Veg-Table
Molecular biologist-cum-cookbook-author Nik Sharma first had me with his genius recipe for baked sweet potatoes on the Food52 blog. This is his third book, and like the others, it doesn’t just walk you through a recipe; it uses science as the gateway to better-tasting food.
It’s time to pick your Milwaukee favorites for the year!
For the Culture: Phenomenal Black Women and Femmes in Food
It features interviews with 66 Black food pros about their careers and includes recipes from each one. Of particular note is Adrian Lipscombe, founder of the 40 Acres Project (which works to preserve Black foodways and agriculture) and owner of the late Uptowne Café in La Crosse.
The World Central Kitchen Cookbook: Feeding Humanity, Feeding Hope
Proceeds from the sale of this book – which includes recipes and stories from big-shot chefs like Marcus Samuelsson and Emeril Lagasse – support the efforts of World Central Kitchen, the nonprofit disaster-relief organization founded by chef José Andrés.
