Jeff Stutsman

Director of Operations, Momofuku Culinary Lab

This book is an American classic. When I first started cooking, I would rifle through different cookbooks looking for the right recipes. More often than not, I would find it here.

William Grimes

Obituary writer and former restaurant critic

The most useful day-in, day out cookbook, with sane modernizing by Marion Cunningham.

Heather Holden-Brown

Director, HHB Agency Ltd

Alexander Lobrano

Author, Hungry for Paris

Clark Wolf

Consultant and writer

Megan Elias

Culinary historian

Clifford A. Wright

Food writer