The Jersey Shore Cookbook by Deborah Smith (Quirk, 2016)

Jersey Shore food blogger Deborah Smith has curated an impressive collection of recipes from the Shore’s restaurants. The cookbook does double-duty as a culinary guide taking visitors from breakfast through dinner, with many snack options in between — on and off the boardwalk. Covering 29 regions along the coast, this book pairs recipes with engaging history lessons about each small business.