Food52: A New Way to Dinner

September 15, 2016

Given the number of cookbooks devoted to weeknight cooking strategies, dinner is a "problem" we have yet to solve. Hesser and Stubbs (cofounders, Food52.com) offer a solution in the form of 16 seasonal meal plans that direct cooks to spend hours shopping and cooking in order to prepare a week's worth of multicourse dinners and leftovers-based lunches. Where other Food52 cookbooks are accessible, this one is daunting. Few readers will make these menus in their entirety, and many will balk at the ultra-specific grocery lists (one calling for 45 large ramps). Included are some delicious individual recipes; however, a good portion can already be retrieved from Food52.com. VERDICT Expect much buzz surrounding this cookbook, but consider it carefully. Other Food52 titles, such as the outstanding Food52 Genius Recipes, will appeal to a wider audience.

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