The Current The best cookbooks of 2025
Dec 17, 2025
Join food experts Jonathan Chung, a Montreal chef and cookbook store owner, Lucy Waverman, a Toronto food writer and cookbook author, and Chris Nuttall-Smith, a seasoned food critic, as they share their top cookbook picks for 2025. Discover Jonathan's love for Montreal deli classics and Lucy's inventive use of breadcrumbs in cooking. Chris sheds light on preparing wild game and roots for Samin Nasrat's modern take on home cooking. Each guest highlights culinary traditions and diverse flavors, making the kitchen exciting and accessible.
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Pick Cookbooks You Will Use
- Prioritize cookbooks that are doable, interesting, and visually appetizing so you'll actually cook from them.
- Look for recipes that fit your time limits and make you ask, 'Will I cook this?'
Cookbooks Should Be Definitive And Beautiful
- A cookbook should be the 'last word' on its subject, offering depth you can't easily find online.
- Beauty and personality matter because they make a book one you'll return to for years.
Arthur’s Deli Feels Like Home
- Arthur's Home of the Nosh is a love letter to Montreal deli culture blending Ashkenazi and Moroccan roots.
- Jonathan loved a maple and brown sugar marinated salami that became a standout sandwich recipe.