Food52 Genius Recipes: 100 Recipes That Will Change the Way You Cook [A Cookbook] (Food52 Works)

This cookbook collects 100 recipes that surprise cooks and challenge conventional cooking wisdom. These recipes feature unexpectedly simple techniques, debunk kitchen myths, or use familiar ingredients in new ways. They come from celebrated cookbook authors, chefs, and food bloggers whose work has become influential in the culinary world. The collection includes well-known recipes such as Marcella Hazan's Tomato Sauce with Onion and Butter, Jim Lahey's No-Knead Bread, and Nigella Lawson's Dense Chocolate Loaf Cake, alongside dozens of other widely discussed recipes. Nearly half of the 100 recipes have never been published in Food52's Genius Recipes column, which is nominated for a James Beard Award. Each recipe is accompanied by tips, variations, mini-recipes, and photographs by James Ransom. The recipes range from Michael Ruhlman's fried chicken to Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi's hummus, as well as lesser-known recipes like a ginger juice and a method for cooking white chocolate. Some recipes are meant to be followed precisely, while others serve as starting points for experimentation.