“What are the best Cookbooks released in 2019?” We looked at 296 of the top Cookbook books, aggregating and ranking them so we could answer that very question!

The top 30 books, all appearing on 4 or more “Best Cookbook” book lists, are ranked below by how many times they appear. The remaining 225+ titles, as well as the sources we used, are in alphabetical order on the bottom of the page.

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• The Best Science Fiction And Fantasy Books
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• The Best Mystery, Horror, and Thriller Books
• The Best Nonfiction Books
• The Best History Books
• The Best Fiction Books
• The Best Cookbooks
• The Best Graphic Novels And Comics
• The Best Biography And Memoir Books
• The Best Art And Photography Books
• The Best Kids, Children, and Youth Books
• The Best Poetry Books

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Top 30 Best Cookbooks From 2019

30 .) All About Dinner: Simple Meals, Expert Advice written by Molly Stevens

Lists It Appears On:

• Eat This, Not That!
• Guardian
• BuzzFeed
• Guardian

An award-winning cookbook author and cooking teacher answers her most-asked question: What do you make for dinner? Like most of us, Molly Stevens has no team of prep cooks, no vast pantry, and no one paid to clean up her home kitchen. What she does have ar

29 .) Antoni in the Kitchen written by Antoni Porowski

Lists It Appears On:

• San Francisco Chronicle
• Two Peas and Their Pod
• Amazon
• City of Asylum Bookstore

The food guru and breakout star of the Netflix smash hit Queer Eye unveils the stylishly accessible, healthy recipes fans have been waiting for

28 .) Dishoom: From Bombay with Love written by Shamil Thakrar, Kavi Thakrar and Naved Nasir

Lists It Appears On:

• Dandelion Chandelier
• Good Food
• iNews
• NPR

An eccentric and charming cookbook from Dishoom, with over 100 recipes from the much-loved restaurants. At long last, Dishoom share the secrets to their much sought-after Bombay comfort food: the Bacon Naan Roll, Black Daal, Okra Fries, Jackfruit Biryani,

27 .) Drive-Thru Dreams: A Journey Through the Heart of America’s Fast Food Kingdom written by Adam Chandler

Lists It Appears On:

• New Zealand Listener
• New Yorker
• KCRW
• Independent – Julia Platt Leonard

Most any honest person can own up to harboring at least one fast-food guilty pleasure. In Drive-Thru Dreams, Adam Chandler explores the inseparable link between fast food and American life for the past century. The dark underbelly of the industry’s largest

26 .) East: 120 Vegetarian and Vegan Recipes from Bangalore to Beijing written by Meera Sodha

Lists It Appears On:

• Boston Globe
• New Yorker
• Independent – Julia Platt Leonard
• Atlantic

From the Guardian ‘New Vegan’ columnist and award-winning author of Fresh India Modern, vibrant, fuss-free food made from British ingredients but with an Eastern slant, East is a must-have whether you’re vegan, vegetarian, or simply want to eat more delici

25 .) Half Baked Harvest: Super Simple written by Tieghan Gerard

Lists It Appears On:

• BuzzFeed
• Kathy Gunst
• Boston Globe
• KCRW

The author of Half Baked Harvest Cookbook keeps things simple with 125 easy, show-stopping recipes: fewer ingredients, foolproof meal-prepping, effortless entertaining, and everything in between. We all want to make and serve our loved ones beautiful food—

24 .) Hungry: Eating, Road-Tripping, and Risking It All with the Greatest Chef in the World written by Jeff Gordinier

Lists It Appears On:

• Christian Science Monitor
• Fooshya
• Smithsonian Magazine
• Amazon

Feeling stuck in his life, New York Times food writer Jeff Gordinier met René Redzepi, the Danish chef whose restaurant, Noma, has been repeatedly voted the best in the world. A restless perfectionist, Redzepi was at the top of his game but looking to shut

23 .) Oaxaca: Home Cooking from the Heart of Mexico written by Bricia Lopez

Lists It Appears On:

• City of Asylum Bookstore
• AllRecipes
• Dandelion Chandelier
• NPR

A colorful celebration of Oaxacan cuisine from the landmark Oaxacan restaurant in Los Angeles Oaxaca is the culinary heart of Mexico, and since opening its doors in 1994, Guelaguetza has been the center of life for the Oaxacan community in Los Angeles. Fou

22 .) Pasta Grannies written by Vicky Bennison

Lists It Appears On:

• Martha Stewart
• Conde Nast Traveler
• Christian Science Monitor
• AllRecipes

“When you have good ingredients, you don’t have to worry about cooking. They do the work for you.” – Lucia, 85 Inspired by the hugely popular YouTube channel of the same name, Pasta Grannies is a wonderful collection of time-perfected Italian recipes from

21 .) Ruffage: A Practical Guide to Vegetables written by Abra Berens

Lists It Appears On:

• Amazon
• Dandelion Chandelier
• Library Journal
• Los Angeles Times

Ruffage: A Practical Guide to Vegetables is not your typical cookbook—it is a how-to-cook book of a variety of vegetables. Author Abra Berens—chef, farmer, Midwesterner—shares a collection of techniques that result in new flavors, textures, and ways to enj

20 .) The Last Course: The Desserts of Gramercy Tavern written by Claudia Fleming and Melissa Clark

Lists It Appears On:

• Taste of Home
• KCRW
• BuzzFeed
• Kathy Gunst

The creator the the Gramercy Tavern’s desserts shares 175 easy-to-prepare recipes for everything from warm raspberry verbena meringue cake to apple tarte tatin.

