What to Cook
Cookbook reviews and recipes to inspire your next meal.
Japanese Comfort Cooking
Add some lighter spins on comfort food to your repertoire.
On Indigenous Foodways
Three brief reviews of Indigenous cookbooks.
The Vegan Creamery
Recipes for the dairy-free.
On Cake
A roundup of books on cake—some classics and some newer kids on the block.
Nobody’s Above the Hype
An exploration of twenty-first-century food culture, in all its gooey glory.
Soups and Stews for All Seasons
A casual master class in the layering of flavors, courtesy of the chef at Santa Fe’s Jambo Cafe.
Ever-Green Vietnamese
A plant-leaning but omnivore-friendly collection of recipes from Andrea Nguyen, who’s made a career of making Vietnamese cuisine accessible to American home cooks.
Recipes from the North of Mexico
A primer in Mexican cookery for the uninitiated.
The Last Sweet Bite
“The Last Sweet Bite” reckons with the impact of violence on foodways, arguing that culinary heritage is serious business and preserving old recipes can be a meaningful “rebellion against forgetting” for those who fear their history might be erased.
Japanese Comfort Cooking
Add some lighter spins on comfort food to your repertoire.
On Indigenous Foodways
Three brief reviews of Indigenous cookbooks.
The Vegan Creamery
Recipes for the dairy-free.
On Cake
A roundup of books on cake—some classics and some newer kids on the block.
Nobody’s Above the Hype
An exploration of twenty-first-century food culture, in all its gooey glory.
Soups and Stews for All Seasons
A casual master class in the layering of flavors, courtesy of the chef at Santa Fe’s Jambo Cafe.
















