May 2026 New Cookbook Review

May 28, 2026 by
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My 2026 Cookbook Preview Post is growing every day with great titles to covet. Excited to see these additions recently:  Family – Simple, Healthy Recipes for Everyone by Claudine Boulstridge (Recipe creator/tester for Ottolenghi); A House in the Lebanese Mountains: Recipes & Stories from Beit Trad by Sarah Trad, Pasta Grannies – Eat Everything! Pasta and Beyond for the Good Life by Vicky Bennison, Veg Everything: Recipes for Weeknights, Parties and the Bites in Between by Tanya Sichynsky and New York Times Cooking, Bake Sum: Asian American Pastries, Breads, and Other Treats by Joyce Tang and Soleil Ho, Mindful Cooking: Simple Recipes for Nurturing Body and Soul by Eric Ripert, The Lost Kitchen Volume 3: Seize the Supper by Erin French, Japanese Baking: Cakes, Bakes, Tea and More by Katsute100, Takumi – A Little Japanese Bakery by Takumi, and Weeknights with Alice: Smart, Speedy Dinners, Starting with the Veg by Alice Zaslavsky. There are many more books to add!

Don’t forget that you can create a wishlist and share it with your loved ones. A few members have been asking some questions about how to do notes and more – our Ideas on how to make EYB work better for you with links to new features and helpful posts is a great resource.

Our May 2026 EYB Cookbook Club Summary and June 2026 Great Big Cookbook Club Summary (please note the many changes and additions to this summary) can be found at the links provided.

A reminder about the mobile app: The app is called CookShelf, and you can access it as part of your Eat Your Books Premium membership. You can download the app on the Apple App Store here and on Google Play Store here. If you’re having issues linking your EYB account in CookShelf (maybe you’re seeing the paywall when you are already a Premium member, or your books aren’t syncing), here’s some info on how to resolve that. Now there is meal planning and grocery list capabilities on the CookShelf app, learn more here.

A while back we announced that we have connected the EYB database to ckbk’s library of digital cookbooks. ckbk is a cookbook subscription site where you can access the full content of 1,140 great cookbooks, the majority of which are indexed here on EYB (and more will be indexed every week). For all the details, please see Jane’s post. If any of this month’s books are a part of the ckbk library, we have identified them as such: ckbk.

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Lastly, if EVENTS are planned for these books, I have included a link. Be sure to check our Calendar frequently for new entries – there are loads of events around the world. We have added three new bookstores to our Calendar – Sevenoaks Bookshop – Sevenoaks, The Edinburgh Bookshop – Edinburgh and Coastal Table and Tales, Savannah GA,

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United States

Spanglish – Recipes & Stories by Monti Carlo is a testament to the healing power of food. Growing up, Monti Carlo felt like she was perpetually bridging the gap between worlds – one foot on her home island of Puerto Rico, and the other in the heart of Houston, Texas. In the space between, as a self-taught chef and eventual TV host and James Beard Foundation advisor, she’s carved out a cuisine all her own, one that’s a testament to a life spent bridging two cultures. The result is a delicious tribute to Puerto Rican cuisine and culture, with more than sixty-five soulful recipes. It’s a mosaic of borrowed words and flavors, a reflection of the bittersweet beauty of connecting two very different ways of life. Included is a glossary of traditional Puerto Rican ingredients and where to source them. With flavor and heart, this cookbook is more than just recipes. It’s a beautifully written reflection on Boricua identity. Our has five recipes to try now. EVENTS

AC Barbeque: The Husky and Handsome Guide to Grilling by Anthony Anderson and Cedric The Entertainer: For the long-time friends and comedians, barbeque is more than just food – it’s a way of life. Recipes are passed down through generations at backyard cookouts, and pitmasters around the country carry on those traditions at their restaurants. Anthony and Cedric, stars of Kings of BBQ on A&E, traveled the country with the goal of launching their own spice and BBQ sauce product lines. Their product line is now carried in thousands of stores nationwide, and fans are clamoring for this cookbook to go with them. Organized by regions of the country to best capture the soul of the food including St. Louis, Memphis, and the Carolinas, this book showcases the charm of these brilliant actors and comics both in the writing and bold photography. Whether you’re a seasoned pitmaster or just firing up your backyard grill, this book is a celebration of the rich traditions, bold flavors, and undeniable joy of barbequing. There are three recipes available in our .

The Martha Way: Essential Principles for Mastering Home and Living – Your Guide to Cooking, Entertaining, and Stylish Home Organizing by Martha Stewart is a thoughtfully crafted guide to the foundational principles that shape a well-kept, inspired life. With her signature clarity and elegance, Martha distills decades of experience into elevated yet accessible solutions for the everyday. Included are Cooking tips to master the basics, cook seasonally, and keep a well-stocked kitchen, entertaining tips for hosting with elegance, and Martha’s golden rules for a well-maintained, clutter-free home. There are sections on how to get started collecting, including what to look for, and gardening from start to bloom. Drawing wisdom from her own life well lived, Martha breaks down each area of expertise into clear, actionable steps and shows you how to do it beautifully and with purpose. With her time-tested tips, and unique but ever practical insights, Martha helps you bring order, style, and joy to every corner of your life with this modern blueprint for a well-kept home and life.

