Knopf Cooks

What makes Knopf, Knopf? 🤔 Innovators, legends, laureates—and iconic chefs!! Partnered with @thiefofmemory , May’s Knopf 101 highlights our classic cookbooks: “Food isn’t just the sustenance we live on. Though it begins as grains in the earth and fruit hanging from a tree, and is pounded and mulled into palatable form, its importance lies in the cultural significance and tradition that each dish derives from. And much like travel allows us to see landscapes beyond our own, food breaches the gap and brings humanity closer on the most basic level of survival: community. Conversations over potluck dinners, written recipes handed down from generation to generation, and savory scents inviting the most precious memories to boil to the surface. The taste of that particular spice reminds you of home, the warmth in your belly a comfort. Food is a form of love.” . . #KnopfCooks #ABorzoiBook

Congratulations to our 2026 James Beard Media Award Nominees 🥂✨ Beverage with Recipes: SOJU PARTY by Irene Yoo @yooeating Literary Writing: STRONG ROOTS by Olia Hercules @oliahercules Single Subject: MORGENSTERN’S FINEST ICE CREAM by Nicholas Morgenstern @nicholasmorgenstern

In celebration of the 50th anniversary edition of Edna Lewis’s THE TASTE OF COUNTRY COOKING, we hosted The Edna Lewis Picnic on this gorgeous Tuesday in Central Park, NYC 💜

Last week we had @chefdaniellesepsy in the office to celebrate her bestselling cookbook, THE SCONE QUEEN BAKES! 👩🏻‍🍳🩵 Swipe for some treat envy (baked goods YOU can make from the book!) . . #TheSconeQueenBakes #DanielleSepsy #ABorzoiBook #KnopfCooks

Already thinking about lunch? 👀 Us too 😅 and our irresistible 2026 Knopf Cooks lineup is only making us hungrier 😍 . . #ABorzoiBook #KnopfCooks

With 9 days to go until Mother’s Day, might we suggest Danielle Sepsy’s New York Times Bestselling cookbook as the perfect gift for the mom in your life? Books make great gifts! ❤️ THE SCONE QUEEN BAKES is available now wherever books are sold.

**Giveaway Now Closed** To celebrate the connection between two remarkable voices, we’re giving away a special paired set: Allegra Goodman’s THIS IS NOT ABOUT US and Joan Nathan’s MY LIFE IN RECIPES. One of the characters in Allegra’s new book is a big Joan Nathan fan – because who among us is not?! Now you can experience both for yourself—on the page and at the table. Here’s how to enter: ✔️ Follow @KnopfCooks , @TheDialPress , @Joan_Nathan and @allegragoodmanwriter ❤️ Like this post 📚 Tag a friend you’d share this perfect book pairing with in the comments below. [No purchase necessary. Ends 4/29/26 at 11:59 PM ET. Open to US residents, 18+ only. One winner will receive a copy of THIS IS NOT ABOUT US by Allegra Goodman and MY LIFE IN RECIPES by Joan Nathan. Winner will be chosen at random from valid entrants and contacted via DM on or about 4/30/26.]

Edna Lewis was born on this day in 1916, so for a birthday treat, we’re sharing her Chocolate Iced Layer Cake recipe, as seen in her classic cookbook, IN PURSUIT OF FLAVOR 💛 Save this recipe now, thank us later 😉✨ Chocolate Iced Layer Cake “I think of this cake as a Sunday cake because, for some reason, it is common throughout the South to serve a yellow layer cake iced with chocolate to company. It is a simple cake to make, but as with all cakes, be careful not to overbake it or it will be tough and dry. Everyone loves this cake, especially children, who just seem to adore anything made with chocolate. The icing is very chocolaty and quick to prepare. I guessed at it the first time and now find that it is the easiest kind of icing to make come out smooth. And it tastes so good.” MAKES ONE 9-INCH LAYER CAKE LAYER CAKE ¾ cup (1½ sticks) butter, at room temperature 1½ cups superfine sugar 3 whole eggs 3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour, sifted 1 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons single-acting baking powder 1 cup milk, at room temperature 1 tablespoon vanilla CHOCOLATE ICING 1 cup granulated sugar 1 tablespoon butter 3 ounces (3 squares) unsweetened chocolate 1 cup heavy cream (not ultra-pasteurized), warmed Pinch salt 2 teaspoons vanilla (Swipe for full instructions) . . #EdnaLewis #ABorzoiBook #KnopfCooks

“With MADAQ, Nargisse Benkabbou makes Moroccan food feel both sublime and utterly doable, transporting me straight to Fez with every recipe. This book is a feast of memory and sense; magical, sensual, and deeply satisfying.” —Sami Tamimi, author of BOUSTANY

Thank you, bakers! THE SCONE QUEEN BAKES is an instant New York Times bestseller! 🩵 Congratulations, @chefdaniellesepsy !! . . #TheSconeQueenBakes #DanielleSepsy #ABorzoiBook #KnopfCooks

**Now Closed** With one month to go until the publication of Danielle Sepsy’s THE SCONE QUEEN BAKES, 3 lucky bakers will win an early copy of this irresistible new cookbook. Sohla El-Waylly raves of THE SCONE QUEEN BAKES, “I didn’t even think I liked scones until I ate one of Danielle’s… Her pastries surprised me over and over again, from the fluffy cinnamon rolls to the perfect pucker of her lemon muffins. Thanks to her cookbook, now I can re-create all her goodies in my own kitchen (when I’m not ordering a big batch from her shop, The Hungry Gnome).” ✨ HOW TO ENTER: ✔️ Follow @chefdaniellesepsy + @thehungrygnome + @knopfcooks ❤️ Like this post 🧁 Tag a friend you love to bake with, in the comments below [No purchase necessary. Ends 3/3/26 at 11:59 PM ET. Open to US residents, 18+ only. Three winners will receive a copy of Danielle Sepsy’s THE SCONE QUEEN BAKES. Winners will be chosen at random from valid entrants and contacted via DM on or about 3/4/26.]

When the design team at Knopf Cooks set out to give THE TASTE OF COUNTRY COOKING by Edna Lewis a fresh look in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the cookbook, they wanted to keep the design familiar but revisit some type and design elements. Inspired by Miss Lewis’s own words, and the colors of the season, each chapter now has a signature color – Pale Pink for Spring, Tomato Red for Summer, Plum for Fall, and Valencia Orange for Winter. 🌸☀️🍂❄️➡️ Swipe for a look behind the scenes of this design process. The 50th anniversary edition of THE TASTE OF COUNTRY COOKING by Edna Lewis (with a new foreword by Toni Tipton-Martin) will be available this May. . . #EdnaLewis #TheTasteofCountryCooking #KnopfCooks #ABorzoiBook