
Move over macaron, there’s a new French pastry in town
(Relaxnews) – If the Cronut is the new cupcake, the éclair is the new macaron. And there’s perhaps no better time to revisit the traditional French pastry than National Chocolate Eclair Day in the US on June 22, a holiday that may have mysterious origins — no one really knows how or when it started […]

Chefs cook computer-generated recipes out of food truck
(Relaxnews) – A food truck powered by the same artificial intelligence that beat humans in rounds of Jeopardy! has been rolling out across the US over the last few weeks, serving up computer-generated recipes like Baltic apple pie and pork tenderloin with vanilla. It’s a concept that stems from IBM’s Watson supercomputer, which famously beat […]

Calling all koodies: Cooking show for kids coming to US
(Relaxnews) – Is your kid a ‘koodie?’ Do they know the difference between hollandaise and béarnaise sauce already and scoff with disdain at the idea of boxed macaroni and cheese for lunch? The “MasterChef” TV franchise has put out a casting call for kid foodies who could be the next Thomas Keller. “Junior MasterChef” in […]

‘Saveur’ magazine teams up with YouTube food channel for new show
(Relaxnews) – YouTube food channel Hungry has teamed up with Saveur magazine to create a new web series in which chefs are challenged to cooking throwdowns, duking it out in battles over macaroni and cheese and Christmas Yule log. Dueling Dishes premiered over the weekend on what could easily be described as the online version of the Food […]

Top-viewed cooking videos on YouTube: peanut butter candy, BBQ egg rolls
In this week’s roundup of most viewed cooking videos, Reese’s peanut butter chocolates made repeat appearances, whether as a garnish atop peanut butter hot chocolate or as the corn kernels in a fall-themed cookie. Here’s a selection of the top viewed YouTube cooking videos as of November 8, 10 am GMT. BBQ Egg Rolls Missing […]