Blackbird Cookbooks News

Cookbook shops and great cookbooks go hand in hand - and these days some of the world's most exciting (and delicious) stories and literature are being written within the food writing and cookbook publishing categories. Have you ever wanted to tell your story through food and cookbookery?  Check out the latest resources to get you motivated!

Our favorites from 2022 have been the books that have really made us think, learn, or revisit techniques and methods that we had once thought we had fully explored, but in the end realized there is always more learning to be done.  Many are just great reads that made our hearts swell and brought tears to our eyes.

As farmers are slowly transitioning from tobacco crops, there is a quietly growing, new agricultural industry in North Carolina centered on one of the world's most prized gourmet treats, the truffle.  We've got the who's, the how's, and the why's of growing and cooking these little Carolina wonders.

Small business Saturday is upon us!  Here are three fantastic reasons to shop local and shop small this holiday season.  But, no matter how you prefer to buy, Blackbird Cookbooks is here to help make your holiday shopping is easier than ever. 

It's here!  It's here!  Over the years, I feel like I've take a master course in all things Ina Garten, since all of her cookbooks sit dutifully worn in my personal collection.  Downstairs.  By the kitchen.  That's how often I still use them even today. Check out our cookbook review to see what's special about her new book.

Are spooky stories, scary movies, community get-togethers, frightful costumes, and all treats apple-y and pumpkin-y your happy place? If so, you're in for a treat. We're taking a look at our Halloween-inspired cookbook collection featuring the cuisines of some of my favorite places with ghostly histories and celebrations of the undead.

Hello cookbook fans!  It's October!  Yay! It's my favorite time of the year and not just because the fall cookbooks are starting to ship.  Let's all have a sigh of relief that the summer humidity is finally gone and we can finally turn our ovens on for some slow roasting of a different variety.  But first, here are some links we're loving right now.

Cookbook clubs are all the rage again.  See why they make sense right now and get some inspiration and advice on how to start your own!

While our focus is on Southern and community and charitable cookbooks, we often also buy cookbooks we think are just too cool to pass up.