Queer in the Kitchen
By Gay's The Word
By Gay's The Word
Here are some LGBTQ+ cooks and cookbook writers to keep you company in the kitchen.
Flavour: Eat What You Love
Ruby Tandoh
£25.00 £23.25This is Erica's go-to cookbook for the kitchen. Ruby Tandoh's writing style is a joy and her recipes are accessible, delicious, and fun to make.
Now & Again: Go-To Recipes, Inspired Menus + Endless Ideas for Reinventing Leftovers
Julia Turshen
£26.00 £24.18Julia Turshen is a cookbook writer to remember. Her podcast, Keep Calm and Cook On, is also full of interviews with queer American chefs and cookbook authors--one to listen to while you cook along...
Ottolenghi FLAVOUR
Yotam Ottolenghi and Ixta Belfrage
£27.00 £25.11Ottolenghi's 2020 release is, of course, resplendent.
The Flavor Equation: The Science of Great Cooking Explained + More Than 100 Essential Recipes
Nik Sharma
£26.00 £24.18Nik Sharma's second book after Season, all focused on flavour, science, and great recipes.
Leon: Ingredients & Recipes
Allegra McEvedy
£26.00 £24.18The original LEON cookbook by chef Allegra McEvedy. Erica recommends the 'Not-so-spicy chicken cous cous with garlicky tomatoes'...
Tasty Pride: 75 recipes that celebrate good food, love and acceptance
Buzzfeed's Tasty
£22.00 £20.46'Food has the unique power to connect, nourish and inspire. Cook your way through this book and share in the stories of love, acceptance and pride within these pages' - Jesse Szewczyk, Food Editor, Tasty.
The Alice B. Toklas Cookbook
Alice B. Toklas
£10.00 £9.30One of the bestselling cookbooks of all time, Alice B. Toklas, partner of Gertrude Stein, published her book in 1954.
The Little Library Christmas
Kate Young
£15.00 £13.95Kate Young's third book for festive seasons big and small...
Vegan (ish): 100 simple, budget recipes that don't cost the earth
Jack Monroe
£16.98 £15.79From Breakfast Muckmuffins to Beet Wellington, and Kinda-Carbonara to Bakewell Tart, Jack's easy, vibrant home cooking is tasty, tempting and surprisingly uncomplicated.
Greenfeast: Autumn, Winter (Cloth-Covered, Flexible Binding)
Nigel Slater
£22.00 £20.46The second half of Nigel Slater's season-led vegetable cookbook for Autumn and Winter. If you're looking for a gift idea, you can also pair with his memoir, Toast.
Greenfeast: Spring, Summer (Cloth-Covered, Flexible Binding)
Nigel Slater
£22.00 £20.46The first half of Nigel Slater's season-led vegetable cookbooks for Spring and Summer.
Season: Big Flavors, Beautiful Food
Nik Sharma
£25.00 £23.25Nik Sharma's first book is sumptuous and a beautiful gift for anyone interested in Indian cooking with influences from California, the American South, and family.
The Little Library Year: Recipes and reading to suit each season
Kate Young
£25.00 £23.25Kate Young's second book in the Little Library series...
Moomin Comfort Food
£6.99 £6.50
This one was too irresistible to miss and on the recommendation of the newest queer bookshop in the UK, The Bookish Type in Leeds!
Liam Charles Second Helpings: 70 wicked recipes that will leave you wanting more
Liam Charles
£22.00 £20.46Who doesn't love Liam? The second cookbook from the star of Liam Bakes...
One Tin Bakes: Sweet and simple traybakes, pies, bars and buns
Edd Kimber
£17.98 £16.72Recommended twice over during our call out for queer cookbooks on Twitter, this is the second book from Edd Kimber, the first winner of GBBO.
Tin Can Cook: 75 Simple Store-cupboard Recipes
Jack Monroe
£6.99 £6.50Beautifully designed with accompanying quirky hand-drawn illustrations, this book is for you if you've struggled to make a dish because the recipe calls for an exotic ingredient you've never heard of.
The Little Library Cookbook
Kate Young
£25.00 £23.25The original Little Library Cookbook--100 recipes from your favourite stories--from Kate Young, recommended by Charlie Morris (Read It Queer First on Bookshop UK).
Ottolenghi SIMPLE
Yotam Ottolenghi
£27.00 £25.11One to read or cook from while listening to Yotam's Desert Island Discs interview...
Patisserie Made Simple: Patisserie Made Simple
Edd Kimber
£16.98 £15.79The debut patisserie cookbook from the first winner of the Great British Bake Off...
Feed the Resistance: Recipes + Ideas for Getting Involved
Julia Turshen
£10.99 £10.22Community and activism is at the heart of everything Julia Turshen does, and this book is no different.
Antoni in the Kitchen
Antoni Porowski
£20.00 £18.60Watched Queer Eye and wondered if Antoni can cook? Well, here's the proof!
Liam Charles Cheeky Treats: Includes recipes from the new Liam Bakes TV show on Channel 4
Liam Charles
£22.00 £20.46Liam's first cookbook following his appearance on GBBO in 2017 and his Channel 4 show, Liam Bakes.
Kristen Kish Cooking: Recipes and Techniques
Meredith Erickson and Kristen Kish
£35.00 £32.55Kristen Kish won internet hearts when she won Top Chef in the US... From the publisher: From one of the most exciting young chefs in America today, a cookbook with more than 80 recipes that celebrate impeccable technique and bridge her Korean heritage, Michigan upbringing, Boston cooking years, and more.
My First Cook Book: Bake, Make and Learn to Cook
David Atherton and Rachel Stubbs
£14.99 £13.94One for the whole family--or nieces and nephews--to cook from, an illustrated cookbook from the 2019 GBBO winner.
Hang Fire Cookbook: Recipes and Adventures in American BBQ
Samantha Evans and Shauna Guinn
£15.00 £13.95An American BBQ cookbook from partners in life and at the grill...
Eat Up: Food, Appetite and Eating What You Want
Ruby Tandoh
£8.99 £8.36A follow-up manifesto from Ruby Tandoh, to eat what you love...
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking
Samin Nosrat and Wendy MacNaughton
£35.00 £32.55Ok, ok, Samin isn't queer...but she is a fantastic ally AND Erica loves cooking from this book and listening to her lockdown podcast, Home Cooking, so that counts, right?? Check out her granola and panzanella recipes to start with...
Cooking With The Bears: Healthy Recipes by Hairy Men
Angelo Sindaco
£32.00 £29.76Uli says, 'If you go into the kitchen tonight, you're in for a big surprise!'
Short and Sweet
Dan Lepard
£25.00 £23.25Collecting together Dan's best recipes - and mixing science with old-fashioned kitchen wisdom - Dan has tried and tested almost every baking technique out there.
Love another cookbook by an LGBTQ+ chef or cookbook writer? Get in touch with Gay's The Word bookseller Erica Gillingham to talk cookbooks via Twitter or Instagram.