What to Cook

Ever-Green Vietnamese

Briana Olson is looking at a new title from Andrea Nguyen, the recipe developer, writer, teacher, and cookbook author who's made a career of making Vietnamese cuisine accessible to American home cooks.

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.

Pranzo e Pronto

For the home cook aspiring to plate like a chef, or the garden enthusiast with some love and time on their hands, Guy Mirabella’s cookbook offers the path to some beautiful meals.

Big Vegan Flavor

You don't have to be vegan to find something of value in "Big Vegan Flavor," the debut cookbook from vegan YouTuber Nisha Vora.

Smoke & Pickles

We delve into a cookbook that is more about harmonies than purity and consider, alongside the interplay of flavors, the balance of joy and grief.

Twelve Recipes

Associate editor Robin Babb reviews "Twelve Recipes" by Cal Peternell.

Lessons in Mole

Thoughts on the simple and the not-so-simple recipes contained in the pages of "Oaxaca."

Recipes from the Grist Mill

Whether you’re looking for guidance into the sometimes esoteric world of grains and legumes or are already quite familiar with names like freekeh and farro, "Grist" is full of great advice.

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