Lake Isle Buzz
Fresh from the sauce-splattered pages of Lake Isle Press.
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First Bite: How to Cook Gluten-Free
by Jennifer • March 5, 2012 • Cooking
Take a first look at Elizabeth Barbone's newest kid-friendly, gluten-free cookbook that's full of easy recipes for even the busiest of cooks. Read Full Post
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Perfect Pasta, the Piatto Unico Way
by Jennifer • August 2, 2011 • News
Toni Lydecker shares her best tips for the perfect pasta in an excerpt from her upcoming cookbook, Piatto Unico. Read Full Post
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580 Blue Sweaters
by Jennifer • August 1, 2011 • Behind The Scenes
In an excerpt from Flavors First, Vikas Khanna shares the story of how he was able to open his first catering company at age seventeen in the most unexpected way. Read Full Post
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First Bite: Piatto Unico
by Jennifer • July 25, 2011 • News
Take a sneak peek at Toni Lydecker's upcoming Piatto Unico. Read Full Post
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First Bite: Flavors First
by Jennifer • July 18, 2011 • Behind The Scenes
Your first look at Vikas Khanna's Flavors First, to be released on Indian Independence Day, August 15th. Read Full Post
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Author Pierre Thiam on CNN
by Jennifer • November 17, 2010 • News
Check out video of chef and author Pierre Thiam's spotlight on CNN Inside Africa, where he discusses helping New Yorkers discover African cuisine. Read Full Post
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Lake Isle’s 20th Anniversary Bash
by Jennifer • November 17, 2010 • News
To celebrate our last 20 years of cookbook publishing and our newest author, Vikas Khanna, Lake Isle authors, designers, photographers, editors, and dear friends came together for a night of great food and music at the Rubin Museum of Art. Read Full Post
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Senegalese Summer Success!
by Jennifer • June 28, 2010 • News
Thanks to everyone who came out for a wonderful night at Le Grand Dakar to celebrate Pierre Thiam on Iron Chef America. It was an amazing night with lots of great food, drink, music and company. The above photo was taken by photographer and writer, Clay Williams, who took some great shots of the night. Read Full Post
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Senegalese Summer
by Jennifer • June 11, 2010 • News
Celebrate the season and author Pierre Thiam's battle on Iron Chef America with a night of good food, cool drinks and hot Afrobeat at his Brooklyn restaurant, Le Grand Dakar. Thursday, June 24, 2010 at 7pm. Click here for ticket purchase. Read Full Post
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Elizabeth Barbone Blogging About Gluten-Free Baking on Serious Eats
by Jennifer • May 25, 2010 • News
Look out for author Elizabeth Barbone on Serious Eats, where she'll be writing a weekly column on gluten-free baking. For her premiere post, she covers baking gluten-free sandwich bread, which as Elizabeth says, "suffers from a bit of a bad reputation. The premade loaves tend to be expensive and homemade recipes often are dense and fall apart when sliced." Elizabeth's beautifully photographed and instructional post is the perfect solution because "sometimes in life, you just need a sandwich." Amen to that. Read Full Post
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Lake Isle Celebrates 20 Years
by Jennifer • May 25, 2010 • News
This week, Publishers Weekly covers Lake Isle's 20th anniversary. The piece looks back on just a few of the things Lake Isle has to celebrate—from the Rachael Ray years to the projects we have coming up ahead. Read Full Post
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The $0.69 Stand for Cooking With Your iPad
by Jennifer • April 15, 2010 • Cooking
If you're bringing your new iPad into the kitchen to cook with and don't want to spend a fortune on a stand, New York Times multimedia guru Andrew DeVigal has got the answer: a $0.69 plastic business card holder from Office Depot. Read Full Post
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Savoring Spring: Asparagus with Tomatoes, Olives and Ricotta Salata
by Jennifer • April 8, 2010 • Cooking
It's 90 degrees and sunny here in New York this week, but it's still spring when it comes to the greenmarket. As asparagus begins to show up at your local markets, try out this recipe for Asparagus with Tomato-Olive Garnish from Toni Lydecker's Seafood alla Siciliana. Read Full Post
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Yolele Honored at Paris Cookbook Fair
by Jennifer • April 8, 2010 • News
Founded in 1995 by Edouard Cointreau, last week the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards honored Pierre Thiam's Yolele! Recipes from the Heart of Senegal with a Special Jury Award. The awards event launched the Paris Cookbook Fair, the largest cookbook and wine book trade fair in the world. Read Full Post
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Welcome to Our New Site
by Jennifer • March 2, 2010 • News
Welcome to the newly redesigned Lake Isle Press site! We've added some great new features, including: individual author profiles, book pages, recipes, and book previews. Check out our blog, Lake Isle Buzz, where we'll be blogging about cooking, industry news, and even some behind the scenes glimpses at how our cookbooks get from manuscript to finished product. A huge thanks to our very talented web designer, Chris from Florida Flourish, for destroying the myth that redesigning a Web site can be a nightmare. Read Full Post
