Introducing the Cookbooks of April 2024!

Around the world in a dozen cookbooks!

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Paula Forbes
April 11, 2024

Howdy cookbook fans!

Well, it’s still April, so here’s your April releases issue! A quick programming note: I have a very, very, very busy year ahead of me, with a lot of exciting projects coming up. This newsletter will probably be a bit sporadic, although I am going to try to continue weekly issues as often as possible! In any case, releases will be shared in news digest weekly starting with May releases. Also, there are still some Beehiiv issues: if you email me about them, please, please, please tell me what browser you are using and send me any pertinent screenshots. Thank you!

Okay! April, thank you for having a sane/normal number of book releases. The past few months have been nuts. And since there are a reasonable number of books, it means we can do all! the! covers! We have some thoughtful titles here this month, the theme of which seems to be TRAVEL. Where are we off to? North Carolina! Kentucky! Nice! The Basque region of Spain! London! Seoul! Italy! Taiwan! El Salvador! MORE!

Here are the cookbooks of April 2024.

The Stained Page News September ‘24 Cookbook Preview

  • What’s in season? If you live in the southern US, like I do, the answer to that is quite different than whatever the major recipe publications, largely based in New York, are writing about. Chef William Stark Dissen, of the Market Place restaurant in Asheville, North Carolina, looks at the harvests of these unique seasons through the lens of modern Southern dishes in Thoughtful Cooking. Countryman, April 2.

  • What can I say, I’m a bourbon girl! So I was pumped to see chef Edward Lee (who…was formerly? based in Louisville) has written a book on the topic. Bourbon Land is a guide to drinking the stuff, drinking it in Kentucky, and recipes for cocktails and whiskey-infused foods! Artisan, April 2.

  • A few years ago, someone asked me what trends I saw coming up for cookbooks, and one of my answers was tighter regionality: cookbooks that cover the food of a city or region, as opposed to the cuisine of a whole country. Anyway here’s Niçoise by Rosa Jackson, who runs a cooking school in Nice. Salade Niçoise! Pan bagnat! The grandest of grand aïolis! Norton, April 9.

  • Marti Buckley, author of 2018’s Basque Country, returns to the region with The Book of Pintxos, focusing on these legendary small bites and the bars that serve them. Artisan, April 9.

  • Discover London’s legendary Connaught Bar, in this new book by the bar’s Director of Mixology Agostino Perrone with Giorgio Bargiani and Maura Milia. Considered by some to be the best bar in the world, The Connaught Bar offers 120 recipes for syrups, infusions and garnishes that serve as building blocks for 100 classic recipes. Phaidon, April 10.

  • Do you answer the question “What’s for dinner?” by first deciding whether it will be eaten on the couch or at the table? Does Yasmin Fahr have a book for you: Cook Simply, Live Fully offers dishes like Sheet Pan Asparagus with Tomatoes, Eggs, + Feta (low effort), Roasted Chicken Thighs with Grapes, Feta + Mint (medium effort), and Roasted Mustard Salmon with Hint-of-Mint Escarole Salad (higher but not crazy effort, plus wine pairings!) Harper, April 16.

  • Alexandra Stafford of the popular Alexandra’s Kitchen blog offers seasonal pizzas, each paired with its own salad, in Pizza Night. Pairings include a Salami and Red Onion Pizza with Calabrian Chiles and Hot Honey served with an Arugula Salad with Prosciutto and Parmesan, and Broccoli Rabe and Smoked Mozzarella Pizza served with a Farm Share Harvest Slaw. Clarkson Potter, April 16.

  • In The Cocktail Parlor, Nicola Nice explores the history of American cocktails through the lens of women. 40 recipes for classic cocktails, and the story of how women helped foster their popularity. Countryman, April 23.

  • Chef Deuki Hong and writer Matt Rodbard have returned with a follow-up to their 2016 collaboration, Koreatown: in Koreaworld, the duo heads to Seoul to soak up as much Korean food inspiration as possible, from chefs and home cooks alike. Then it’s back to the States to explore the twists chefs are putting on Korean food across this country. Clarkson Potter, April 23.

  • Explore the art of Italian snacking through recipes like brown butter polenta crackers, Brussels sprouts panceta skewers, fave bean crostini, candied citrus, and more in Stuzzichini by Stef Ferrari. Also includes cocktail recipes! Voracious, April 23.

  • Part memoir, part travelogue, A-Gong’s Table sees author George Lee travel across Taiwan, exploring the food memories he has from his grandfather (his A-Gong) and the country of his birth. Recipes are vegan! Ten Speed, April 30.

  • In The Salvisoul Cookbook, the first traditionally-published cookbook about Salvadorian cuisine in the US, author Karla Tatiana Vasquez shares stories and 80 recipes from 25 Salvadorean women. There will be pupusas! And so, so much more, of course. Ten Speed, April 30.

  • Ivy Mix and Lynette Marrero are the founds of Speed Rack, an all-women bartending competition that raises money for breast cancer research. In A Quick Drink, over 80 Speed Rack participants share recipes for, well, a quick drink. Abrams, April 30.

More books I’m excited about…

That’s all for today! I am off to San Antonio this weekend for the Cured book release party! San Antonio, there are still tickets available to the launch party on Saturday! Come hang!!! You get a copy of the book and some really good food. See ya soon.

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