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PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE

Start Here: Instructions for Becoming a Better Cook today!

Launching October 31, 2023
Change the way you think about cooking! In this epic guide to better eating, the chef, recipe developer, and video producer Sohla El-Waylly reimagines what a cookbook can be, teaching home cooks of all skill levels how cooking really works.
HARPER COLLINS

The Best American Food Writing

Change the way you think about cooking! In this epic guide to better eating, the chef, recipe developer, and video producer Sohla El-Waylly reimagines what a cookbook can be, teaching home cooks of all skill levels how cooking really works.

Book Tour Dates

10.31.2023
Barnes & Noble 5th Avenue
New York, NY
11.02.2023
92NY with Kitchen Arts & Letters
New York, NY
11.05.2023
Chicago Humanities with Seminary Co-op
Chicago, IL
11.06.2023
Books Are Magic at St. Ann's Church with Michelle Zauner
Brooklyn, NY
11.08.2023
Bold Fork Books at Lincoln Center
Washington, DC
11.11.2023
Union Square Greenmarket with Kitchen Arts & Letters
New York, NY
11.13.2023
Harvard Book Store at Brattle Theatre
Boston, MA
12.05.2023
Philadelphia Free Library at Parkway Central
Philadelphia, PA
2024
Dates to Come
Including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, OR, and Seattle

Writing

serious eats

Dosa Indian Rice and Lentil Crepes

A dosa batter that turns crisp, chewy, and light on the griddle, with a sourdough-like tang thanks to a double fermentation.
serious eats

The Best Way to Make Popcorn

We taste-tested four methods to find the ultimate way to make popcorn at home.
bon appetit

How to Knead Dough Like You're in Charge

And why kneading matters in the first place.
bon appetit

Prepare to Change the Way You Make Pie Dough Forever

If you haven't been laminating your pie dough, you've been missing out.
WIRECUTTER

Sohla El-Waylly Buys This Puckery Spice by the Pound

While I’ve introduced [my husband] to my favorites, like the AutoZone jingle, he has made me more acquainted with his, like fluffy, garlicky toum, crumbly date-filled ma’amoul, and holly-red sumac.