Professional Cooking Books

Have cooked several recipes from this book. All have been very good. Have purchased two more as gifts for Christmas....Love this book

Pros: good results, great recipes

The classic Spanish crowd-pleaser – over 50 recipes including meat, fish and veggie versionsWith beautiful photography throughout, and straightforward, step-by-step instructions, Paella is a joy to cook from and an essential for every kitchen shelf.

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coook book...this is the greatest book, lover Sur La Table...Perfect for cooks and collectors

Pros: great book, illustrations, recipe found

Throughout her career, Toni Tipton-Martin has shed new light on the history, breadth, and depth of African American cuisine. She’s introduced us to black cooks, some long forgotten, who established much of what’s considered to be our national cuisine....

This book is full of wonderful recipes... and also useful information on Dutch ovens and enameled cast iron pans.

Pros: wonderful recipes, functionality, quality

A New York Times and USA Today Bestseller.

The family behind the acclaimed blog The Wok’s of Life shares 100 of their favorite home-cooked and restaurant-style Chinese recipes including Cantonese Roast Duck, Min Char Siu Bao and Spicy Biang Biang Noodles....

The recipes are delicious, and I do like the taco evolution stories within the book, to the point where I'd consider it a coffee table book.

Pros: recipes, variety of tacos, taco evolution stories

I'm a novice to breads. This book has helped me understand the different types and methods of baking bread.

Pros: information, photos, tips

Featured in the New York Times, Food & Wine, Wall Street Journal, Wine Enthusiast, The Kitchn, Cup of Jo, Food52 and The Today Show and nominated for a 2020 Goodreads Choice Award for Best Cookbooks.

Organized into seven chapters and introducing innovative...

Pros: variety of choices

In Justice of the Pies, Maya-Camille Broussard shares more than 85 recipes for sweet and savory pies and other mouthwatering creations that put her social mission-based bakery on the map, including her famous Salted Caramel Peach Pie and Brandied Banana...

James Beard Award winning author Georgeanne Brennan shares a lifetime of French farmhouse cooking—combining ingredients from forest, field, sea, and stream—in casual meals for friends and family. Following an approach to daily cooking that’s rooted firmly...

Featuring 524 delicious recipes and over 100 instructive illustrations to guide readers every step of the way, Mastering the Art of French Cooking offers something for everyone, from seasoned experts to beginners who love good food and long to reproduce...

Great cook book!...Cooking with Fire is exactly what a cook needs to get started.

Pros: recipes, ideas, photos

Bringing together authentic recipes from Italy, Greece, Provence, northern Africa, and the Middle East, DK’s Mediterranean Cookbook gives cooks the necessary tools to recreate the flavors of the Mediterranean in their own homes. Fresh, healthy,...

In this stunning and deeply heartfelt tribute to Black culinary ingenuity, Bryant Terry captures the broad and divergent voices of the African Diaspora through the prism of food. With contributions from more than 100 Black cultural luminaires from around...

Featuring more than 125 recipes, My America is a celebration of the food of the African Diaspora, as handed down through Kwame Onwuachi’s own family history, spanning Nigeria to the Caribbean, the South to the Bronx, and beyond. From Nigerian Jollof,...

With the fifth book in the #1 New York Times Best Selling Young Chef SeriesAmerica's Test Kitchenis bringing its scientific know-how, rigorous testing, and hands-on learning to kids in the kitchen!

Have you ever wondered about the best way to chop an...

The much-anticipated new cookbook from the author of the beloved New York Times bestseller Jew-ish, Jake Cohen, a fun and inspiring collection of recipes melding traditional Jewish flavors and modern influences.

For New York Times bestselling author/food...

Featuring healthy, flavorful, and complete meals assembled and cooked on a simple sheet pan, this cookbook offers great dinner solutions for busy cooks.

Sheet Pan Cookbook features 50 recipes, each a complete meal, with a diverse range of ingredients...

Self-proclaimed SoCal beach girl Carissa Stanton first earned her nickname Brocc not because of an obsession with broccoli (though she thinks it’s a darn good veggie), but because she hosted weekly girl’s nights with her friends who loved to cook, eat—and...

James Beard Award winner Kevin Pang and his dad Jeffrey, hosts of the hit America’s Test Kitchen series Hunger Pangs, show you the way to delicious Chinese cooking in this accessible, funny, heartfelt cookbook.

From American Chinese classics to Sichuan...

Learn how to make 100 perfectly imperfect pies with time-honored techniques to maximize taste from the founder of Los Angeles' beloved Pie Hole bakery.

In Pie Is Messy, Rebecca Grasley shares how she chased her dream of opening a California pie shop after...

Explore the delicious world of pizza with this fun cookbook! Deborah Kaloper provides over 60 incredible recipes, from Neapolitan classics and deep-dish pies to the sweet and fried.

Get the party started with Sopressa & Olive Panzerotti or Pizzette Fritte....

From the author of the bestselling Platters & Boards comes this versatile collection of 85+ go-to recipes for soups, soup fixings, and more. Plus 100 beautiful photos that will make you instantly crave a luscious bowl of soup!

Every day is a good day...