Many feared the dogeared cookbook, long a staple in American kitchens, was a thing of the past as cooks have turned to the Internet to download recipes. Yet cookbook sales have remained steady and strong, with millions of sales as proof of the pudding. We sample the wide variety of some of the new and critically acclaimed cookbooks for our December selection of Bookmarked: The Under the Radar Book Club.
Guest:
Amy Traverso - Food editor at Yankee Magazine, co-host of WGBH's Weekends with Yankee and author of The Apple Lover’s Cookbook.
Callie's Top 5 Cookbooks:
- Between Harlem and Heaven, by JJ Johnson and Alexander Smalls
- Solo: A Modern Cookbook for a Party of One, by Anita Lo
- Carla Hall's Soul Food, by Carla Hall
- Sister Pie, by Lisa Ludwinski
- Milk Street Tuesday Nights, by Christopher Kimball
Callie's Honorable Mentions:
- Food52 Genius Desserts, by Kristen Miglore
- Cook Like a Pro, by Ina Garten
- Matty Matheson A Cookbook, by Matty Matheson
- Sweet Home Cafe, by Jessica B. Harris, Albert Lukas, Jerome Grant and Lonnie G. Bunch III
- Now & Again, by Julia Turshen and David Loftus
Amy's Top 5 Cookbooks:
- Sister Pie, by Lisa Ludwinski
- Between Harlem and Heaven, by JJ Johnson and Alexander Smalls
- From the Land of Nightingales & Roses, Maryam Sinaiee
- Ottolenghi Simple, by Yotam Ottolenghi
- Everyday Dorie, by Dorie Greenspan
Amy's Honorable Mentions:
- Noma Guide to Fermentation, by Rene Redzepi and David Zilber
- Repertoire, by Jessica Battilana
- Food52 Genius Desserts, by Kristen Miglore
- The Flavor Matrix, by James Briscione and Brooke Parkhurst
WEB EXTRAS:
Listen to Callie and Amy discuss their honorable mention picks:
Try out some of our favorite recipes below:
Reprinted with permission from Sister Pie: The Recipes & Stories of a Big-Hearted Bakery in Detroit by Lisa Ludwinski, copyright (c) 2018. Published by Lorena Jones Books, a division of Penguin Random House, Inc. Images copyright © by E.E. Berger.
