October's Very Best Foodie Finds

While not quite as accessible as Yotam Ottolenghi's other cookbooks — it is, after all, a restaurant book — NOPI: The Cookbook ($40), out Oct. 20, has plenty to offer to the home cook. First off, it's stunning and would be right at home on your coffee table — the page edges are gilded, and it's full of beautiful photos. More importantly, it delivers on the recipe front: many recipes might require some sleuthing to track down unusual ingredients, but the technique is rarely beyond an intermediate cook's reach. There are also a handful of easy recipes like chili-ginger Chinese vegetables, roasted carrots with coriander seeds and garlic, and sweet potato pancakes with yogurt and date syrup.

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