Cookbooking

An eclectic, visually stunning pop-history, Cookbooking explores the most influential and beloved cookbooks through photographs, listicals, graphics, and snappy writing.  

Subjects include: a visual history of cookbook design; what’s the matter with front matter?; the diet cookbooks we’ve starved for; the proliferation of French cookbooks, hippie cookbooks, TV-show cookbooks. And so, so, so, so, so much more. In short, Cookbooking is a celebration of the genre and an exploration of what makes books filled with recipes so engaging, collectable, and such excellent companions in bed. 

This is a book for cookbook lovers, collectors and casual fans alike. Whether you're looking for cool cookbooks to add to your shelf or searching for a unique gift to give the foodie in your life, Cookbooking is sure to surprise and delight.