“There are so many awesome things to say about BookofCooks. The idea reminds me of a Timothy Ferris blog I read about his friend hiring cooks on Craigslist. This is timely with the economy and so many people looking to pick up extra money this site could really take off! The UI is great and I love that they use Google Maps API and FB connect. I hope they get more press and to start getting more people signed up. Sort of the chicken and the egg dilemma that can only be solved by time or outstanding marketing. I hope there business model works well enough to keep this going until it becomes a hit. They really need to figure out a way to get this into the hands of cooks who may or may not be web savvy. Great concept now they just need people on the site.” (Read the entire article on VentureDig]

Bakers…. One word, just one word: CHURROS.

“Deliver the foodie to do the cooking”

“He Wrote the Book on Cooks” By Joe Yonan (Food Editor, The Washington Post). ”When Julian Mellicovsky lived in Boston, he had an epiphany that started, as so many epiphanies do, with a question — many questions, actually. He had just been to northern Brazil, where he tried “this amazing dessert called cuscuz,” a coconut-tapioca pudding. “You know how you come back from somewhere and you have this fixation and you can’t get it out of your mind?” (Actually, yes, I do.) “I thought, ‘Why, when I go online, can I only find a recipe for cuscuz? Why can’t I find someone who can make it for me?’ “The 34-year-old Arlington resident missed being around cooks. When he was a youngster in Buenos Aires…” [Read the entire article]

We are in the process of organizing an Ambassadors corps to help spread the Book of Cooks message to local communities.  If you would like to become an Ambassador in your city/town (a great networking opportunity), please create your profile on the site and give us a heads-up by submitting this form. The Ambassadors program is a network of volunteers, comprised of outstanding personal chefs, cooks, caterers, foodies (and yes, also kitchen klutzes) with demonstrated leadership qualities who are passionately committed to a myriad of food-related issues. [Learn more by visiting BookOfCooks.org]

“…You may want to check out BookofCooks.com.  This new online marketplace is featured in the most recent Springwise newsletter and it sounds like an interesting option not only for consumers who don’t have the time and energy to cook for themselves, but also for amateur and professional chefs looking to make some extra cash….”. [Read the full article on Fast Horse' Idea Peep-Show]

“Nowadays, customer convenience has taken a backseat to retail up-selling. The milk is strategically located at the rear of the supermarket to ensure that consumers are sufficiently tempted by aisle offerings on their way to collect the milk. Petrol station counters are swamped with tempting multi-buy deals in an effort to get more from you than a quick fuel top-up. Bucking the trend of customer inconvenience, some savvy entrepreneurs have carved out a lucrative niche for themselves in the online food industry by reinstating consumer convenience as King. Convenience in the food industry has long meant greasy fat-laden burgers hastily thrown together by teenage staff, and tossed your way through a drive-through window. Either that, or a soggy microwave frozen dinner. The good news is that change is upon us, as 2009 is dishing up some deliciously innovative food-related businesses with a fresh new focus on consumer convenience”

About Book of Cooks: “With the recession-inspired anti-restaurant trend well underway, consumers who lack the time, energy, motivation or skills to cook themselves quality meals are flocking to BookOfCooks to lap up the less expensive dining options on offer. At the same time, cooks are cashing in on their flair for food, be it as a full-time business or just to earn themselves a little extra money on the side.” [Read the entire article on Anthill]

Listen to it on Choq.fm (Archives d’émission: 2009-06-26 – commentary starts at minute 0:08:45 of the show archive!)

ON AIR: Ça peut chémar- Book of Cooks, what’s cooking in your neighborhood?
Cuisine maison,  chez vous ou carrément cuisinez à la maison.

“…Visitors can use the site to find cooks in their area to deliver prepared food, cater an event, cook for you in your home or even work with you to create a great meal. Users and listed cooks connect directly via the phone number or email address the cook lists in their profiles, so the actual agreement might be anything that the two parties come up with. It’s a great idea. In particular, the chance for amateurs or part-time foodies to earn via the site could be a huge attraction…” [Read the full article on IDDICTIVE.COM]

“Booking the Cooks”