The Illustrated Dictionary of Japanese Food: Ingredients, Preparations and Culture by Richard Hosking helps food lovers around the world understand all the intricacies and nuances of Japanese food ingredients and culture by giving each term a concise English definition with rich cultural and historical notes. This new, expanded edition has 240 color photographs along with 100 black and white drawings for easy identification allowing readers to identify everything from abura-age fried tofu to zeusai red-bean soup. A series of fascinating appendices address critical elements of Japanese cuisine – from how miso and sake are made to the key components of a Japanese meal. This edition has new typeset and features a foreword by cookbook author, Debra Samuels.

Essential Food Preserving: The Comprehensive Guide to Canning, Freezing, Drying, and Fermenting Vegetables, Fruits, Grains, Nuts, Beans, Meat, Dairy, and Eggs by Julia C. Skinner is a must-have reference guide to all the methods used for preserving every type of food – from canning vegetables to making fruit wines to curing meat. Featuring clear step-by-step instructions and original photography for more than 250 recipes and creative zero-waste options. The book is organized by type of food, with multiple preservation methods for each. Skinner focuses on minimizing waste; every part is used, including the byproducts of processes.

Herrlich Hosting: Hosting Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime by Hannah Kleeberg is the debut book by one of Berlin’s most talked-about voices in today’s food scene and founder of the culinary studio Herrlich Dining. The German word herrlich means so good or beautiful that it is impossible to imagine anything better or more beautiful. Known for playful, stylish concepts that turn butter into sculpture and tables into stages, Kleeberg brings a radically fresh eye to food and gathering. This book is about feeling, not perfection: meals become moments, recipes become memories, hosting becomes self-expression. Dreamy, bold, and witty chapters celebrate a new language of dining where atmosphere matters more than rules. Our shares one recipe.

AMMAZZA!: Culinary Adventures from New York to Italy and Back Again by Hillary Sterling is the long-awaited cookbook from the four-time James Beard Award nominee. This title features over 100 seasonal recipes showcasing the delicious dishes that have earned her acclaim at the helm of Danny Meyer’s New York Ci Siamo. Here Sterling shares recipes that trace her path from her early days as a young cook, to her later love affair with Italian cooking, and her career spent in the kitchens of New York’s most beloved restaurants. Following the rhythm of the seasons, these recipes highlight the chef’s brilliance with flavor. A standout cookbook for home cooks, it offers smart, encouraging tips throughout – from how to clean artichokes to frying at home without fear – and is packed with bold recipes, culinary storytelling, and the know-how of a chef who cooks with both precision and heart. There are five online recipes to try now.

Every Salad Ever: From Grains to Greens and Pasta to Beans Plus Every Salad in Betweens by Greta Podleski invites you to upgrade your salad game with 100 fresh and fabulous recipes — perfect for weeknight dinners, meal-prep lunches, holiday sides and Sunday brunches, with plenty of gluten-free, dairy-free and vegan options. With over 100 relatable, reliable, and ridiculously tasty recipes – each with a gorgeous, full-page photo. This title was previously published in Canada in 2025. There are four online recipes to try now.

Nothing Matters but Delicious: A Radically Honest Cookbook by Greg Baxtrom is an accessible, achievable, and delicious collection of 75 recipes from award-winning chef and owner of Five Acres. Much of the fancy technique you see at restaurants doesn’t really matter. You can get nearly the same effect with infinitely less work. In this cookbook-like-no-other, Baxtrom invites you into his energetic kitchen, sharing his honest and encouraging methodologies for exquisite dishes, giving home cooks of all abilities the confidence and techniques to never quit on their culinary journey. Filled with sidebars containing helpful tips and lessons, like how to recover from cooking mistakes, and photographs and infographics to assist you every step of the way, readers will delight in this guide to culinary perfection. There are five recipes available in our . EVENTS

Dig In!: Over 100 Easy, Delicious, and Stress-Free Recipes to Make on Repeat by Erin O’Brien draws inspiration from three generations of women who taught her to create her own modern spin, with a stress-free approach to boldly flavored food. There are fun and approachable (sommelier-approved!) wine pairings throughout the book. Packed with practical tips and foolproof methods, this title is an essential companion for anyone hoping to elevate their home cooking and make every meal one to remember. We have a total of five recipes available to try now including those in our . EVENTS

The Hot Dog Cookbook: 50 Recipes for the World’s Best Food by Farideh Sadeghin shares 50 classic, original, and outrageous recipes irresistibly packaged in this hot dog–shaped cookbook. This delightful ode to the frankfurter includes recipes ranging from American regional classics (like NYC and Chicago dogs) to international favorites (Argentinian choripan and Icelandic pylsa) to zany and complex original creations. Packed with charming illustrations, fun hot dog lore and history, and helpful cooking tips throughout, the book is the perfect gift for the hot dog obsessive.

