Best Cookbooks of 2018: Critics Picks
For the past few weeks I have been obsessively studying online lists from newspapers, magazines and food bloggers to figure out which cookbooks appear most often on Best of 2018 lists. It turns out that the favourite cookbook by a landslide is Ottolenghi Simple by Yotam Ottolenghi which was selected by nearly everyone. It was chosen by: Amazon, A Beautiful Plate, Book Riot, Delish, The Food Network, Happy Foodie, Hong Kong Tatler, The Independent, Indigo, Kitchn, The Manual, Readings, Regina Leader Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Smite Me with Apples, Turntable Kitchen, Two Peas and Their Pod, Vogue and The Week. I am no judge of cookbook quality but I really want to eat the tomato dish that is pictured on the cover.
Ottolenghi Simple by Yotam Ottolenghi
Other books on 3 or more lists include:
All about Cake by Christina Tosi
Selected by Amazon, A Beautiful Plate, Book Riot, Country Living, Delish, Hong Kong Tatler, Time Out Los Angeles and San Francisco Chronicle
Bottom of the Pot: Persian Recipes and Stories by Naz Deravian
Selected by Book Riot, Delish and Food Network
Carla Hall's Soul Food by Carla Hall
Selected by Book Riot, Country Living, Food Network and San Francisco Chronicle
Cook Like a Pro: Recipes and Tips for Home Cooks by Ina Garten
Selected by Amazon, Country Living, Delish, Food Network, Indigo, Kitchn, Two Peas and Their Pod, and Vogue
Cravings: Hungry for More by Chrissy Tiegan
Selected by Amazon, Book Riot, Delish, Esquire, Food Network, Hong Kong Tatler, Indigo, Kitchn, Turntable Kitchen, and Two Peas and Their Pod
Delish: Eat Like Everyday's the Weekend by Joanna Saltz and The Editors of Delish
Selected by Country Living, Delish, and Esquire
Eat a Little Better by Sam Kass
Selected by Book Riot, Rachel Ray Every Day, and Two Peas and Their Pod
Everyday Dorie: the Way I Cook by Dorie Greenspan
Selected by A Beautiful Plate, Delish, Food Network, Kitchn, Rachel Ray Every Day, San Francisco Chronicle, and Two Peas and Their Pod
Feast: Food of the Islamic World by Anissa Belou
Selected by Esquire, The Manual and Wired
Israeli Soul: Easy, Essential, Delicious by Michael Solomonov
Selected by Amazon, Booklist, Food Network, SF Chronicle and Vogue
Jamie Cooks Italy by Jamie Oliver
Selected by Book Riot, The Independent and Indigo
Magnolia Table: a Collection of Recipes for Gathering by Joanna Gaines
Selected by Amazon, Book Riot, Country Living, Delish, Food Network, Indigo, and Two Peas and Their Pod
Noma Guide to Fermentation by René Redzepi
Selectd by Beat, Esquire, Hong Kong Tatler, Readings, San Francisco Chronicle and Vogue
Nordic Baking Book by Magnus Nilsson
Selected by Amazon, Vogue and The Week
Now and Again by Julia Turshen
Selected by Amazon, A Beautiful Plate, Book Riot, Delish, Food Network, Kitchn, The Manual, San Francisco Chronicle, Turntable Kitchen and Vogue
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: the Four Elements of Good Cooking by Samin Nosrat
Selected by A Beautiful Plate, Indigo and Stonesoup
Season: 100 Recipes for Big Flavors, Beautiful Food by Nik Sharma 7
Selected by A Beautiful Plate, Delish, Food Network, Hong Kong Tatler, Kitchn, Rachel Ray Everyday, Turntable Kitchen, and Two Peas and Their Pod
Sister Pie: the Recipes and Stories of a Big-Hearted Bakery in Detroit by Lisa Ludwinski
Selected by A Beautiful Plate, Book Riot and Food Network
What's Gaby Cooking: Everyday California Food by Gaby Dalkin
Selected by Delish, Turntable Kitchen, and Two Peas and Their Pod
I began putting this post together in November when best of 2018 lists were just beginning to be released. Of course more lists will be released as the end of the year approaches and this blog post may be completely invalid in about a week.
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