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Cookbook Club

What makes a memoir, well, memorable, is the ability to tell a great story and illuminate larger truths. Three very different chefs have done just that—with recipes, to boot.

Read the reviews, then head to the forums to voice your opinion. And if you complete a quick, free registration, you’ll gain access to exclusive Cookbook Club recipes and videos.

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Watch chef John Besh demonstrate an easy method of deboning a flounder while keeping the fish whole. Why would you need to do that? To stuff it with crabmeat and shrimp, of course.

Thousands of cookbooks are published each year, but only a tiny percentage of them actually do what they should: provide inspiring and delicious recipes that work. This is the place to find those gems, tested and approved by Gourmet’s editors.

Five years in the making, the Gourmet Today cookbook features more than 1,000 dishes that truly reflect the way we eat today. Watch executive editor John “Doc” Willoughby demonstrate Oven-Fried Panko Chicken, Lemon Pudding Cake, and Spiced Milk Tea, from our new cookbook, Gourmet Today.

Ruth makes suggestions on creating your own cookbook club at home.

Connect with other Gourmet readers to discuss the latest food news, culinary trends, your favorite recipes, and more.

With summer in full swing, it’s the right time for an unpretentious cookbook that will make you feel like you’ve found a couple of new friends.

By John Willoughby

Pastry chef David Lebovitz praises the French capital without sugar-coating.

By Alexander Lobrano

Ruth makes suggestions on creating your own cookbook club at home. (registration required)

By Ruth Reichl

Even if you think you know it all, Notes on Cooking is likely to have some ideas that will make you a better cook.

By John Willoughby

If you’ve ever, say, set your baby sling on fire while cooking, you probably understand why new mothers need special recipes.

By Lesley Porcelli

A whole crop of new cookbooks focuses on dietary restrictions and food allergies. Here are two worth checking out, even if you can eat whatever you want.

By Genevieve Ko