In years past, we’ve noticed common threads amongst our favorite, most coveted cookbooks. This year’s cookery books are works of art in every sense of the word: bright, cheerful covers open to pages of creativity, expression, music, and art—poetry, drawing, painting, and collage—with approachable recipes, too.
Phaidon’s The Kitchen Studio: Culinary Creations by Artists features the recipes of more than 70 artists—with collages, photographs, paintings, and scrawled drawings alongside.
One: Pot, Pan, Planet: A Greener Way to Cook for You and Your Family by Anna Jones is all about making more flavor with less waste.
We like the “tiled” cover of Portugal: A Cookbook by Leandro Carriera.
Julia Sherman—the artist, writer, and cook behind Salad for President—is now taking on entertaining with Arty Parties, with recipes and tips for throwing wildly inventive gatherings of all sizes and types.
Chef, educator, and activist Bryant Terry’s previous cookbook, Vegetable Kingdom, made it onto last year’s cookbook top-ten list, and this year he’s back with the newly released Black Food: Stories, Art, and Recipes from Across the African Diaspora.