THE BISCUIT BLOG
Mon, 27 Aug 2007 12:22:18 -0400
Hi Folks This is my first real blog entry, so be patient! I know many of you from taking your orders by phone, the "old-fashioned"method many of us prefer. But there's more to me than taking orders and selling cookbooks. One of my passions is baking bread, which I have done since I was a teenager. And many of you...
Tue, 14 Aug 2007 17:20:37 -0400
Dear Customer,I want to personally welcome you to Jessica's Biscuit®/ecookbooks.com's new web site. We've envisioned the new site for some time--and to that end we've been investigating and designing, planning and testing--all with you in mind. We are excited to finally share this launch with you, our valued customer. The updated Jessica's Biscuit® web site is designed with improved search...
THE BISCUIT BLOG NEWS
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:02:21 -0500
Charlie is a true visionary. With his talent and dedication, he has helped lead the evolution of American cuisine. He is a... constant source of inspiration. ~Thomas Keller ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Home Cooking with Charlie Trotter $15.00 (40% off) December's Cookbook Club...
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:56:28 -0500
By words the mind is winged. ~Aristophanes ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Fabulous New Books & Autographed Bookplates from Mark Bittman! Acclaimed chef, restaurateur, and cookbook author Frank Stitt has a new cookbook, Frank Stitt's Bottega Favorita. Combining his passions for Southern and Italian...
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:04:47 -0500
While we try to teach our children all about life, Our children teach us what life is all about. ~Angela Schwindt•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Cookbooks with Children in Mind 'Tis the season... for baking and cooking, and generally being in the kitchen. Often, that...
Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:44:40 -0500
Language is wine upon the lips. ~Virginia Woolf •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Italian cookbooks are always among the most popular (the enduring popularity of Silver Spoon can attest to this!) and some of this year's releases are among the best. Il Viaggio di Vetri,...
Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:57:34 -0500
I went to a general store but they wouldn't let me buy anything specific. ~Steven Wright ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Susur: A Culinary Life$19.98 (60% off) Toronto-based chef Susur Lee has built an international reputation with his groundbreaking cuisine, often dubbed "nouvelle Chinois."...
Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:13:23 -0500
A gourmet knows that the best part is not always the expensive part, and he will find that part, and then he will share it. A gourmet should want to share.~ Mark Kurlansky, Choice Cuts ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• New books from Joel...
Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:38:36 -0500
Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost. ~John Quincy Adams ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• We are Welcoming the Start of the Fall Baking Season with a Flourish! Nothing...
Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:07:55 -0400
The art of dining well is no slight art, the pleasure not a slight pleasure. ~Michel de Montaigne ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• New books from Aliza Green, Amanda Hesser, the Edibles Calendar, and more--at Unbeatable Prices! Long unavailable, Ma Gastronomie has been a...
Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:01:42 -0400
The sun, with all those planets revolving around it and dependent on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if it had nothing else in the universe to do. ~ Galileo Galilei ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• November's Gourmet Cookbook Club pick,...
Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:20:38 -0400
I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best. ~Oscar Wilde ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Time and again, what customers tell me they love about Ina Garten's cookbooks is their infallibility--her recipes are tried-and-true, perfect on the first try. Now,...
Chef Peter Eco on Pro Books
Tue, 30 Oct 2007 02:43:49 -0400
Hello everyone out there in the blogosphere, Sorry that I haven't written sooner, but I recently accepted a job opening a new restaurant in Boston and I really haven't had time to do much else. Check out the website at...
Fri, 24 Aug 2007 11:57:57 -0400
Hello everyone, My name is Peter Eco. I love food and the many fascinating aspects of it, which is one of the countless reasons I'm a chef. My hobby and passion is collecting cookbooks. I own approximately 1,800 of them....













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