“Ella Quittner gets it. She’s done the exhausting work for you so you can skip straight to cooking with confidence. Ella breaks down techniques with the nerdy, obsessive detail I live for. Her writing is witty and honest, because perfectionism is exhausting but it also makes for really good recipes.” - Sohla El-Waylly, author of Start Here
"Ella channels her compulsive curiosity into a year of culinary experiments, testing every variable—from butter temperature to bacon thickness—in pursuit of perfection. The result is part recipe collection, part cultural study, and a wholly entertaining reminder that obsession can be delicious.” - J. Kenji López-Alt, author of The Food Lab
“Ella’s book is a master class in obsession—the research, the writing, the photography—plus its entirely unique recipes and structure. This is much more than a cookbook—it’s a delicious feast of a beautiful mind.” - Dan Pelosi, author of Let's Eat
“Ella really wants to teach her audience. Anyone can hand over a stack of recipes, but it takes someone who cares (or in this case is slightly obsessed) to communicate such a level of detail. This book is a wealth of knowledge made approachable thanks to her wit, humor, honesty, and infectious enthusiasm.” - Meredith Hayden, author of The Wishbone Kitchen Cookbook
“Obsessed with the Best is a modern culinary odyssey! How lucky we are to have Ella as our guide. I am equal parts charmed, fascinated, and enlightened.” - Nicola Lamb, author of Sift
"The recipes in Obsessed with the Best are gleaned from her maniacal dedication to recipe testing; [Quittner's] dishes and desserts are rounded out by funny, incisive essays about the feverish societal chase for the 'best.' This is a book for anyone who’s ever doubted the rigor behind recipe writing, or who wants validation of their own tendency to spiral into rabbit holes." - Eater
