Matt Rodbard Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Matt Rodbard is the editor-in-chief of TASTE and an author. Founder & Editor, TASTE. Author of Koreatown (Clarkson Potter, NYT Bestseller), Food IQ (Harper Wave, PW Bestseller), Koreaworld (2024) #🍣👍🏻

Dinner: Changing the Game: A Cookbook
Melissa Clark
One of my absolute favorite cookbooks in the entire world ... I cook from it almost monthly. It's one of my favorite books around.
Hardcover, 2017
$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
My First Popsicle: An Anthology of Food and Feelings
Zosia Mamet
This is terrific. It's such a good book... it covers struggles and realness. It's not just beautiful tomatoes in the French market... it really has a theme of discovery, a theme of heartbreak... Ted Danson's essay really touched me.
Hardcover, 2022
$26.00$13.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Eater: 100 Essential Restaurant Recipes from the Authority on Where to Eat and Why It Matters
Eater
This book is absolutely remarkable. I love it so much... it features recipes from 100 restaurants, and it's cookable. You can make these recipes... I am such a fan.
Hardcover, 2023
$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book![Book Cover for: Pasta: The Spirit and Craft of Italy's Greatest Food, with Recipes [A Cookbook], Missy Robbins](https://d16057n354qyo4.cloudfront.net/9781984857002.jpg?nextExtension=webp&version=1732568107)
Pasta: The Spirit and Craft of Italy's Greatest Food, with Recipes [A Cookbook]
Missy Robbins
I mean @missyarobbins and @TaliaBaiocchi book, Pasta, is an instant classic. It's useful, it's complicated, it dives into regional Italy with photos and stories that makes you want to hit Google Flights hard. Missy has long been a fav interview. https://tastecooking.com/45-pasta-shapes-and-counting/
Hardcover, 2021
$40.00$20.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Siete Table: Nourishing Mexican-American Recipes from Our Kitchen
Garza Family the
The Texas family behind Siete Foods can’t adopt us all, but at least they’re sharing recipes in an inclusive new cookbook.
Hardcover, 2022
$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book![Book Cover for: Arabiyya: Recipes from the Life of an Arab in Diaspora [A Cookbook], Reem Assil](https://d16057n354qyo4.cloudfront.net/9781984859075.jpg?nextExtension=webp&version=1732568107)
Arabiyya: Recipes from the Life of an Arab in Diaspora [A Cookbook]
Reem Assil
Had a great talk with @assil_reem of Reem's California and the striking new book, Arabiyya. https://t.co/ChJ4Ah26Xk
Hardcover, 2022
$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Food IQ: 100 Questions, Answers, and Recipes to Raise Your Cooking Smarts
Daniel Holzman
Thank you @ChandrasPlate what an exciting write-up for Food IQ. You get it. @chefholzman and I appreciate the thought and care. And what great company too. Spring 2022 will go down in the books. https://www.foodandwine.com/lifestyle/books/spring-cookbooks
Hardcover, 2022
$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Boards and Spreads: Shareable, Simple Arrangements for Every Meal
Yasmin Fahr
A delightful and savvy book that includes outside-the-board recipes from a Charred Salad Platter to the Egg Pita Sandwich Board, as well as smart ways to serve potluck classics like chili, tacos, and kebabs—reimagined with the board in mind.
Hardcover, 2022
$24.00$12.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book