REVIEWS

There is something deeply comforting about opening a vintage cookbook and discovering not only recipes, but an entire way of life pressed between the pages. Kate Aitken’s Canadian Cook Book, first published in 1945, feels exactly like that kind of treasure: equal parts culinary guide, social history, and affectionate portrait of mid-century Canadian kitchens. Long […]

If you’ve ever believed vegan cheese belongs in the “good enough” category rather than the truly delicious one, The Best Homemade Vegan Cheese & Ice Cream Recipes by Marie Laforêt may completely change your mind. This beautifully crafted cookbook is more than a collection of dairy-free recipes — it’s a masterclass in plant-based indulgence that

A coast-to-coast celebration of Canadian shellfish: For seafood lovers, few ingredients capture the essence of Canada’s coastal culinary heritage quite like oysters, mussels, and scallops. In Oysters, Mussels and Scallops: Chefs from Coast to Coast Cook Canada’s Best Shellfish, editor Ghislaine Sinclair brings together more than fifty recipes from leading Canadian chefs, creating a compact

There are cookbooks that teach technique, and there are cookbooks that transport you somewhere beautiful. Blooms and Baking: Add Aromatic, Floral Flavors to Cakes, Cookies and More by Amy Ho manages to do both with remarkable grace. Inspired by the dreamy, flower-filled aesthetic of her baking blog, Constellation Inspiration, this collection feels less like a

There are cookbooks that teach technique, and there are cookbooks that transport you somewhere entirely different. Sea Salt: Recipes from the West Coast Galley belongs firmly in the second category. Reading it feels less like flipping through recipes and more like boarding a sailboat off Vancouver Island with a basket full of just-caught seafood, sun-ripened

If your weeknights are a blur of deadlines, errands, and the eternal question “What’s for dinner?”, The Old El Paso Cookbook: 20 Minute-Prep Mexican-Style Meals might be the colorful solution your kitchen needs. This vibrant cookbook promises bold Mexican-inspired flavors with minimal prep time—and for busy home cooks, that promise is extremely appealing. Although not

Food and film rarely blend as delightfully as they do in The Wes Anderson Cookbook: Recipes Inspired by the Director and His Films by Michelle Anderson (of Haileybury ON) and Chris Peterson. This playful cookbook invites readers into the meticulously crafted cinematic universe of filmmaker Wes Anderson—one known for symmetrical shots, pastel palettes, and charmingly

Carolyn Herriot’s The Zero-Mile Diet Cookbook is less a conventional cookbook and more a quiet manifesto—one that invites readers to rethink not just what they eat, but how closely their meals are rooted in the soil beneath their feet. Building on the philosophy introduced in her guide, The Zero-Mile Diet, Herriot’s cookbook translates theory into

Colu Henry‘s Better at Home: Recipes for Big Nights In reads less like a traditional cookbook and more like an invitation—to linger, to gather, and most evocatively, to cook with a sense of place. While the book moves between Hudson, New York, and her broader culinary life, it is her time spent on the north

There’s something irresistibly comforting about a freshly made crêpe—the delicate batter sizzling on a hot pan, the aroma of butter filling the kitchen, and the promise of either sweet indulgence or savory satisfaction. In Mastering Authentic Crepes and Galettes, renowned French chef Bertrand Larcher invites home cooks into the heart of Breton culinary tradition, offering