Spain My Way: Eat, Drink, and Cook Like a Spaniard by José Andrés and Sam Chapple-Sokol is a lively, authoritative tour through the chef’s most beloved and often-cooked recipes from his home country. Although renowned chef José Andrés has made the United States his home, his roots in Spain run deep. It’s where he thinks some of the best ingredients and most fascinating culinary techniques are celebrated every day and, as he says, it’s “where I learned to cook, learned to eat, and, most important, learned to enjoy food.” This vibrant, exciting collection of recipes bears José’s unique mark and proudly represents a culture where life is centered at the table. There are four online recipes. We will cover this title in our EYB Cookbook Club in July. EVENTS

The New Vegetarian: 500+ Recipes for a Lifetime of Great Meals by America’s Test Kitchen shares 500+ recipes that showcase a wide variety of vegetables and non-meat healthier proteins that help to deliciously add more fiber to your diet. You’ll find incredible flavors, new techniques, and hundreds of weeknight-friendly meals as well as stunning celebration-worthy centerpiece recipes. Learn about heirloom beans and grains, getting the most from herbs and spices, and using next-level condiments. Vegetarians, vegans, and even meat eaters will all love these super-appealing vegetable-forward recipes.

The LORAfied Cookbook: Easy Recipes and Budget-Friendly Hacks to Feed the Whole Family by Lora McLaughlin Peterson: Cooking trends may come and go, but the appeal of recipes promising a quicker, easier route to dinnertime never grows old. Lora has been feeding her family balanced meals daily for over thirty years, so she knows all too well how a seemingly simple “30-minute one-pan wonder” can still leave us exhausted by not accounting for hidden tasks, such as chopping, rummaging through cabinets, or clean-up afterward. This is why she created LORAfied, a digital media company that helps people do life better on a budget. Her cookbook shares simple, quick, “fancy yet frugal” recipes – with low-hassle recipes, household hacks, and lifestyle tips, this book makes life easier, brighter, and more delicious – all without breaking the bank. There are three recipes to try now in our .

The Taste of Country Cooking: 50th Anniversary Edition by Edna Lewis is the stunning 50th anniversary edition of one of the most beloved cookbooks of all time, beautifully repackaged and redesigned, with a new foreword by Toni Tipton-Martin. There are seven online recipes available to try now.

In Season: 125+ Sweet and Savory Recipes Celebrating Simple, Fresh Ingredients by Lisa Steele, author of The Fresh Eggs Daily Cookbook, shares fresh, flavorful recipes that are simple to make and anything but basic in this her second book. With her bold, seasonal flavors and beautifully crafted meals, Lisa brings her celebrated no-fuss, high-impact cooking style, inspired by the best each season has to offer. And of course, more of her signature egg-based recipes, too. Bright, vibrant, and packed with flavor, these simple seasonal recipes are your ultimate go-to for delicious, feel-good, mostly healthy meals that won’t break the bank.

The Flavor of Fire: Recipes for Grilling & Smoking with Southern Flair by Kelsey Barnard Clark teaches the fundamentals of grilling and smoking, handing you the tools to master essential techniques. From choosing the right equipment for your needs to cooking any cut of meat to perfection, Kelsey helps you conquer the basics and feel empowered to be creative rather than beholden to a recipe. Just fire up the grill or the smoker and enjoy the process. There are plenty of recipes to guide and inspire you.

New School Barbecue: Recipes for Next-Level Smoking and Grilling by Evan LeRoy and Paula Forbes breaks down the Michelin-starred pitmaster’s secrets to the best barbecue in the nation, sharing nearly 100 innovative techniques and recipes that have made LeRoy and Lewis one of Austin’s most popular barbecue joints. LeRoy shares the tenets of barbecue with illustrations, step-by-step photography, and recipes for mains, sides, and desserts that run the gamut from bacon ribs to smoked banana pudding. Barbecue is not a set menu; it’s a cooking method. The methods he outlines can be applied to any cut of any meat, any type of produce, and almost any cuisine, and his techniques work on all kinds of outdoor cookers. There are four online recipes available.

A Kitchen on Goose Cove: Recipes from the Heart of Maine by Devin Finigan is a love letter from the chef-owner of Aragosta, named one of Food + Wine’s best restaurants in 2024 and 2025. From a kitchen on a rugged coastline in Deer Isle, Maine, Finigan uses Maine’s iconic ingredients – from lobster and clams to honey and fiddleheads – to make incredible meals. With 75 recipes for classic Maine dishes and new spins on old favorites plus 100 gorgeous photos, this is the Maine cookbook to transport fans, foodies, and tourists alike to this unspoiled region. There are ten online recipes to try.

Party for One: Perfectly Portioned Recipes Just for You by Meredith Dawson invites you to lean in to being alone and enjoy single-serving dishes designed to indulge whatever your mood might be in any given moment. Cooking for one often means scaling down ingredients and adjusting cooking times: it can drive you crazy. Sometimes, one is all you want. Peppered with delicious photographs and laced with Meredith’s humor, Party for One will empower you to treat yourself to something special whenever you like.

