Food always tells a story, and in these 2025 cookbooks by BIPOC authors, we can taste the journeys these authors have made. We’re taken through Ethiopia to Sudan, from Canada to India (on a drag tour, no less!), and even from Korea to the US Midwest as an adoptee.
Recipes are passed down, new ingredients picked up, and traditions change. What results in each of the books below is a story of where the chefs have come from and where they’ve been.
 Good Things: Recipes and Rituals to Share with People You Love: A Cookbook by Samin NosratFrom the moment I first flipped through its pages, I fell in love with Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat. For a while, I gave copies of Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat for every birthday. I’ve given away so many copies that I used to buy them in batches because I knew I’d go through them that quickly. So the moment I saw the announcement for Samin Nosrat’s new cookbook, I gasped and pre-ordered my copy so fast. Good Things focuses on joy and the pleasure of sharing food with the ones you love. —Kendra Winchester |
 Gursha: Timeless Recipes for Modern Kitchens, from Ethiopia, Israel, Harlem, and Beyond by Beejhy Barhany with Elisa UngI love love love Ethiopian food, here, Barhany uses it and other cuisines to show the journey she made through life. Born in Ethiopia, she fled with her family to Sudan when she was just four, then she lived in Israel, and eventually, in Harlem. We follow along with her as we learn how to make traditional Ethiopian doro wat, Sudanese doughnuts, and even fusion dishes like injera fish tacos, in one of the New York Times’ Best Cookbooks of 2025. |
 Tomorrow’s Kitchen: A Graphic Novel Cookbook illustrated by Shuangshuang HaoThis Gourmand Award-winning graphic cookbook beautifully illustrates recipes from a variety of immigrant creators, coordinated by Küche, a food-led organization in Glasgow that helps cooks who are navigating the UK immigration system. Even better, the recipes come with personal stories and reflections on heritage and culture from their creators, who are professional chefs, food writers, activists, and more. Illustrated by BAFTA nominee Shuangshuang Hao, it’s a powerful cookbook that will make you want to try something new. —Susie Dumond |
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