15 fall 2023 cookbooks i'm excited for

hello and happy almost fall cookbook season!

this fall, forget snuggling up under the blankies with a sweater and a mug of hot apple cider. i’m snuggling up with clarissa wei’s made in taiwan and amy thielen’s company. forget decorating the house with pumpkins and candles. i’m decorating it with copies of sara calvosa olson’s chími nu’am. it’s time to be as annoying about new cookbook releases as some people are about pumpkin spice and the nightmare before christmas. truly i look forward to fall cookbook season all year long. this year in particular, because some of these releases are ones i’ve been excited about for a very long time jon kung’s kung food! sohla el-waylly’s start here! two of the most knowledgeable chef turned content creators i can think of coming out with books on the same day hellooooo? andrew rea’s long-awaited-by-me basics with babish. adeena sussman’s shabbat. not to mention all the books i only came across while researching this post, and now have sitting at the very top of my wishlist, like michal korkosz’s polish’d and michael smith’s farmhouse vegetables. here are just 15 upcoming releases i’m marking my calendar for, and 2 bonus food-related non-cookbooks. which fall release are you cooking from first this year?

company: the radically casual art of cooking for others by amy thielen
out august 29

exciting recipes: smoky tomato terrine / ham cooked in milk, honey, and sage

chími nu’am: native california foodways for the contemporary kitchen by sara calvosa olson
out september 5

exciting recipes: wild boar pozole / wildflower spring rolls / peppernut mole chicken

shabbat: recipes and rituals from my table to yours by adeena sussman
out september 5

exciting recipes: fig and pomegranate brisket / bubbe’s extra-crispy potato kugel

cocina mexicana: fresh, vibrant recipes for authentic mexican food by adriana cavita
out september 12

exciting recipes: whatever’s going on on the cover

made in taiwan: recipes and stories from the island nation by clarissa wei
out september 19

exciting recipes: “stinky tofu from scratch and broth tips from an award-winning beef noodle soup master”

the book of sichuan chili crisp: spicy recipes and stories from fly by jing’s kitchen by jing gao
out september 26

exciting recipes: chili crisp sundae with fish sauce caramel brittle!

farmhouse vegetables: a vegetable-forward cookbook by michael smith
out september 26

exciting recipes: kabocha squash and ancho cider broth with sage, pumpkin seed goat cheese pesto, and spicy roasted chickpeas / soba noodle bowl with golden tofu, garden peas, cinnamon basil, and miso carrot broth / whole roasted turnip with cranberry rosemary chutney

corn dance: inspired first american cuisine by loretta barrett oden
out october 3

exciting recipes: grilled elk tenderloin / three sisters and friends salad

familia: 125 foolproof mexican recipes to feed your people by marcela valladolid
out october 3

exciting recipes: shredded mole chicken tacos / horchata de coco / mango upside down cake

east winds: recipes, history and tales from the hidden caribbean by riaz phillips
out october 10

exciting recipes: mango and passion fruit juice / doubles

sustain: groundbreaking recipes and skills that could save the planet by jo barrett
out october 17

exciting recipes: freshly milled flatbread with ‘nduja and sweet onion / glazed mushroom skewers / rooster broth with buckwheat noodles and pickled mushrooms

basics with babish: recipes for screwing up, trying again, and hitting it out of the park by andrew rea
october 24

exciting recipes: unknown, but hopefully chicken noodle soup / bagels / braised short ribs

polish’d: modern vegetarian cooking from global poland by michal korkosz
out october 24

exciting recipes: chilled cucumber-melon soup with goat cheese, crispy apple, and mint / tomatoes and peaches with soft goat cheese, crispy sage, and superior brown butter sauce