Cake Picnic: Recipes for the Love of Cake & Friends by Elisa Sunga shares 50 baking recipes including a guide to hosting your own confectionery events and encourages bakers to lean into play, connection, community, and lots of cake! Elisa is the founder of Cake Picnic – a series of joyful, diverse, and deliciously indulgent gatherings where every attendee brings a whole cake. Elisa posted the invitation to that first-ever cake picnic and, to her surprise and delight, nearly 200 people showed up. Its immense, immediate popularity inspired Elisa to take her picnic series on the road, traveling from LA to New York and beyond. When she realized she couldn’t bring Cake Picnic to everyone, everywhere in the world, she did the next best thing: She wrote this book. Part how-to guide, part recipe collection, this book is organized by theme, provides everything you need to host your own delightfully decadent cake picnic — practical advice for planning, hosting, and attending, choosing a theme, preparing your guests, encouraging connection, transporting whole cakes, and more. The imaginative recipes here will inspire your creativity and tempt your sweet tooth. There is one available recipe to try now. EVENTS

Scandinavian Everyday: Vibrant, Simple Meals from Northern Europe by Nichole Accettola, the Culinary Institute of America-trained chef and owner of San Francisco’s beloved Scandinavian-inspired eatery Kantine, shares more than 75 of her favorite homemade Scandinavian dishes for early mornings to late evenings. Written with expertise and warmth, these recipes, as well as personal essays about her life in Scandinavia, invite readers into Nichole’s kitchen. Each chapter presents delicious recipes that have been broken down into easy, comprehensive steps and adapted for the American kitchen with ingredients commonly found in the U.S. With a focus on hearty ingredients and simple preparations, these vibrant recipes can be made with ease any time of the day, at once an act of nourishment, meditation, and connection. Nichole’s Scandinavian from Scratch is a must have as well! Our shares five recipes to try now. EVENTS

Grill Time!: Why You Should Be Grilling for Better, Healthier, Easier, and More Delicious Meals by Noah Galuten is a new grilling go-to guide, from the James Beard Award winning writer and chef. When it comes to feeding his family, Noah’s secret weapon is his grill. He is, after all, a “grill dad!” But don’t worry, it’s not all hot dogs and hamburgers. Just as he did in his previous book, The Don’t Panic Pantry Cookbook, here Galuten, an LA native who loves his backyard grill, embraces his love of bright flavors, comfort foods, and veggie forward dishes to create meals that help nourish his growing family, pleasing both adults and children alike. This collection of more than 80 inventive, fresh and nutritious recipes will be sure to impress anyone at your table (or gathered in your backyard!). There are nine online recipes available. EVENTS

The Great Book of Chocolate, Revised: The Chocolate Lover’s Guide with More Than 50 Recipes by David Lebovitz. Pastry chef and professional baker David Lebovitz is a master of perfectly pitched desserts and irreverent humor – a combination that has won him and his books hundreds of thousands of fans. In this fully updated edition of  The Great Book of Chocolate, Lebovitz discusses the history of chocolate, bean-to-bar producers, chocolate shops in Paris, and his time working in a Belgian chocolate shop, while also sharing invaluable tips for baking with, sourcing, storing, and using everybody’s favorite ingredient. Fifteen new recipes join Lebovitz’s classics, for a total of more than fifty recipes, including Melting Chocolate Cakes, Chocolate Cherry Buttermilk Scones, Chocolate Espresso Cookies, Chocolate Chip Pecan Pie, Vegan Chocolate Marshmallows, and even a Chocolate Negroni. Featuring all new photography from Paris and San Francisco, The Great Book of Chocolate, Revised, is a sweet treat for home bakers and chocolate lovers alike.

Thursday Night Tiki Lounge: 52 Drinks that Bring the Tropics Home by Jennifer Newens features a cocktail for every week of the year, and more than 50 gorgeous full-color photographs. This book brings stylish, fruit-forward, easy-to-make tropical drinks that will expand your cocktail repertoire with a mix of timeless favorites and fresh new twists.

Sandwiches!: Wraps, Rolls, Open-Faced Sammies, Buns & More by Joris Bijdendijk and Samuel Levie: From the creative culinary minds of the Dutch chefs and authors comes a stylish, globe-trotting celebration of the sandwich in all its delicious forms. Forget bland PB&J – this is a bold, colorful, and endlessly inventive journey through 52 recipes featuring toasties, tartines, buns, rolls, and next-level sammies. Each recipe is paired with striking, artful photography and smart styling, making this book as fun to flip through as it is to cook from. Our shares eight recipes to try now.

Simple Dinners Every Day by Nicole Macguire: With more than 3 million followers, the author is loved for her flavor-packed, family-friendly dinner ideas – from cozy bakes that cook themselves while you get on with your day, to one-pan wonders (maximum flavor, minimal cleanup), and foolproof favorites ready in under 20 minutes. Now, in the follow-up to her bestselling Simple Dinner Edit, Nicole shows that planning for the week doesn’t just make life easier – it saves time, money, and a whole lot of stress. And it doesn’t have to be complicated – a few small steps can make all the difference. With a bit of weekend prep, smart shopping hacks, and a bank of core meals, you can reclaim your weeknights and enjoy delicious dinners every single day.

