A buffet of 2023 cookbooks for the food lovers on your list

There are a lot of cooks at NPR. Every year when we ask our staff for recommendations for Books We Love — NPR's annual, year-end books guide — we get back a veritable smorgasbord of cookbook offerings. Scroll down to find out what our staffers were up to in the kitchen this year, and to explore selections from food writer, author and NPR contributor T. Susan Chang. This is just a sampling of our food recommendations in 2023 — to see the full list, head over to Books We Love.

 

  • Asada: The Art of Mexican-Style Grilling by Bricia Lopez with Javier Cabral

  • The Cookie That Changed My Life by Nancy Silverton with Carolynn Carreño

  • Ed Mitchell's Barbeque by Ed Mitchell and Ryan Mitchell with Zella Palmer

  • The Global Pantry Cookbook by Scott Mowbray and Ann Taylor Pittman

  • Invitation to a Banquet: The Story of Chinese Food by Fuchsia Dunlop

  • The Secret of Cooking: Recipes for an Easier Life in the Kitchen by Bee Wilson

  • A Splash of Soy: Everyday Food from Asia by Lara Lee

  • Start Here: Instructions for Becoming a Better Cook by Sohla El-Waylly

  • Tenderheart: A Cookbook About Vegetables and Unbreakable Family Bonds by Hetty Lui McKinnon

  • The World Central Kitchen Cookbook by José Andrés and World Central Kitchen with Sam Chapple-Sokol

This is just a sampling of the titles in the Cookbooks & Food section of Books We Love. Check out all of this year's selections, and stick around to browse picks from the last 11 years.

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