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Cook the Book: 'One Big Table'

For the past ten years, Molly O'Neill has travelled from coast to coast, cooking, eating, and chatting with home cooks, top chefs, street vendors and everyone in between, collecting recipes for One Big Table. Through her travels, O'Neill assembled a portrait of American cooking both accurate and intriguing. One Big Table is a survey of how food came to be in this country—immigrant cuisine, native foods, mom and pop diners, and all.

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251 Comments | Posted by Caroline Russock, March 21, 2011 at 1:15 PM
Tagged: contests, Cook the Book, Molly O'Neill, One Big Table

Last Week's Contest Winners

• Weekend Giveaway: 'The Food Matters Cookbook': CLcooks. MyLostUlalume, ohwerd, purpleberry, and Dan DiPiero.
• Cook the Book: 'At Home with Madhur Jaffrey': UmmSqueakster, cissa, travoooo, fooddork, and Snaffy.

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1 Comment | Posted by Caroline Russock, March 14, 2011 at 4:55 PM
Tagged: At Home with Madhur Jaffrey, contest winners, contests, The Food Matters Cookbook

Cook the Book: 'At Elizabeth David's Table'

Elizabeth David single-handedly introduced British audiences to the bright, fresh flavors of the Mediterranean. Beginning her career in post World War II England, David's extensive travels throughout France, Greece, and Egypt inspired her cooking and writing career. At Elizabeth David's Table is a beautiful new collection of her recipes and writings. Prefaced by Ruth Reichl, who says her journey into food writing was inspired by David, this cookbook is filled with gorgeous photos, wonderful writing, and timeless recipes. Enter to win a copy here.

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263 Comments | Posted by Caroline Russock, March 14, 2011 at 1:30 PM
Tagged: At Elizabeth David's Table, contests, Cook the Book

Congrats to Our Fleisher's Meat T-Shirt Contest Winner!

Last month we teamed up with Fleishers Meats to brainstorm a new meat-themed slogan for their line of t-shirts. Over 250 entries were submitted, many meat puns were made and we thank you for all the un-vegetarian creative outpourings. It's time to announce the winner, and tip our caps to the honorable mentions!

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1 Comment | Posted by The Serious Eats Team, March 14, 2011 at 12:00 PM
Tagged: contests, Fleisher's meats

Last Week's Contest Winners

Cook the Book: 'A Bird in the Oven and Then Some': annerska, jaspevacek, djsparkydog, jeromesmom , and howlandwolfe. Winners have been notified by email and also appear on our Contest Winners page. Thanks to all who entered!

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Post a Comment | Posted by Caroline Russock, March 7, 2011 at 3:55 PM
Tagged: A Bird in the Oven and Then Some, contest winners, contests

Cook the Book: 'At Home with Madhur Jaffrey'

Actress, prolific cookbook author, and television host, Madhur Jaffrey has made it her life's mission to introduce the west to the vibrant cuisines of India. Her latest, At Home with Madhur Jaffrey is a collection of recipes from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka deconstructed, simplified, and accessible enough for new cooks and weeknight meal-makers. Enter to win a copy here.

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310 Comments | Posted by Caroline Russock, March 7, 2011 at 12:45 PM
Tagged: At Home with Madhur Jaffrey, contests, Cook the Book, Indian, Madhur Jaffrey

Congrats to Our Winning Pastrami Poets!

It's time to announce the winners of our Kenny & Zuke's pastrami kit giveaway. Since we wanted to be sure the winners were serious pastrami eaters, we picked them based on their pastrami poetry skills. Of all the haikus we received, these were our three favorites. Thanks to all who entered!

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7 Comments | Posted by The Serious Eats Team, March 2, 2011 at 3:30 PM
Tagged: contests, haikus, Kenny and Zuke's, pastrami

Enter the 2011 Pi Day Baking Contest

It's that time of the year again. Pull out the butter and protractors because Pi Day is before us! Every March 14 we honor the math constant pi (3.14159..) with many slices of its delicious homophone pie. This year we're teaming up with the fun folks at Instructables to host the 2011 Pi Day Contest, which will run until March 20. Find out all the contest details here! First place pie will win an iPad engraved with the first 314 digits of pi—how sweet is that?!

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9 Comments | Posted by Erin Zimmer, March 1, 2011 at 2:00 PM
Tagged: baking, contests, Instructables, math, Pi Day Contest 2011, pie

Cook the Book: 'A Bird in the Oven and Then Some'

Mindy Fox, food editor of La Cucina Italiana, has authored a new cookbook all about roast chicken. A Bird in the Oven and Then Some begins with 20 new recipes for roasting chicken, taking inspiration from her travels. Roasters get the Korean barbecue treatment with a sweet and spicy sesame soy glaze, while a Greek-style bird is cooked with caper butter and roast lemons, and one is inspired by the herby, fatty porchetta. Enter to win a copy of the book here.

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240 Comments | Posted by Caroline Russock, February 28, 2011 at 5:30 PM
Tagged: A Bird in the Oven and Then Some, chicken, contests, Cook the Book, Mindy Fox, roast chicken

Last Week's Contest Winners

Cook the Book: 'The Just Bento Cookbook': janes4, darander, Lemoncat, zrdjfxwm, and Tsu-chan Winners have been notified by email and also appear on our Contest Winners page. Thanks to all who entered!

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1 Comment | Posted by Caroline Russock, February 21, 2011 at 2:00 PM
Tagged: contest winners, contests, The Just Bento Cookbook