Other titles of interest:

Canada

West Coast Kitchen Garden: Growing Gathering & Eating Through the Seasons by Sabrina Currie is a sumptuous garden-to-table cookbook, the perfect guide to eating local, in season, and deliciously all year round. With a background in culinary school and sommelier training, Currie has always been comfortable in the kitchen, but living on Vancouver Island, a rich landscape for food growing, foraging, and fishing, inspired her to get comfortable in the dirt. Covering appetizers, main courses, snacks, desserts, and drinks, this title is full of nourishing whole food recipes to realign our kitchens with the land around us.

United Kingdom

So Good Express: Quick, Nutritious Food for a Busy Life by Emily English brings together delicious and easy-to-follow recipes with the sound advice of the number one bestselling author and nutritionist. Here, Emily shows us that good food can make you feel amazing and bring you joy, every single day. Blending her nutrition expertise with a love of simple, fresh food, the author redefines healthy eating for real life. The result is over 80 fast and flavourful recipes designed to fuel your body, lift your mood and fit effortlessly into your busy life. There are eleven online recipes available. This title is planned for US release in September.

The Smallest Restaurant in Paris – A Memoir by Rachel Khoo: It begins in a tiny bedsit near the Bastille. Newly arrived from London, Rachel is trying to make a life for herself in Paris, carrying a British, Chinese-Malaysian and Austrian background, while juggling odd jobs, culinary school and persistent doubts about where she belongs. The book follows her years in the city: studying French patisserie, scraping by on short-term work, chasing food ideas and creative projects, and slowly finding confidence through trial, failure and curiosity. Almost without noticing, a series of small dinner parties in her apartment plants the seed for what would later lead to her international bestselling cookbook and TV series, The Little Paris Kitchen. Part memoir, part food writing, this illustrated book pairs personal stories of life in Paris with recipes inspired by the city, celebrating resilience, curiosity and the power of small beginnings.

Fibre Power: Transform Your Energy and Feel Amazing by Dr. Emily Leeming is your life-changing, minimal effort, 4-week kick-starter to get the right amount of fibre into your daily diet. Dr. Emily is not interested in restrictive diets, nor complicated routines. She is here to provide science-backed, simple and practical strategies to get you eating and feeling better, with the promise of rewards for your long-term health.

Sips of the Seasons: Fresh Cocktails for Every Holiday by Sarah Gualtieri teaches us how to make 40 irresistible drinks from queen of cocktails, @the.boozy.ginger, all from the comfort of your own home. Sarah presents creative yet achievable recipes, focusing on locally sourced, seasonal ingredients for maximum accessibility. Indulge in a thirst-quenching Aperol mimosa after a long day at work, sit back with a hibiscus paloma to kick off the weekend, or try your hand at a spiced pomegranate gimlet to ring in the festive season. Whatever the weather, whatever the season, whatever the occasion – Sarah’s got you covered.

But First, Dinner: Food for Our Real Lives by Eleanor Steafel is a book for people who spend most of their time thinking about what to have for dinner, for people who communicate big feelings through food, and for people who know that a bowl of pasta is never really just a bowl of pasta. From crispy gnocchi with hot and sour tomatoes and grated halloumi to chubby ricotta basil dumplings, from spatchcocked chicken with pepper sauce to salty coconut granola, this is a book bursting with over fifty mouthwatering recipes for every occasion. Because in our real lives, we need all kinds of dinners. Eleanor is also the author of The Art of Friday Night Dinner.

The Kitchen Book: Good Food For Every Day by Ella Risbridger is all about home cooking with a twist of gorgeousness. This is cooking for real life – the kinds of recipes you will actually make and actually love. There are plenty of ideas to get you through the week with minimal faff and maximum reward, whether you’re at your lowest ebb or striving for elegance. Packed with plenty of tips and tricks to make your kitchen life easier but beautiful. From the author of Midnight Chicken (& Other Recipes Worth Living For) and The Year of Miracles: Recipes to Save Your Life, this is book worthy of your limited bookshelf space. The book will be released in the US in July.

The Rise of Indian Food: Recipes Reimagined by Trèsind Studio by Himanshu Saini and Liam Collens invites you to step inside Trèsind Studio, one of the world’s most sought-after fine-dining destinations. Located in Dubai, this extraordinary establishment is the first Indian restaurant to receive three Michelin stars and has retained a spot on the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list. Chef Saini, an effusive advocate for the future of Indian cuisine, showcases the depth and diversity of his culinary heritage, while taking it to an extraordinary new level. At the heart of the book are recipes representing five different regions in India: Thar Desert, Deccan Plateau, Coastal Plains, Northern Plains, and Himalayan Mountains. Each chapter includes twelve recipes – from starters through to mains, desserts, and drinks – all of which are accompanied by a stunning full-page photograph. Our shares one recipe.

