The 10 Best Cookbooks to Cure Your Appetite’s Wanderlust

If you want food intertwined with culture, heritage, and love, then this stunning cookbook will certainly be an excellent addition to your kitchen. Full of Filipino food and infused with Dimiyuga’s memories and inspiration, these recipes are certain to make your mouth water while also immersing you in Filipinx culture! 

From the Michelin-starred husband-and-wife chef duo of Don Angie, Italian American is the mouth-watering cookbook that dreams are made of. These family favorite recipes will bring comfort through their familiarity but will also put a twist on your expectations, inspiring a new generation of cooks. 

The creative team behind the sensation Atlas Obscura brings us a food journey filled with recipes, illustrations and other surprises. As much as this book brings the world history of food to your table, there are so many things to explore about the land, people and the ingredients that make food so important in our lives. 

A beautiful cookbook full of traditional Scottish recipes (with a modern twist), small bakes, and Scottish culture, this book is a wonderful read and a must-have for any baker’s cookbook library! If it sounds familiar, it might be because Coinneach MacLeod is a TikTok sensation known for baking and waving, and The Hebridean Baker will infuse Scottish culture into delicious bakes through this wonderful book. 

A stunning exploration of Mexican cuisine from beloved food writer and star on the rise, Rick Martínez. Rick approaches Mexican food with reverence and authority and the dishes collected here truly reflect his deep love for Mexican flavors and cooking. Heartwarming stories mixed with delicious recipes wrapped up with vibrant photography. 

Gullah Geechee cuisine is a prominent, yet too-often unsung, part of Southern food culture. Meggett’s cookbook is one of the first major and comprehensive books on the subject and will fill a void in the history of American cookbooks. Stunning photography around the food, people and landscapes of Edisto Island will leave you completely charmed by its culture and bold flavors. 

If you are one of the millions of fans that follow The Korean Vegan on social you already know the transformative power of Joanne’s voice and the bold, unapologetic personal narrations she gives while cooking up delicious plant-based Asian cuisine. With over 80 recipes and stunningly beautiful photography taken by Joanne, this JAMES BEARD AWARD-WINNING cookbook is full of heart and unbelievable flavor! 

Two words: Margarita Donuts! This love letter to Los Angeles and Latino culture offers everything from tips for stocking a Mexican pantry to cantina favorites and ways to expand your taco repertoire, including several vegan recipes in the mix! With vibrant photography and reflections on his legendary life and career, this cookbook does not disappoint. 

Experience the delectable down-home Southern food from chef Mason Hereford’s awarding-winning New Orleans restaurant Turkey and the Wolf from your kitchen. Mason’s style is irreverent, fun, and joyful, filled with total delight for high-end ingredients as well as things like Duke’s mayonnaise and Ritz Crackers. Drawing on inspiration from his childhood to offer bold, fresh twists on some of the most beloved Southern dishes, you’ll find recipes such as Sweet Potato Burritos, Meatloaf: The Sandwich, Not the Musician, Corner-store Pork Rind Tacos and more! 

Award-winning food blogger, recipe developer, and winner of Netflix’s Crazy Delicious, Samira Kazan has crafted a vibrant, authentic Lebanese cookbook with mouthwatering photography throughout. Each recipe is thoughtfully presented with step-by-step images moving from ingredients to the finished dish. Packed with amazing tips and best practices, it’s like a mini cooking class on each page!