Rice, Noodle, Fish: Deep Travels Through Japan’s Food Culture Matt Goulding and Nathan Thornburgh From the co-founders of the Roads & Kingdoms gastro-blog comes the latest from Anthony Bourdain Books: a unique gastrotourism guide to Japan featuring 170 extraordinary photographs. $35.00 Harper Wave
100 Recipes: The Absolute Best Way to Make the True Essentials The Editors at America’s Test Kitchen have put together this provocative handpicked collection of relevant and surprising essential recipes for today’s cook. $40.00 Americas’s Test Kitchen
The Nordic Cookbook Magnus Nilsson The definitive guide to Nordic home cooking from an internationally renowned chef. Features more than 700 simple and authentic recipes, accompanied by Nilsson’s own evocative photographs. $49.95
Tacopedia: The Taco Encyclopedia Déborah Holtz and Juan Carlos Mena The ultimate reference on taco culture across Mexico’s diverse regions. Includes 100 recipes for all components of tacos accompanied by maps and origin stories. $29.95
Bien Cuit: The Art of Bread
The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science
Wine Folly: The Essential Guide to Wine
Zachary Golper with Peter Kaminsky, photos by Thomas Schauer One of the world’s top bakers shares the secrets to BIEN CUIT, a French phrase used to describe the darkest, crunchiest loaves, baked to perfection. $50.00 Regan Arts
J. Kenji López-Alt A grand tour of the science of cooking explored through popular American dishes, such as prime rib roast, Caesar salad, and buttermilk biscuits. Hundreds of recipes, more than 1,000 color images. $49.95 W.W. Norton
Madeline Puckette and Justin Hammack An essential, hip guide to wine for the new generation of wine drinkers, from the creators of the award-wining site WineFolly.com. $25.00 Avery
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