2022 was a fantastic year for cookbooks; from Rick Martinez's "Mi Cocina" to "Bagels, Schmears and a Nice Piece of Fish" by Cathy Barrow to "My America: Recipes from a Young Black Chef" by Kwame Onwuachi and Joshua David Stein, there really has been something for everyone's tastes.
But when asked about their personal favorite cookbooks from this past year, there were some similarities among the Salon team's picks. These are cookbooks that meet home cooks where they are and were crafted with accessibility in mind; they are all written by people whose approach to culinary instruction is engaging and empathetic; and, more than anything, they are packed with recipes that you'll actually want to make at home (rather than simply living in your head as a "someday, when I'm less busy" recipe).