19 .) The Quality Chop House written by Shaun Searley

Lists It Appears On:

• Boston Globe
• NPR
• New Zealand Listener
• Independent – Julia Platt Leonard

The Quality Chop House has stood proudly on the corner of Farringdon Road and Exmouth Market since 1869. It’s been a working man’s cafe, a ’90s celeb magnet and, for the last 7 years, one of London’s best-known, best-loved restaurants, with its famous conf

18 .) Where Cooking Begins: Uncomplicated Recipes To Make You A Great Cook written by Carla Lalli Music

Lists It Appears On:

• Eat This, Not That!
• Daily Mail
• Guardian
• Kathy Gunst

A modern approach to cooking at home, with more than 70 innately flexible recipes. The indispensable recipes and streamlined cooking techniques in Where Cooking Begins are an open invitation to dive into Carla Lalli Music’s laid-back cooking style. The foo

17 .) Joy of Cooking: 2019 Edition Fully Revised and Updated written by Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker, Ethan Becker, John Becker, and Megan Scott

Lists It Appears On:

• Guardian
• The Week UK
• Taste of Home
• Boston Globe
• San Francisco Chronicle

“Cooking shouldn’t just be about making a delicious dish—owning the process and enjoying the experience ought to be just as important as the meal itself. The new Joy of Cooking is a reminder that nothing can compare to gathering around the table for a home

16 .) Maangchi’s Big Book of Korean Cooking: From Everyday Meals to Celebration Cuisine written by Maangchi and Martha Rose Shulman

Lists It Appears On:

• Chowhound
• Conde Nast Traveler
• Dandelion Chandelier
• New Yorker
• Guardian

The definitive book on Korean cuisine by “YouTube’s Korean Julia Child”* and the author of Maangchi’s Real Korean Cooking *New York Times

15 .) South: Essential Recipes and New Explorations written by Sean Brock

Lists It Appears On:

• BuzzFeed
• Boston Globe
• Kathy Gunst
• KCRW
• NPR

Named a Best New Cookbook of Fall 2019 by the New York Times, Food & Wine, Epicurious, Grub Street, and more “I will keep this book forever in my collection because no one cooking today is doing more to help the Southern culinary flame burn brighter.” —New

14 .) Zaitoun: Recipes from the Palestinian Kitchen written by Yasmin Khan

Lists It Appears On:

• Christian Science Monitor
• Amazon
• Booklist
• Chowhound
• Boston Globe

British cook Yasmin Khan unlocks the flavors and fragrances of modern Palestine, from the sun-kissed pomegranate stalls of Akka, on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, through evergreen oases of date plantations in the Jordan Valley, to the fading fish mar

13 .) Ama: A Modern Tex-Mex Kitchen written by Josef Centeno & Betty Hallock

Lists It Appears On:

• Atlantic
• Kathy Gunst
• Amazon
• Conde Nast Traveler
• Good Food
• Guardian

Tex-Mex is a delicious, irreverent cuisine that combines the deep traditions of Texan and Mexican cooking. Think meaty stews, breakfast tacos, and tres leches cake. Home cooks will learn how to make them all—in addition to crunchy salads, slow-cooked meats

12 .) American Sfoglino: A Master Class in Handmade Pasta written by Evan Funke with Katie Parla

Lists It Appears On:

• NPR
• KCRW
• Guardian
• Kathy Gunst
• BuzzFeed
• Amazon

This debut cookbook from Evan Funke, esteemed chef of L.A.’s Felix Trattoria, is a comprehensive guide to the best pasta in the world. Sharing classic techniques from his Emilia-Romagna training, Funke provides accessible instructions for making his award-

11 .) Notes from a Young Black Chef written by Kwame Onwuachi, with Joshua David Stein

Lists It Appears On:

• Fooshya
• Smithsonian Magazine
• Goodreads
• NPR
• Boston Globe
• Readings

Reprint of: Onwuachi, Kwame, author. Notes from a young Black chef. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.

10 .) Indian-ish: Recipes And Antics From A Modern American Family written by Priya Krishna and Ritu Krishna

Lists It Appears On:

• Spectator
• The Week UK
• Good Food
• New Zealand Listener
• Daily Mail
• Guardian
• Conde Nast Traveler

A young food writer’s witty and irresistible celebration of her mom’s “Indian-ish” cooking–with accessible and innovative Indian-American recipes

9.) The Whole Fish Cookbook written by Josh Niland

Lists It Appears On:

• Christian Science Monitor
• AllRecipes
• Library Journal
• NPR
• Kathy Gunst
• Boston Globe
• Independent – Julia Platt Leonard

We all want to eat more fish, but who wants to bother spending the time, effort and money cooking that same old salmon fillet on repeat when you could be trying something new and utterly delicious?

