our selection of cookbooks to offer to your loved ones

“It’s 8:24 a.m. and it’s the beginning of this book.” Throughout the hours of the day, this book lists the pastry chef’s favorite recipes. Sweet of course (Tatin tart, fresh cheesecake, banana-caramel upside down cake…) but also savory with for example Mamie Damien’s tuna meatballs recipe or even a gratin dauphinois. In total, there are 90 warm and friendly recipes to discover.

“Welcome home” by Christophe Michalak from Éditions de La Martinière. ©Delphine Michalak. 256p, €35.

Look no further than THE book to give to a loved one who loves cooking. A true star of global cuisine, Yotam Ottolenghi invites us to share with our loved ones 100 comforting and bonding recipes based on pasta, potatoes, cooked in the oven or in a casserole dish. Real comfort food that we all want. The list of ingredients is sometimes (very) long but it’s worth it.

“Comfort”, by Yotam Ottolenghi, ed. Hachette Cuisine, 320p. 39,95€.

Caramel pork, watercress velouté, citrus mellow… For the first time, radio culinary columnist François-Régis Gaudry reveals the repertoire of his favorite recipes and their history. Good little dishes inherited from his grandmother Mamyta, his mother Denise or even his chef friends. A delicious and generous book to give as a gift or to keep for yourself!

“Recipes and stories”, François-Régis Gaudry, ed. Marabout, 384p.35€. On sale 11/13.

In this book, 50 big names in cooking (pastry chefs, ice cream makers, bakers, etc.) reinvent this dessert with the taste of childhood. With fruit, in tarts, in chouquette, in ice cream or even in pâté en croute, rice pudding is available endlessly.

“Rice pudding is my favorite dessert!”, Philippe Toinard, ed. de la Martinière, 160p, €22.90.

Julie Andrieu, journalist and columnist for Notre Temps, invites us to (re)discover the culinary heritage of our regions through 100 recipes that are sometimes known, but also sometimes forgotten. Miroton, plum bread, gayouparde snails… A gourmet and surprising tour of France.

100 recipes to save! Julie Andrieu, ed. Albin Michel, 29.90€

With these 155 new recipes, the British chef helps you cook during the week and on weekends by composing simple, affordable but convivial meals. He doesn’t forget the desserts: chocolate tiramisu, pear-ginger tart tatin…

“Simply Jamie”, Jamie Oliver, ed. Hachette, €38. 320p.

A couple of self-taught pastry chefs, French macaron champions, Mélanie and Arnaud Mathez share for the first time their favorite recipes according to the seasons. You will find the orange blossom pistachio tart, their signature dessert, but also an autumn walnut tart, a chocolate mousse with olive oil or even the vanilla mille-feuille recipe. Very beautiful photos illustrate everything.

“The Sweet Garden” by Mélanie Mathez and Arnaud Mathez; ed. Albin Michel, 160p, €29.90.

Where to start when you want to reduce your meat consumption without depriving yourself? This book is a step-by-step guide to making your dishes vegan with ease through 200 recipes.

“Cooking veffie, I’m getting started!”, Stéphanie Tresch Medici, ed. The Beach; €19.95

A rich and original work for cooks who wish to explore the secrets of Japanese cuisine. This book is both a master class, with around fifteen step-by-step techniques such as the preparation of homemade udon (large Japanese noodles), and a culinary journey made up of 70 recipes (simmered dishes, tofu, rice… .).

“Rintaro, the Japanese cooking manual”, Sylvan Mishima Brackett and Jessica Battilana, eds. First Cuisine; 293p, €42.