Bailey

I have put together a list of my favourite cookbooks for you based on my experience. My wife is an Italian chef and we live in Italy so you can be sure these books are the best. This is my list

Southern cook book

i would get gordon ramsay

he knows how to cook ,. and he is scottish

but he does swear a lot , lol

all the best
Ian

the good housekeeping illustrated cook book.

i love The Gourmet Cookbook from Gourmet Magazine. it has hundreds of creative dishes to choose from for a chef. i hope this helps you.

One that I have and use, especially for entertaining is the Williams Sonoma Cookbook:

Here is a link to Amazon, checkit out for yourself:

Any of The Best Recipe cookbooks from the editors of Cooks Illustrated magazine. They are fascinating to experienced cooks, and give wonderful instruction for more beginning cooks.

Also: I would recommend any local Junior League cookbook. Charity cookbooks have some really good recipes that have been tried a hundred times by the ladies that submit them. They typically have really tasty recipes and are time-tested, not just ’sound good’ in the recipe book. As much as I love more popular chefs, sometimes their food sounds better than it actually tastes. A good Jr. League cookbook will always have great, palatable recipes.

Believe it or not, my favorite gourmet cookbook is called “gourmet” and is the accumulation of several years of the best recipes by the magazine of the same name!

The Joy of Cooking is a classic that belongs in every kitchen.

My personal favourite is The Art of French Cooking by Julia Child. A classic as well.

It really depends on the recipient and what kind of cook he/she is.

If there are any picky children eater in the family Jerry Seinfeld’s wife has written a cookbook for disguising veggies and other stuff that is good for them into delightful recipes. sorry i don’t rememgber the name of it.