Food Books for Your Holiday List

I LOVED Stanley Tucci’s memoir Taste. The way Tucci described his life through food was captivating. So of course, his new collection What I Ate in One Year jumped to the top of my Christmas list. I saw a print copy at Costco the other day, and the endpapers are STUNNING. They have adorable illustrations of produce on them. In his new essays, Tucci describes his year of food day by day. And with great food comes great company, and Tucci shares these special moments with his readers.

I grew up watching Food Network, so I’m always here for a celebrity chef biography. But Ina Garten, well she’s something special. She’s straightforward, practical, and her recipes are always delicious. She published a host of bestselling cookbooks, but now—for the first time—she’s here with her memoir. In it, she describes the beginnings of her career in entertainment, how she became a TV personality, and how she met her beloved husband, Jeffrey. As an audiobook girlie, I am over the moon that she performs the audio edition.

Crystal Wilkinson is a huge favorite of mine. Her novel The Birds of Opulence stands as one of my all-time favorite books. So when I heard that she had a culinary memoir coming out, I jumped on the preorder list. In Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts, Wilkinson shares the history of her family through the recipes they have passed down through the years. The book includes stunning photos and delicious recipes perfect for beginner and experienced bakers alike.