This year brought a slew of cookbooks so lovely they hardly need wrapping. For the cook (or for the person who, like me, likes to read cookbooks before bed), here are our picks for the most beautiful—and delicious—offerings from 2018.
N.B.: We offer Amazon prices here for ease, but encourage shopping at your local bookseller as well, this season and year-round.
The Nordic Baking Book
![we\2\17;ve long followed the eccentric swedish chef magnus nilsson (we w 17](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/the-nordic-baking-book-cookbook-733x475.jpg)
The German Cookbook
![new from phaidon is the german cookbook, which earns a spot on this list f 18](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/the-german-cookbook-interior-phaidon-733x475.jpg)
The Noma Guide to Fermentation
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(See more on Redzepi in Steal This Look: A Star Chef’s Scandi Kitchen, Nadine Redzepi’s Secrets to a Well-Ordered Home Kitchen, and our Restaurant Visit, way back in 2010, of the original Noma in Copenhagen.)
Aska
![aska is the darkly beautiful debut cookbook of chef fredrik bersiliu 20](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/aska-cookbook-733x475.jpg)
Room for Dessert
![new from the former pastry chef at el bulli: room for dessert, a look 21](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/room-for-dessert-cookbook-733x475.jpg)
River Cafe London
![to mark three decades of london\2\17;s iconic river cafe (it opened in \ 22](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/river-cafe-london-cookbook-733x475.jpg)
Ottolenghi Simple
![in last year\2\17;s best cookbooks of \20\17 list, we recommended 23](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/ottolenghi-simple-cookbook-733x475.jpg)
Solo
![chef anita lo\2\17;s solo (named eater\2\17;s cookbook of th 24](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/solo-cookbook-anita-lo-733x475.jpg)
Together: Our Community Cookbook
![in the weeks following the grenfell tower fire in west london, a group of women 25](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/together-our-community-cookbook-733x475.jpg)
Basque Country
![an american chef and journalist living in the basque country of northwest spain 26](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/basque-country-cookbook-733x475.jpg)
Cake
![finally, the most petite—and most playful—cookbook on our list: c 27](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cake-maira-kalman-cookbook-733x475.jpg)
Looking for the perfect gift for everyone on your list? See the rest of our 2018 gift guides:
- 5 Gift Kits for the Practical-Minded Person
- 9 Gifts That Give Back
- 11 Gifts for the Eco-Friendly Gardener
- 12 Petite Gifts from the Old Country (aka Europe)
- 15 Stocking Stuffers for Under $15 (ish)
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