In The Whole Fish Cookbook,

8.) Vietnamese Food Any Day: Simple Recipes for True, Fresh Flavors written by Andrea Nguyen

Lists It Appears On:

• BuzzFeed
• Taste of Home
• Los Angeles Times
• New Yorker
• Kathy Gunst
• Conde Nast Traveler
• Dandelion Chandelier

Drawing upon decades of experience; as well as the hacks her own mom used coming from Vietnam to America; award-winning author Andrea Nguyen shows you how to use everyday ingredients to create true Vietnamese flavors at home–fast. With Nguyen as your guid

7.) Pastry Love: A Baker’s Journal Of Favorite Recipes written by Joanne Chang

Lists It Appears On:

• Los Angeles Times
• Taste of Home
• Kathy Gunst
• Boston Globe
• Dandelion Chandelier
• Goodreads
• Fooshya
• Smithsonian Magazine

A must-have baking bible from the James Beard award-winning baker and owner of the beloved Flour bakeries in Boston. James Beard award-winning baker Joanne Chang is best known around the country for her eight acclaimed Flour bakeries in Boston. Chang has p

6.) The Food of Sichuan written by Fuschia Dunlop

Lists It Appears On:

• Library Journal
• NPR
• Boston Globe
• New Yorker
• KCRW
• Kathy Gunst
• BuzzFeed
• AllRecipes

Almost twenty years after the publication of her landmark book Sichuan Cookery, voted by the OFM as one of the greatest cookbooks of all time, Fuchsia Dunlop revisits the region where her own culinary journey began, adding more than 50 new recipes to the o

5.) Tartine: A Classic Revisited written by Elisabeth Prueitt and Chad Robertson

Lists It Appears On:

• Amazon
• Conde Nast Traveler
• Dandelion Chandelier
• Boston Globe
• Martha Stewart
• Conde Nast Traveler
• Amazon
• Dandelion Chandelier
• New Yorker
• KCRW

This brilliantly revisited and beautifully rephotographed book is a totally updated edition of a go-to classic for home and professional bakers—from one of the most acclaimed and inspiring bakeries in the world. Tartine offers more than 50 new recipes that

4.) From the Oven to the Table: Simple Dishes That Look After Themselves written by Diana Henry

Lists It Appears On:

• City of Asylum Bookstore
• Library Journal
• New Yorker
• Boston Globe
• Christian Science Monitor
• NPR
• Atlantic
• Kathy Gunst
• Amazon
• Good Food
• Goodreads

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ‘For bung-it-in-the-oven cooks everywhere, this is a must-have book: Diana Henry has a genius for flavour.’ – Nigella Lawson Whether you’re short of time or just prefer to keep things simple, From the Oven to the Table shows how

3.) Sababa: Fresh, Sunny Flavors from my Israeli Kitchen written by Adeena Sussman

Lists It Appears On:

• Taste of Home
• Daily Mail
• Spectator
• iNews
• The Week UK
• NPR
• Smithsonian Magazine
• The Writer
• Fooshya
• Guardian
• Readings
• iNews
• Good Food

“The pages of this book ooze with [Adeena’s] passion for the romance and beauty of Israeli cuisine. The recipes are soulful, elemental, and stunningly delicious.” –from the foreword by Michael Solomonov In an Israeli cookbook as personal as it is global,

2.) Jubilee: Recipes from Two Centuries of African-American Cooking written by Toni Tipton-Martin

Lists It Appears On:

• Taste of Home
• Amazon
• Eat This, Not That!
• BuzzFeed
• Guardian
• Dandelion Chandelier
• Fooshya
• Smithsonian Magazine
• KCRW
• AllRecipes
• Los Angeles Times
• Kathy Gunst
• Culinary Backstreets
• Guardian
• Guardian

Adapted from historical texts and rare African-American cookbooks, the 125 recipes of Jubilee paint a rich, varied picture of the true history of African-American cooking: a cuisine far beyond soul food. NAMED ONE OF FALL’S BEST COOKBOOKS BY THE NEW YORK T

1.) Nothing Fancy: Unfussy Food for Having People Over written by Alison Roman

Lists It Appears On:

• Kathy Gunst
• AllRecipes
• Library Journal
• New Yorker
• Kathy Gunst
• Boston Globe
• Dandelion Chandelier
• Chowhound
• Atlantic
• The Week UK
• Spectator
• Guardian
• Independent – Julia Platt Leonard
• NPR
• New Yorker
• Boston Globe
• Library Journal

Feeding friends is totally relaxed with Roman, author of Dining In and New York Times columnist. This abundant collection of all-new recipes is for gatherings big and small, from the weeknight to the weekend.

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