Seasonal Reads

The Campout Cookbook: Inspired Recipes For Cooking Around The Fire And Under The Stars

By Marnie Hanel and Jen Stevenson

Have we been known to tote our cast iron skillet into the campsite? Yes we have. And we wish we’d known to tote this cookbook as well. From Thermos cocktails to Dutch Oven Cinnamon Rolls with Orange Almond Icing, there’s something here to make every camper happy. With helpful recipe breakdowns for what should be prepped at home versus at the campout, and sidebar lists of tools you might need to pack, this is some elegant thinking on the outdoor, open-fire meal.

Buttermilk Graffiti: A Chef’s Journey To Discover America’s New Melting-Pot Cuisine

By Edward Lee

This second book by chef and restaurateur Edward Lee is decidedly more journey than cookbook, and the picture it offers of America from the road is inspiring. Imagine the moment where this Korean-born, Brooklyn-bred, chef-who-found-his-soul-in-Kentucky tastes a Russian noodle dish for the first time, and in the harmony of flavors, recognizes what might be the origins of Chinese Five Spice powder. This is a culinary road trip of the great big culturally-hopeful sort. Food, and its evolution, unites us.