Christopher Idone

Christopher Idone was a celebrated chef and an award-winning culinary writer. He was the founder of a catering company, Glorious Food, and was soon sharing his passion to a bigger audience via his cookbooks. His second book, Glorious American Food, was named Cookbook of the Year and Best General Cookbook from the International Association of Culinary Professionals. He was also a food consultant who appeared on the Today show and Good Morning America, and contributed to House and Garden, the New York Times Magazine, Condé Nast Traveler, Food Arts, and Harper’s Bazaar. Idone died in 2016.

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Celebrating Glorious American Food for the 250th anniversary of the United States

To mark the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America, we invited publisher Lena Tabori to tell us the story behind Glorious American Food, the multi-award winning large format cookbook by her friend, the late Christopher Idone, which was recently added to ckbk and which celebrates the richness of America’s culinary traditions.

Authentic Brazilian Cuisine: From Brigadeiro to Cocada – The Sweet Side of Brazil

Following up her earlier ckbk feature on Brazil’s savory traditions, chef and cookbook enthusiast Luciana Corrêa now looks at the sweet dishes—making use of a wide range of tropical ingedients— which are every bit as central to Brazil’s cuisine.

Authentic Brazilian Cuisine: Savory Traditions – From Moqueca to Feijoada

To celebrate the recent arrival of Olivia Mesquita’s book, Authentic Brazilian Home Cooking on ckbk, we asked Brazilian chef and cookbook enthusiast Luciana Corrêa to give her own perspective on the dishes at the heart of Brazilian cuisine—some national favorites, others specific to a particular region. In the first installment of this two-part feature, Luciana looks at the best of Brazil’s savory cooking.