The Itinerant Cookbook Project has started almost a year ago this month and I find it very interesting to see where all the 10 Itinerant Cookbooks traveled in 12 months. As a reminder, the Itinerant Cookbook Project tracks 10 cookbooks as they travel around the world. In May 2009, we released 10 cookbooks...

Today, we hear from Bob of Dunedin. He received the Big Green Cookbook as a “root” participant a few months ago. Bob is officially from Dunedin, FL, but lives and work in Chicago. He is sending the book to NY. “hey there…not only do i have writer’s block but also cooking...

Now that all the 10 Itinerant Cookbooks have been distributed to the root participants, the followers of the project have been anxiously awaiting the first feedback. And here it is thanks to my friend Esther of Gainesville. Here is her picture of the recipe she made and the great write-up of her experience...

 You can find the complete list of the 2009 James Beard Award winners by clicking here. As I reported last month, the “cooking from a professional point of view” category was an extremely interesting one to follow, with Thomas Keller (The French Laundry), Heston Blumenthal (The Fat Duck), and Grant...

I know the name of this project may seem puzzling to some. Imagine a cookbook traveling from hand to hand, kitchen to kitchen, city to city, continent to continent, with all “traveling” being recorded and documented. This is the intent of the project. I got this idea when I came accross the website...