(Serious) New Cook: Recipes, Tips, and Techniques Floor Model

Inspiration and instructions in a groundbreaking resource for new(ish) cooks ready to level up. Perfect for teens and college students, twenty-somethings cooking in their own first kitchens, or folks of any age who are ready to get serious about making great food.

Filled with recipes for impressive, craveable foodwith all the guidance needed to make it(Serious) New Cook is perfect for young adults or any new(ish) cooks who have ever found themselves salivating at cooking TikToks or drooling over gorgeous cookbooks, only to believe they arent skilled enough to attempt the recipes themselves. Along with recipes that are at once aspirational and totally doable, authors Leah Su Quiroga and Cammie Kim Lin use their experience as a chef from one of Americas top restaurants and an award-winning teacher and writer to deftly share knowledge, stories, and brilliant tips with humor and insight.

Its an homage to their own multicultural families and to the countless young adults theyve taught and cooked withtheir own kids, Cammies high school and college students, the new cooks who came up under Leah in the Chez Panisse kitchen.
(Serious) New Cook hits all the right notes with recipes like: crepes with compote, handmade arepas, broken Caesar salad, mushroom pot pie, Korean bulgogi meatballs, classic cupcakes, dalgona milkshakes, and more. With stunning step-by-step photography by Molly DeCoudreaux, the recipes are presented in trios organized around a core technique or concept. Also included are guest recipes from acclaimed chefs and authors Alice Waters, Bryant Terry, Sean Sherman, Sohui Kim, Russell Moore, Claire Ptak, Scott Peacock and Edna Lewis, ushering a new generation of (serious) new cooks into the fold.

“Learning how to cooksimply, seasonally, and organically, for family and friendsis one of the most fulfilling things you can do in life. This book is the essential (and delicious!) roadmap you need: friendly, approachable, and perfectly ready to inspire new cooks to fall in love.” Alice Waters, chef, restaurateur, author, and American culinary icon