Cooking with Sausages: Delicious Things to Make with Everything from Chipolatas to Chorizo by Max Halley is an ultimate guide to cooking with sausages — not just British classics like bangers and mash — but a universal celebration of sausages from all over the world. There are recipes for sausages freed from their skins; from comforting ragus to spiced kofte, and zingy larb with Thai herbs, as well as inspiration for how to use up chorizo, embrace the humble hot dog, or cook up a cassoulet. Max explores and explains a panoply of cooking techniques and sprinkles historical anecdotes throughout this joyful celebration of the humble sausage and its magnificent versatility. There is one recipe available in our .

Yann Couvreur’s Pastry by Yann Couveur is the first book (in English) from pastry prodigy Yann Couvreur. Yann, the rising star of Parisian pastry, was initially trained at the Trianon Palace in Versailles, then became the pastry chef of the luxury hotels Eden Rock Saint-Barthélemy, Le Burgundy, and Prince de Galles. In May 2016 he opened his first pastry shop in Paris and now has branches all over the capital as well as international shops in Miami, Dubai, Seoul, Riyad and Doha. This modern and elegant book reflects the visual identity of his shops, including his fox mascot, and contains 80 recipes, mostly sweet but with some savoury dishes as well. There are four total recipes available including those shared in our .

Drizzle – Olive Oil-infused Recipes from Across the Mediterranean by Sarah Fulton Vachon is a celebration of the superfood that is extra virgin olive oil. Drizzle features recipes for each season, as well as expert insight into choosing, tasting, and cooking with this liquid gold. Recipes come directly from olive oil producers, and from the olive oil obsessed, across the Mediterranean and beyond, from Cretan dolmades to sweet Portuguese buns. Each dish perfectly captures why we should all be drizzling more olive oil, in every season and at every meal. This book will be released in the United States in June 2026.

Cucina dell’Emilia-Romagna: Recipes from the Gastronomic Heartland of Italy and its Capital Bologna by Ursula Ferrigno celebrates this region with her in-depth knowledge based on her extensive travels combined with stunning location photography. Emilia-Romagna, one of the largest Italian regions, lies between the Adriatic Sea, the River Po and the Apennine mountains. Its flood-plain-enhanced soil, known as the ‘food valley’, creates a unique microclimate for an abundance of foods to be produced. Ferrigno brings everything together in this fantastic collection of over 75 authentic recipes.

Batch – Prep Ahead. Easy Meals. All Plants by Calum Harris makes it easy to prep once and enjoy delicious food anytime. Organised into playful sections, Batch has something for every mood and moment, including one pot and air-fryer-friendly recipes. Think Sticky Up Lemon Tofu, Creamed Charred Cauliflower Soup and Flourless Chocolate Pistachio Raspberry Torte, just to name a few. Calum has inspired a new generation to see plant-based cooking as bold, simple and seriously delicious. Batch is the next step: eat well, waste less and always have something tasty ready to go. There are five recipes available in our .

Odette: Terroir to Table, Heart to Plate by Julien Royer, chef-owner of one of Asia’s most lauded restaurants, and a fixture on the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list, delivers balanced French technique with Southeast Asian terroir to create a cuisine defined by grace, clarity, and emotional resonance. Named after Royer’s beloved grandmother, Odette attracts guests from around the globe with its refreshing perspective on modern fine dining. The book opens with a series of deeply personal essays exploring Royer’s upbringing in rural France, the culinary influences that shaped him, and the values that guide his restaurant. The second section of the book is devoted to over 80 recipes, arranged to reflect the rhythm of a meal at Odette – from playful starters to vegetables, fish and seafood, meat and poultry, and desserts. There are five recipes available in our .

The Beefy Boys’ Great British BBQ: All the Recipes you Need to have a Proper Bangin’ Barbecue by Beefy Boys. Barbecues in the UK conjure up images of grilling under a brolly, burnt sausages, undercooked chicken and overcooked steak. The award-winning Beefy Boys are here to change that and help reclaim the Great British BBQ! With recipes for everything from smoky roasts to low-and-slow ribs, chops, steaks and (of course) burgers, all tastes and appetites get the Beefy Boys treatment. Taking inspiration from Britain’s long history of cooking over fire and the world-class culinary influences that have helped to shape modern Britain’s food culture, there’s something for everyone in this ultimate guide to live-fire cooking.

La Saison: Over 80 Seasonal French Recipes, from a Year in my Kitchen by Manon Lagrève is an enchanting collection that proves French cuisine can be savored throughout the seasons. From the crisp, refreshing salads of summer to the soul-warming stews of winter, La Saison is your ticket to a year-round feast of flavours. Each chapter begins with a seasonal tipsheet, showcasing the freshest fruits, vegetables, poultry and fish to inspire your shopping list. Manon’s French heritage and effortless approach to seasonal eating are at the heart of this book. Designed for the modern home cook, the recipes blend traditional French flavors with clever shortcuts, ensuring minimal time in the kitchen without compromising on taste. There are three online recipes available.

