith McLouglin. OK, it’s not new but with St. ...

Cooking Light CRAVE!: 150 recipes for all the foods you thought you had to give up in order to keep your figure and health. $21.95

Cookbooks | New on the scene

— One-Pot Wonders by Clifford A. Wright: 250 recipes specializing in all-in-one dining experiences that can be assembled in a single cooking vessel. Recipes span cuisines from all over the world. Out Feb. 25. $23.99— The Longevity Kitchen by Rebecca Katz with Mat Edelson: 125 big-flavor recipes that showcase ingredients ...

The Lee Bros. Charleston Kitchen by Matt and Ted Lee: The brothers work to capture the spirit of Charleston, a favorite destination for food as it is for history. Coming out this month. $35

Cookbooks | New on the scene

— Try this at Home: Recipes from My Head to Your Plate by Richard Blais: The irrepressible Blais offers 125 recipes full of surprises and flavors. Coming out Feb. 26. $30— Kitchen & Co./ Colorful home cooking through the seasons by Rosie French and Ellie Grace: 100 recipes the women ...

Bobby Deen will talk about his new cookbook, “From Mama’s Table to Mine,” on Feb. 19 at the Atlanta History Center.

Giving Mama’s foods a healthy makeover

Bobby Deen grew up on the Southern comfort food his mother (star chef and TV personality Paula Deen) is famous for — fried chicken, deep-fried macaroni and cheese and of course, the Ooey Gooey Butter Layer Cake.Full of flavor, butter and cream, the food was also full of fat and ...

(front to back) oysters alexander, oyster Pie (styling by Vicky Murphy ) (Photography by Renee Brock/Special)

Oysters beyond Rockefeller

Raw oysters are slippery and seductive, tasting of ocean and salt and fresh sea breezes. Cooking firms the oyster meat and gives it a smooth, custardy texture. But cook it too long and it turns to rubber. Inland Seafood’s Vicky Murphy says to cook an oyster properly, you want to ...

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