The 12 Best New Cookbooks To Look For This Fall

If you're looking for a new cookbook, Start Here is, well, the perfect place to start. Filled with over 200 recipes broken into technique-focused chapters, you'll learn and master the skills you need to excel in the kitchen.

"Think of this book is a one-stop culinary school in a book (without years of inescapable debt!)," says author Sohla El-Waylly in the book's introduction.

Release date: October 31, 2023

Rice is crucial to cuisines around the world, and in Chef JJ Johnson's latest book, it's the focal point. You'll find recipes from savory to sweet, all highlighting this staple ingredient and its cultural importance. Plus, you'll master the art of cooking the perfect batch.

Release date: September 12, 2023

Through interviews, essays, and recipes, chef and writer Klancy Miller highlights the Black women and femmes who have influenced the food world, like Jessica B. Harris and Mashama Bailey. This incredible work is equal parts history and cookbook.

Release date: September 19, 2023

When it comes to cooking, Eric Ripert, chef of three-Michelin-starred Le Bernardin, keeps things simple. Following Vegetable Simple, Ripert makes cooking seafood easy. Through 85 recipes, you'll master all the techniques you need to become a better cook.

Read more about Seafood Simple in Delish Food Director Robert Seixas' interview with chef Ripert.

Release date: October 3, 2023

Explore West African food through 80 easy recipes from chef, author, and restaurateur Pierre Thiam. From oxtail stew to shrimp and fonio grits, you'll learn the basics of a cuisine that's had a great culinary influence.

Release date: September 19, 2023

Nik Sharma's latest cookbook explores over 50 vegetables through science. The veggies are divided into groups and organized into chapters. And these aren't just side dishes—you'll find a wide variety of soups, salads, and entrees with both plant and animal protein. Sharma's other beloved cookbooks include Season and The Flavor Equation.

Release date: October 24, 2023

While Molly Baz's Cook This Book taught more of the basics, her new book, More Is More, takes cooking to the next level. In addition to flavor-packed recipes like Drunken Cacio e Pepe and Ooey Gooey Carrot Cake, there are QR codes for audio that'll guide you in the kitchen.

Yellowstone fans can get a taste of the show's famous recipes with Chef Gabriel "Gator" Guilbeau's new cookbook. You'll find over 55 recipes from the chef and actor, such as Beth’s Cheesy Hamburger Mac Casserole and Beth’s “Two Scoops of Ice Cream, Three Shots of Vodka” Smoothie.

Release date: September 12, 2023

Author of Binging with Babish, Andrew Rea's latest cookbook teaches you essentials for becoming better in the kitchen. It expands on his YouTube series Basics with Babish and includes recipes, troubleshooting tips, and step-by-step photos to make you a better cook.

Release date: October 24, 2023

Following his first cookbook, Jew-ish, Jake Cohen gives us recipes that meld traditional and modern dishes—think Everything Bagel Panzanella and Kugel Fries.

Release date: September 12, 2023

In My Everyday Lagos, food writer and cook Yewande Komolafe guides us through 75 dishes from Nigeria's largest city. As we cook our way through Lagos, Komolafe offers her own personal narrative of self-discovery.

Release date: October 24, 2023

Following her first cookbook, Sababa, Adeena Sussman celebrates the dishes of the Jewish holiday Shabbat. Cook your way through recipes like Fig & Pomegranate Brisket and Lemon Black-Sesame Bundt Cake while learning about Shabbat's culinary rituals.

Release date: September 5, 2023