Start Here: Instructions for Becoming a Better Cook

Sohla El-Waylly's "Start Here" is a must-have cookbook for home cooks of all skill levels, teaching them how to cook with more than 200 mouthwatering recipes. It covers a dozen technique-themed chapters, including Temperature Management 101, Break it Down & Get Saucy, Mix it Right, Go to Brown Town, and Getting to Know Dough, and is packed with practical advice and scientific background.

Format: Hardback
Length: 656 pages
Publication date: 02 November 2023
Publisher: Vintage Publishing

A NEW YORK TIMES BEST COOKBOOK OF 2023




A book to return to again and again and again, Yotam Ottolenghi writes in the Foreword.




An instant classic, Dan Levy writes.


Sohla has improved my cooking, Samin Nosrat writes.


Change the way you think about cooking! In this epic guide to better eating, 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.


A one-stop resource, regardless of what you're hungry for, Start Here gives equal weight to savory and sweet dishes, with more than 200 mouthwatering recipes, including:


- Chicken Soup with Masa Dumplings
- Charred Lemon Risotto
- Crispy-Skinned Salmon with Radishes & Nuoc Cham
- Fancy Restaurant-Style Glazed Potatoes
- Brothy Same-Day Slow-Roast Whole Chicken
- Flaky Brown Butter Lachha Paratha
- Add-Anything Drop Cookies
- Creamy Lemon Squares with Brown Butter Crust
- Masa & Buttermilk Tres Leches


This practical, information-packed, and transformative guide to becoming a better cook and conquering the kitchen is a must-have masterclass in leveling up your cooking. Across a dozen technique-themed chapters - from Temperature Management 101 and Break it Down & Get Saucy to Mix it Right, Go to Brown Town, and Getting to Know Dough - Sohla El-Waylly explains the hows and whys of cooking, introducing the fundamental skills that you need to become a more intuitive, inventive cook.


Packed with practical advice and scientific background, helpful tips, and an almost endless assortment of recipe variations, along with tips, guidance, and how-tos, Start Here is culinary school - without the student loans. Perfect for novice cooks, and foodies who want to grow their repert.

Weight: 2402g
Dimension: 228 x 291 x 39 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781529914078