Istanbul – Delicious Recipes from the Heart of the City by Özlem Warren brings a taste of Istanbul to readers’ tables with fuss-free and flavourful recipes for dishes from the firin (bakery) to the kahvalti evi (breakfast houses), ocakbasi (fireside), sokak (street), and more. This dynamic collection of more than 90 recipes takes readers on a journey showing just how satisfying and straightforward Instanbul Lezzetleri can be. Including the likes of Börekitas (smoked aubergine pastries), Balik Ekmek (grilled fish sandwich), Çerkez Ravugu (Circassian chicken with walnut sauce), and Irmik Helvasi (buttery semolina halva), every dish prioritises flavour and ease of execution. This is Özlem Warren’s heartfelt tribute to a city that has animated so much of her cooking, and a warm celebration of making and sharing its delicious food. There are two online recipes to try now. EVENTS

Midnight Sun: A Scandinavian Cookbook for Long Summer Days by Trine Hahnemann is a collection of simple, summer recipes to enjoy at home. With the never-ending sunlight, this magical time of year allows for pause and presence as the days stretch ever longer and the landscapes come alive. There are fresh and flavoursome recipes for every time of day – so, whether it’s for afternoon fika, archipelago picnics, or ideas to preserve the late summer harvest, you will find endless treats to share with friends and family. There are eighteen online recipes available.

Being Old…and Learning to Love It! by Prue Leith is a truthful, inspiring and funny short book – part memoir and part reflection, on time running out and accepting the inevitable end while still having fun and being visible. This spirited canter through Prue’s musings on the triumphs, trials and tribulations of ageing well is sometimes serious, sometimes funny, and always entertaining.

Honey & Co Daily: Easy Food for Your Everyday Pleasure by Itamar Srulovich and Sarit Packer is about food that looks good on the plate and tastes sensational but hasn’t taken all day to prepare. Based on the menu Itamar and Sarit serve at their café in Store Street, London, it’s the kind of relaxed, informal food we all want to eat every day. Chapters include effortless recipes with eggs, fragrant soups, tasty ideas for in or on bread, nourishing salads, wholesome dinner ideas in daily nightly, quick and easy cookies and cakes, and even some ‘serve me in a glass’ speedy cocktails and desserts. There are three online recipes available. EVENTS

Nathan Outlaw On Fish: A Seafood Handbook: Species – Techniques – Recipes is a brand new handbook from the Michelin-star chef and a must-have for anyone wanting to know more about seafood and how to cook it. Outlaw has distilled three decades of experience as a foremost fish chef into a very personal go-to cook’s handbook. Fish Basics covers fishing methods, shopping & storing plus preparation techniques and advice on curing, grilling, smoking, pickling, barbecuing, poaching and frying. Chapters on flat fish, round fish, oily fish, shellfish, and cephalopods provide detailed knowledge about 32 individual species including habitat, fishing, and when to eat seasonally, along with cooking & serving suggestions, followed by more than 80 recipes to suit all occasions and cooking skills. There are three online recipes available.

One Dish Four Ways: Classic Recipes Reimagined For Every Season by Barney Desmazery takes 25 of the UK’s most popular dishes, and gives them a different spin per season, resulting in 100 recipes for year-round crowd pleasers. As ‘the dude from Good Food’, the author has written thousands of the UK’s most-cooked dishes. Think a classic, indulgent beef lasagna in winter, a spring green and ricotta version for spring, a light mozzarella and tomato open lasagna for warm summer evenings, and a cozy squash, sage and walnut option for fall feasting. With decades of experience, Barney’s recipes are the very best versions of classics, with the needs of the home cook at the heart of it – simple ingredients, low prep, minimal washing up, and high impact.

The Brownie Book: Wickedly Irresistible Chocolatey Bakes by Kate Jenkins, founder of one of the UK’s favorite brownie delivery services, Gower Cottage Brownies, shares over 60 unbeatable bakes for classic brownies and blondies along with exciting new twists, vegan-friendly bakes and new flavor combinations such as Salted Caramel, Rum and Raisin, Mint Choc Chip and Bakewell Blondies. This book is a celebration of decadent treats and the joy they bring. Packed with recipes that reflect a love for rich flavors and simple, honest ingredients, it promises to be a delightful guide for dessert enthusiasts everywhere. This title will be published in the US in June. There are six recipes available in our .

The Pistachio Lover’s Baking Book 60 Sweet, Simple + Deliciously Nutty Bakes by Sam Dixon brings the pistachio trend straight to your kitchen with 60 mouthwatering bakes that are as easy as they are delicious. Filled with addictive cookies and traybakes to foolproof cakes and no-bake desserts, this stunning cookbook is filled with pistachio-themed recipes. This book will be released in the U.S. in June 2026.

