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Cookbooks

These roughly 4,000-year-old tablets may be the oldest existing cookbook.

What Researchers Learned From the World’s Oldest Cookbook

Now, you can view—and cook from—these nearly 4,000-year-old ancient Babylonian recipe tablets.

Diana Hubbell September 11, 2024

In Shah's kitchen, Rice Krispie treats get upgraded with jaggery and colorful candied fennel seeds.

A Cookbook That Celebrates Indian American Ingenuity

When life gives you Bisquick, make gulab jamun.

Sam O'Brien August 9, 2024

In American grocery stores, brownie or snickerdoodle hummus is a common sight.

Medieval Chefs Would Have Liked Dessert Hummus

Recipes in Arabic cookbooks included everything from rose hips to cinnamon.

Tom Verde May 21, 2024

Lee's festive spread of holiday dishes includes several vegan meat substitutes.

In Taiwan, Vegetarian Meat Isn't Trying to Fool You

Vegan chef George Lee’s new cookbook explores the potential of plant-based foods.

Andrew Coletti May 14, 2024

Author Dan Pashman knows a thing or two about pasta.

Cream. Clams. Why Carbonara Once Looked Very Different

In his debut cookbook, Dan Pashman busts pasta myths alongside delicious, unorthodox recipes.

Diana Hubbell March 19, 2024

Archestratus is packed with both new and vintage cookbooks.

The Revolution Begins in the Cookbook Store

Paige Lipari, founder of Archestratus, is changing the world one potluck at a time.

Diana Hubbell March 11, 2024

Ros's book features royal Cambodian recipes such as this appetizer served with fresh greens.

Our Favorite Cookbook Stories of 2023

Make some room on your bookshelf.

Andrew Coletti December 28, 2023

From pastry-built deer to rosewater balloon fights, May had many table-side tricks up his sleeve.

The Fantastical Feasts of England's First Celebrity Chef

Pastry warships, frogs hopping out of pies, and other spectacles devised by Robert May.

Amanda Herbert November 17, 2023

A platter of chow mein with jerk chicken references the history of Chinese immigrants in the Caribbean.

The Joy of Third-Culture Cooking

Chef Jon Kung wants you to make spaghetti with lion's head meatballs.

Diana Hubbell October 16, 2023

A Devil's Dinner, from The Satanic Temple.

How Cults and Religious Groups Forever Changed American Food

In ‘Holy Food,’ Christina Ward examines how our belief systems end up on the plate.

Diana Hubbell September 26, 2023

A Taiwanese feast.

‘Made in Taiwan’ Is a Love Letter to the Island Nation

Clarissa Wei’s debut cookbook celebrates centuries of Taiwanese culture and foodways.

Diana Hubbell September 15, 2023

Hainanese chicken rice.

This Cookbook Explores Why ‘Rice Is Culture’

Chef JJ Johnson takes readers on a global culinary tour.

Diana Hubbell September 8, 2023

Left: Artusi's grave monument in Cimitero delle Porte Sante, Florence. Right: the first edition cover of <em>Scienza in cucina </em>highlights the cookbook's three major themes: "hygiene, economy, and good taste."

This Book Created Italian Food as We Know It

In the early days of unified Italy, Pellegrino Artusi helped forge a national cuisine.

Andrew Coletti September 1, 2023

Bene Israel Jews prepare <em>malida</em> platters for thanksgiving ceremonies for the Prophet Elijah.

The Woman Preserving the Endangered Cuisine of Indian Jews

Esther David traveled from the spice port of Cochin to the mountains of Mizoram to record this culinary culture.

Sam Lin-Sommer March 1, 2023

Chris Scott writes that peach cobbler figured in his "happiest food memories," just as it does for many Southern children.

The Sweet and Sour Origins of Amish Soul Food

In Pennsylvania Dutch Country, African Americans have created a distinct and delicious cuisine.

Sam Lin-Sommer February 6, 2023

A floral-studded cake.

How a Groundbreaking Pastry Chef Bakes Outside the Lines

A conversation with Natasha Pickowicz on cross-cultural inspiration and her upcoming cookbook.

Diana Hubbell January 17, 2023

Empanadas are traditional across Latin America.

Gastro Obscura’s Favorite Cookbook Stories of 2022

Learning to dine with the dead, eat well in Antarctica, and cook for the end of the world.

Diana Hubbell December 20, 2022

Forget "naughty or nice?" The more important question this gift-giving season is "sweet or savory?"

Delicious Gifts for the Food-Obsessed

A gift guide from the Atlas Obscura team.

Atlas Obscura November 30, 2022