The American Booksellers Association’s specialty bestseller lists provide a snapshot of what’s selling in indie bookstores across the country.
Here is the independent kitchen bestseller list, based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending April 16, 2023.
Deb Perelman, Knopf, $35, 9780593318782
2. Sweet Enough: A Dessert Cookbook
Alison Roman, Clarkson Potter, $35, 9781984826398
3. Dinner in one: Exceptional and easy meals in one pan
Melissa Clark, Clarkson Potter, $29.99, 9780593233252
4. Salt, fat, acid, heat: Mastering the elements of good cooking
Samin Nosrat, Wendy McNaughton (illus), Simon & Schuster, $37.50, 9781476753836
5. Go-To Dinners: A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook
Ina Garten, Clarkson Potter, $35, 9781984822789
6. Half Baked Harvest Every Day: Recipes for Balanced, Flexible, Enjoyable Meals
Tieghan Gerard, Clarkson Potter, $29.99, 9780593232552
7. Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Leg
Anthony Bourdain, Ecco, $16.99, 9780060899226
8. What’s for dessert: simple recipes for dessert lovers
Claire Safitz, Clarkson Potter, $37.50, 9781984826985
9. The Everlasting Meal Cookbook: Leftovers AZ
Tamar Adler, Caitlin Winner (Illustration), Scribner, $35, 9781476799667
10. The Woks of Life: Recipes to Know and Love from a Chinese-American Family
Bill Leung, Kaitlyn Leung, Judy Leung, Sarah Leung, Clarkson Potter, $35, 9780593233894
11. One: Simple One-Pan Wonders
Jamie Oliver, Flatiron Books, $35, 9781250871008
12. Half Baked Harvest Super Simple
Tieghan Gerard, Clarkson Potter, $29.99, 9780525577072
13. New York Times Recipes for Cooking Without a Recipe
Sam Sifton, Ten Speed Press, $28, 9781984858474
14. Ottolenghi Simple: Cookbook
Yotam Ottolenghi, Ten Speed Press, $35, 9781607749165
15. Ottolenghi Test Kitchen: Extremely good stuff
Noor Murad, Yotam Ottolenghi, Clarkson Potter, $32, 9780593234389
16. Wok: Recipes and Techniques
J. Kenji Lopez-Alt, Norton, $50
17. Weekday Vegetarians: 100 Recipes and a Real Plan for Eating Less Meat
Jenny Rosenstrach, Clarkson Potter, $32.50, 9780593138748
18. American Cuisine in the Blue Zones: 100 Recipes to Live to 100
Dan Buettner, National Geographic, $35, 9781426222474
19. The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science
J. Kenji Lopez-Alt, Norton, $49.95
20. On the Curry Trail: Pursuing the flavor that seduced the world
Raghavan Iyer, Workman Publishing, $30, 9781523511211
21. The Korean Vegan Cookbook: Musings and Recipes from Omma’s Kitchen
Joan Lee Molinaro, Avery, $35, 9780593084274
22. Jacques Pepin The Art of the Chicken: A Master Chef’s Pictures, Stories, and Recipes of the Humble Bird
Jacques Pepin, Harvest, $30, 9780358654513
23. The Mediterranean Meal: 120 Bold and Healthy Recipes You’ll Repeat
Suzy Karadsheh, Clarkson Potter, $32.50, 9780593234273
24. My Vermont Table: Recipes for All (Six) Seasons
Gesine Bullock-Prado, Countryman Press, $35, 9781682687352
25. Cook this book: Techniques that teach and recipes to repeat
Molly Baz, Clarkson Potter, $32.50, 9780593138274