Jenn Garbee

It's the height of summer, and publishers seem to know that we are always tempted by new frozen churnings like those in Humphry Slocombe Ice Cream Book, written by shop owners Jake Godby and Sean Vahey with writer Paolo Lucchesi. Forewarning: This is not a general reference book (for that,......

Looking for a terrific barbecue book? In theory, not a problem, as barbecue books are a summer staple in the publishing industry. No matter how many recipes for grilled chicken you may have seen, tried and tasted over your cookbook years, you can bet there will be a new summer......

After 75 years, Tapatio Blanco tequila is finally being imported to the United States. For local tequila aficionados, you might say the news is sort of a big deal. Consider the Facebook reaction of Bill Esparza, aka Street Gourmet L.A., who has decades' worth of Tapatio suitcase-stashing on his resume......

If you still have a copy of Mark Bittman's 1995 cookbook, Leafy Greens, you've likely already tossed spinach with lime juice and chiles (p. 128) a time or two. For the rest of us, the rerelease of Bittman's classic is a timely look back at our simple -- and, upon......

So many artisan ingredients, so little time. And only so many slices of toast slathered with even the best jam one can eat. But there's always cocktail hour. Cocktails are also an affordable way to extend the serving life of pricier small-batch ingredients, as you're using only a teaspoon of......

Welcome to a new series on cooking with farmers. Not just farmers but also the farmstand workers who patiently calculate your erratic "one bunch of this/two of that" weekly tab. And the guy you've likely never seen because he's stationed in the back of a truck, trying not to smash......

If you own a copy of Modernist Cuisine, now in its fourth printing, you probably already have Modernist Cuisine at Home on pre-order (to be released October 8th). For the less sous vide obsessed -- or perhaps simply budget conscious -- Nathan Myhrvold's follow-up title will be released in October......

The upside of June gloom: It's the perfect excuse to check a few titles off the kids' summer reading list and to get started on your own. After all, the sunburns and 100 degree days will be waiting in July and August. Here are some of our favorite recently released......

By this point in your dad's publishing lifetime, there are literally thousands of grill- and meat-centric cookbooks appropriate for last minute Father's Day gifting. The trick is finding one that doesn't end up in his chimney starter by the end of the summer. Charred & Scruffed by Adam Perry Lang......

What happens in the early hours at the farmers market? Early as in 6 a.m., those pivotal few hours before the opening bell rings and most of us are sipping coffee. It's around that hour that farmers start pulling into their parking spots at the Wednesday Santa Monica farmers market,......