"They helped us get dinner on the table in so many ways. Books for those willing to explore the wonders waiting in their pantry, or those who want to wander around other countries for inspiration. Books that celebrate vegetarian cooking, baked goods, and "good things." There were deep dives into diasporic Pakistani, Ghanaian, Middle Eastern, and Latinx cuisine. With so many excellent titles, how does one go about chronicling the best? By enlisting a group of tastemakers to evaluate and select their favorites."
"Without truly reading these books, we might not have discovered that you don't need to soften butter for a cohesive cookie dough (Nicole Rucker's Fat + Flour taught us this); or that an author's daughter is responsible for curating the playlists peppered throughout the recipe pages (that's in Hetty Lui McKinnon's Linger); or that fonio, a grain indigenous to West Africa, is likely the oldest cereal grain on the continent, but"
2025 produced an exceptional crop of cookbooks offering practical recipes and enjoyable reading. New titles supported pantry-driven cooking, culinary travel inspiration, vegetarian and baking-focused cooking, and collections of cherished "good things." Several books offered deep dives into diasporic Pakistani, Ghanaian, Middle Eastern, and Latinx cuisines. Editors, cookbook creators, chefs, and food writers evaluated and selected standout titles. The books combined reliable recipes with surprising techniques and personal details — for example, cookie dough can be cohesive without softened butter, playlists accompany recipes, and fonio emerged as an ancient West African grain.
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