Baking bread may have been an early pandemic trend, but two years later, interest in cooking at home has not waned. As restaurants have struggled to remain open throughout the unpredictable peaks of COVID-19 variants and families working from home have bonded over a newfound opportunity to make their own meals, the publishing industry has seen a marked rise in cookbook sales. Sales of books on baking, in particular, jumped 42% in 2021, according to market research group NPD.
As you set your home-cooking goals for the new year, you will likely find a cookbook coming in 2022 that caters to your hopes and dreams. Want to eat more sustainably? Several titles tackle food waste. Frazzled by the demands of watching and schooling children at home yet again? There are plenty of books focused on quick and easy single-pan/pot/container recipes. There’s even one dedicated exclusively to salads. And if you just love a certain creator, we have great news: Some of the most beloved recipe writers on the Internet are publishing new work this year, including the New York Times’ Eric Kim, The Food Lab author J. Kenji López-Alt and erstwhile Bon Appétit Test Kitchen contributor Rick Martinez.
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And thankfully, the cookbook arm of the publishing industry has begun to respond to demand for books that focus on a wider array of cultures and cuisines. Crucially, more BIPOC chefs are finally getting a platform to share their favorite recipes. Here, the 10 most anticipated cookbooks set to release in 2022.
One: Pot, Pan, Planet, Anna Jones (Jan. 4)
Once dubbed a “Queen of Greens” by the Guardian, Anna Jones has become a leading voice in modern vegetarian cooking. Her latest book, endorsed by fellow veggie devotee Yotam Ottolenghi, focuses on how to achieve depth of flavor while using just one pot, pan or tray, all with sustainability in mind.
Buy Now: One: Pot, Pan, Planet on Amazon | Bookshop
Half Baked Harvest Every Day, Tieghan Gerard (Feb. 22)
Tieghan Gerard has built an enviable audience for her blog, Half Baked Harvest, and boasts 3.8 million followers on Instagram. The food stylist and recipe developer focuses on healthful recipes in her latest book. Rather than recommending restrictive recipes, she aims to help her readers find a balance between flavor and feeling good.
Buy Now: Half Baked Harvest Every Day on Amazon | Bookshop
The Wok, J. Kenji López-Alt (March 8)
J. Kenji López-Alt is already a legend in the food world. You may be familiar with his James Beard Award-winning tome, The Food Lab, which took a scientific approach to cooking with phenomenal results. Now, the Serious Eats and New York Times columnist is tackling one of the kitchen’s most versatile tools: the wok. He will instruct his readers on how to use his favorite pan, the one he reaches for most to cook fast meals for his family.
Buy Now: The Wok on Amazon | Bookshop
Korean American, Eric Kim (March 29)
Over the past year, New York Times food writer Eric Kim has become something of an Internet darling. His endearing and thoughtful videos on how to make his delectable gochugaru salmon and simple sheet-pan bibimbap have not only highlighted Korean cooking but also delighted YouTube commenters begging for more Eric Kim content. Kim’s first cookbook, which he wrote while cooking with his mother at home in Atlanta earlier in the pandemic, includes a wide range of recipes, playful anecdotes and poignant essays on topics like the importance of holiday cooking for a first-generation immigrant family.
Buy Now: Korean American on Amazon | Bookshop
Salad Freak: Recipes to Feed a Healthy Obsession, Jess Damuck (March 29)
Jess Damuck, Martha Stewart’s personal salad chef, describes herself as the “Bob Ross of salads.” She is passionate about piling fresh produce, cheese and other delicious things in a bowl. In a quirky book, she shares her “healthy obsession” with how to mix-and-match flavors, colors and textures so well that you could eat salad for three meals a day and never get bored. That’s an intriguing concept for those of us short on time and stuck in a food rut. While most of us are not so fortunate as Stewart to have a personal salad chef, we can still eat like we do.
Buy Now: Salad Freak on Amazon | Bookshop
I Dream of Dinner (So You Don’t Have To), Ali Slagle (April 12)
Ali Slagle’s no-nonsense approach to food is perfect for anyone who has to weigh cooking dinner against work and childcare demands. Organized by main ingredients like eggs, beans and noodles, Slagle lays out a way to get dinner on the table without having to stress over meal planning.
Buy Now: I Dream of Dinner on Amazon | Bookshop
To the Last Bite, Alexis deBoschnek (April 19)
The Cook You Want To Be, Andy Baraghani (April 26)
Mi Cocina, Rick Martínez (May 3)
My America: Recipes From a Young Black Chef, Kwame Onwuachi with Joshua David Stein (May 3)
