Eater has put together their list of “Every Spring 2018 Cookbook That Matters”.
These are the most exciting books of the season. The authors are comprised of more than just chefs and cooks. Some are first-time writers, obsessives, drifters, culinary reporters and more.
Between Harlem and Heaven: Afro-Asian-American Cooking for Big Nights, Weeknights, and Every Day
JJ Johnson, Alexander Smalls, Veronica Chambers
Flatiron Books, out now
Japan: The Cookbook
Nancy Singleton Hachisu
Phaidon, April 2018
Turnip Greens & Tortillas: A Mexican Chef
Spices Up the Southern Kitchen
Eddie Hernandez, Susan Puckett
Rux Martin/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, April 2018
Coconuts and Collards: Recipes and Stories from Puerto Rico to the Deep South
Von Diaz
University Press of Florida, Out now
The Austin Cookbook: Recipes and Stories from Deep in the Heart of Texas
Paula Forbes
Abrams, Out now
Eat a Little Better: Great Flavor, Good Health, Better World
Sam Kass
Clarkson Potter, April 2018
Room for Dessert
Will Goldfarb
Phaidon, April 2018
River Café London: Thirty Years of Recipes and the Story of a Much-Loved Restaurant
Ruth Rogers, Sian Wyn Owen, Joseph Trivelli, Rose Gray
Knopf, April 2018
How to Eat a Peach: Menus, Stories and Places
Diana Henry
Mitchell Beazley, May 2018
At My Table: A Celebration of Home Cooking
Nigella Lawson
Flatiron Books, April 2018
Gather and Graze: 120 Favorite Recipes for Tasty Good Times
Stephanie Izard, Rachel Holtzman
Clarkson Potter, April 2018
Julep: Southern Cocktails Refashioned
Alba Huerta, Marah Stets
Lorena Jones Books, March 2018
Book summaries, as well as many other notable books, can be found at
Eater.