COOK THIS BOOK

MOLLY BAZ, POTTER, 2021, $65

This is not your normal cookbook. In many respects it’s written for people who don’t usually read recipes but instead cook intuitively. That’s not to say this is a book of basic; far from it. Its carbonara (the classic technique, elevated with smoky chorizo and crispy chickpeas) and crispy-skin roast salmon (the richness cut through with a citrussy fennel salad) is the food we’ve eaten in some of our hippest restaurants, made accessible and demystified for the home cook.