5 Ingredient Indian: Delicious Recipes Made Easy by Chetna Makan teaches us how to make flavourful Indian dishes with five simple ingredients. Combining bold flavours and straightforward cooking methods, Chetna has created recipes and her signature spice blends to make and enjoy delicious Indian cuisine with minimal fuss. Discover how to bring a taste of India into your kitchen with these effortless yet impressive dishes. There is one online recipe available. This book will be released in the U.S. in June 2026. EVENTS

High Fibre Heroes: How to Turn 12 Everyday Vegetables into 100 Joyful, Health-boosting Recipes by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall shows us how simple – and delicious – it can be with 100 easy recipes all celebrating 12 vegetable heroes: Peas, Carrots, Cabbage, Tinned Beans, Cauliflower, Leeks, Mushrooms, Tomatoes, Lentils, Spinach Sweetcorn, and Broccoli. Getting the most out of these 12, often underestimated, plant superstars doesn’t need to be complicated – many of the recipes use only one pan and can be on the table within half an hour. Hugh serves up completely delicious, health-boosting, sustainable, plant-friendly recipes every time. With a focus on whole, unprocessed plants, these plant-forward recipes are thrifty, thoughtful dishes, but exciting and delicious too, proving that plant-based flavour is yours for the taking. There are eleven online recipes available. This book will be released in the U.S. in June 2026.

Eat Like a Greek: 100 Quick, Easy, Delicious Recipes by Marina Georgallides takes us along on the author’s journey to rediscover her Greek roots through these delicious yet simple recipes. There are 100 easy-to-follow Greek and Cypriot recipes from her childhood, using fresh ingredients and surprisingly simple cooking methods. There are three online recipes available.

Spice Tonight: Easy Meals with a South Asian Twist by Kausar Raja is full of mouth-watering twists on family favourites that bring big South Asian flavours and warmth to the table every day. Covering 100 quick and easy crowd-pleasers, light bites and one-pots, weeknight winners and cheeky fakeaways or simple sweets. Inspired by the home-cooked meals of her childhood, Kausar Raja will show you how to make unforgettable fusion food with magic in every bite.

Sun, Soul, Feta: The Greek Cookbook by Ergon Foods celebrates the best of Greek cooking with modern twists on timeless recipes, from Mediterranean deli and restaurant group ERGON. Discover 70 recipes with everything from kitchen staples and comforting breakfasts to meze, seafood and vegetable dishes, as well as suggestions for how to create sharing feasts for any occasion. Sun, Soul, Feta is filled with comforting, fresh and nourishing meals rooted in the Mediterranean soul. So come with us to the beaches of Crete and the rooftops of Athens. To family kitchens, busy bakeries and sandy beaches in celebration of Greek dishes that conjure up a sense of home. Will be released in US in October.

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Australia

You’re Welcome – A Baking Celebration with a South-East Asian Twist by Raymond Tan is an iconic collection of sweet and savory recipes for home bakers. The author, a self-taught, Melbourne-based Malaysian baker who runs popular bakeries Raya and Dua, draws on his decade of experience and adds his Southeast Asian spin, walking readers through everything from Miso peanut cookies to Matcha almond “pocky” sticks, cakes from easy to exceptional, an array of mooncakes and colorful Malaysian kueh desserts, plus the “unfortunate” cookies that made Raymond famous. In a sumptuous hardback featuring striking, joyous photography and design, celebrate birthdays, weddings, Lunar New Year, Asian Christmas, and even break-ups with Raymond. Everyone is welcome. Our shares three recipes to try now.

Easy Italian Dinners From My Little Kitchen: 101 Wholesome, Fast and Low-cost Recipes by Melanie Lionello, the cook and nutritionist behind the popular social media account From My Little Kitchen, is a joyful celebration of her accessible food philosophy and her Italian heritage, anchored by her expert focus on healthy eating. Melanie Lionello will take rustic-style food made with everyday ingredients over fine dining any day. Inspired by the Italian peasant diet, cucina povera, the 101 recipes naturally fit with a busy lifestyle and set budget. Our shares seven recipes to try now.

A Day in Seoul: A Korean Cookbook by Julian Kim is a culinary journey through one of the world’s most vibrant cities, featuring seventy recipes that capture the flavor and personality of South Korea’s capital, a city that’s bursting at the seams with incredible food and people who love to eat it. Experience Korean staples like kimchi, bibimbap, and bulgogi along with contemporary dishes that reflect the modern face of this dynamic city. There are three recipes available in our ,

The Power of Protein: 150+ Recipes for Everyday Strength, Energy and Wellness by Sarah Di Lorenzo answers all your burning questions about protein and shows you how this powerhouse nutrient can boost your energy, build muscle, support healthy ageing, and keep you feeling full for longer. Whether you’re getting fit, staying strong, or just want to feel better every day, this book will show you how to make protein your secret weapon – for life. Note: In the first printing of The Power of Protein (Nov 2025), some recipes containing meat were mistakenly included in the vegetarian/vegan section of the book. Vegetarian or vegan readers can substitute the meat protein in these recipes with tofu or another preferred plant-based alternative.

Eat Like a Sardinian – Live to 100 by Francesco Mattana invites you to discover the rich and varied food culture of the island, bringing together his experiences learning to cook from the women around him and years of teaching at Jamie Oliver’s Cookery School to create authentic, delicious home cooking recipes that everyone can master, with all the tips and tricks needed to get them right every time. Find the perfect small bite for your aperitivo hour, stock up your larder with preserves, perfect your pasta and bread-making skills, learn how to entertain the Sardinian way with impressive fish, meat and vegetable dishes and finish it all off with a traditional dolci. Who knew healthy living could be so sweet? There are two recipes available in our .

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