Nick cooks almost daily, drawing inspiration from the many chefs he’s worked with as well as his diverse extended family. The instructions are simple, and DiGiovanni's light humor ("I'm convinced nuggets taste better in dinosaur form," he says of the dino chicken nuggets) and anecdotes ("My grandpa taught my brothers and me to catch blue crabs when we were little, so this dish always reminds me of him," he says of the crab and artichoke dip with Old Bay crostini) add charm. Home-cooked food doesn't have to be over-the-top, fussy, or time-intensive to be absolutely amazing. The pictures were exciting and so many things seemed like they’d be really tasty… and then I learned that for the first time in a long time, I’d found a cookbook I didn’t like.

Knife Drop - Penguin Random House

We collect information about the content (including ads) you use across this site and use it to make both advertising and content more relevant to you on our network and other sites. Obviously, by the number of Nick DiGiovanni’s social media fans (more than 25 million), there are lots of girls out there whose attention has been snagged on the end of Nick’s knife blade. He auditioned for Gordon Ramsay's MasterChef TV competition in 2018 during his senior year at Harvard. I don’t doubt that this guy is a great cook, but something went wrong with producing this cookbook in my opinion.On that note, with my ever-growing collection, I’m getting close to needing David Harbour’s massive, hall-length shelves (as well as his body and life).

Knife Drop by Nick DiGiovanni: 9780744076776

The author is apparently some kind of social media star, delivering cooking videos to legions of fans.One thing I particularly like, and I don’t know whether to credit the author or the publisher for this, is that every single recipe in the book is accompanied by an attractive full-page illustration so you can see exactly what each dish is supposed to look like. Asparagus and Parmesan Risotto- this was the best dish we tried… and it was from a chapter of recipes written by other people. Also, if you have even one square foot of backyard (or have a beloved gardening freak in your life), this reissued masterpiece about growing veggies at home should definitely be on your shelf. Middle Eastern food” is a major player in a ton of cookbooks, but how many of them really delve deep into the region’s characteristics and history to offer actually compelling background (and recipes, of course) for everything from spices to preservation methods? Also the QR codes in the beginning with the videos, I feel like I'm watching the most informational tik toks I've ever seen.

Knife Drop: Creative Recipes Anyone Can Cook by Nick

Honestly, I didn’t know what to expect from this book, but now that I’ve read it, I can see why Gordon Ramsay was willing to put his name on it and supply a foreword. An additional section showcases recipes created in collaboration, including hot honey lemon pepper wings developed with foodie influencer the Golden Balance and Lynja Davis's compost cookies. This book will help you master the best practices, and then hopefully give you enough confidence to break them yourself," promises MasterChef finalist DiGiovanni in his accessible debut.Lukas Volger, co-founder of award-winning queer food journal Jarry and author of the popular cookbook Snacks for Dinner (a pretty self-explanatory title, I think), is back this month with a reissue of his obsessive loving spotlight on veggie burgers. Over 1,000 years later, I’ve created this recipe that yields large, tall cookies with a crunchy exterior and a gooey interior. To me, cookbooks are one of the keys to living a good life at home (the others being owning a Nintendo Switch and an espresso machine).