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The Most Exciting Cookbooks to Look Out for This Spring
Explore the regional foods of Mexico, burgeoning Italian wine landscape, and diverse cuisines of the Bronx.https://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/cookbook-releases-spring-2022
Spring is the perfect time to rekindle one’s love for cooking—the farmers’ markets make their return, picnics and barbecues come to full swing, and the sun doesn’t set before you’ve even had a chance to think about dinner. Luckily, there are a number of can’t-miss cookbook releases on the horizon, ready to give your shelf and stovetop that well-needed refresh.
Many of these titles are practically designed for easing back into gatherings. Sunday Best by Adrienne Cheatham comes fully stocked with a Sunday supper repertoire, while Kevin Bludso’s Bludso’s BBQ will motivate you to invite a few friends over and fire up the grill once again. Others are there to offer up some global inspiration. Learn how to make Cheeseburger Kimbap with Eric Kim, Mujaddarra with Reem Assil, and Mole Coloradito with Rick Martínez. In Kwame Onwuachi’s My America alone, you’ll encounter recipes spanning from Nigeria to the Caribbean—all of which have shaped the fabric of American cuisine.
Here are all the cookbooks we can’t wait to get our hands on this spring:
Sunday Best by Adrienne Cheatham
Release date: March 29
Adrienne Cheatham’s Sunday Best is as much about treating your loved ones with special care as it is about going the extra mile for yourself. Sharing the same name as her pop-up dinner party series, the book is inspired by the special set of clothes that many in the Black community reserve for church. There are sections devoted to “Sunday Besting” your meals—everything from mastering sauces to making the most of leftovers. Cheatham’s expertise, which comes from a combination of cooking with her Southern family and working in the country’s most prestigious restaurants, is reflected in this practical approach to home entertaining.
Release date: March 29
Adrienne Cheatham’s Sunday Best is as much about treating your loved ones with special care as it is about going the extra mile for yourself. Sharing the same name as her pop-up dinner party series, the book is inspired by the special set of clothes that many in the Black community reserve for church. There are sections devoted to “Sunday Besting” your meals—everything from mastering sauces to making the most of leftovers. Cheatham’s expertise, which comes from a combination of cooking with her Southern family and working in the country’s most prestigious restaurants, is reflected in this practical approach to home entertaining.
I Dream of Dinner (So You Don’t Have To) by Ali Slagle
Release date: April 12
Ali Slagle is a recipe developer and food stylist who regularly contributes “low-investment, high reward recipes” to The New York Times and The Washington Post. With Slagle’s cookbook, you no longer have to cater your meal prep to the recipe at hand. Instead, her index is organized by main ingredients that you’re likely to already have—eggs, beans, chicken, etc.—and includes quick tricks for riffable cooking methods, like roasting just about anything in a sheet pan. All of Slagle’s recipes take 45 minutes or less and make use of ten ingredients max.
Release date: April 12
Ali Slagle is a recipe developer and food stylist who regularly contributes “low-investment, high reward recipes” to The New York Times and The Washington Post. With Slagle’s cookbook, you no longer have to cater your meal prep to the recipe at hand. Instead, her index is organized by main ingredients that you’re likely to already have—eggs, beans, chicken, etc.—and includes quick tricks for riffable cooking methods, like roasting just about anything in a sheet pan. All of Slagle’s recipes take 45 minutes or less and make use of ten ingredients max.
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