Start Here

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The perfect companion to anyone starting out in the kitchen. In sharing so much experience and knowledge - not to mention so many recipes that I want to eat - Sohla has crafted a book to return to again and again and again. * Yotam Ottolenghi, author of 'Simple' and 'Flavour' * This book has done the impossible: It's inspired me to cook. Start Here is an instant classic destined to be a kitchen staple. Sohla has revolutionized what a cookbook can be in a way that speaks so uniquely to her razor-sharp wit, generosity of spirit, and undeniable skill. * Dan Levy, Emmy Award-winning writer, actor, director, and producer of 'Schitt's Creek' * The book I wish someone had handed me when I began my own journey as a cook . . . Sohla has improved my cooking, and I guarantee she will improve yours, too. * Samin Nosrat, author of 'Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat' * Quite simply the modern cooking bible. A true tome that will not only teach you the foundations of cooking, but guide you towards becoming a more intuitive cook. Designed with accessibility in mind, the larger-than-average type and step-by-step photos ensure complete confidence in the kitchen. An instant classic. * Alexina Anatole, author of 'Bitter' * Cooking through Start Here has brought more joy to my kitchen than any cookbook in memory. Spoiler alert for my friends: This is what you're getting for Christmas. * Stella Parks, author of 'BraveTart' * I am an instant fan of any book that crams in this much knowledge and science right alongside things like Lisa Frank Cookies and not one but FOUR kinds of homemade fun dip! . . . I don't know who's more excited, my brain or my belly! * Molly Yeh, author and Food Network host * A one-stop grand diplome in the culinary arts taught by one of the most talented and knowledgable chefs, Sohla El-Waylly . . . Start Here is an instant, must-have classic. * Rick Andrew Martinez, author of 'Mi Cocina' * Brilliantly organized and superbly written, with photographs that teach as well as inspire. Reading Start Here is like getting a fully accredited culinary degree from a professional who sees food and cooking through a grounded but completely modern perspective. Every recipe delivers. You need this book. * Carla Lalli Music, author of 'That Sounds So Good' and 'Where Cooking Begins' * A special and original book for anyone wanting to make better food * Delicious * The new Joy of Cooking for a globally minded generation of curious cooks. [El-Waylly] dispenses the wisdom of a professional chef with none of the ego, delivering cooking fundamentals in a voice that balances self-deprecation, science and just enough cheerleading to guide both the novice and the veteran through complex projects, like saffron-stained tahdig, or simpler pursuits, like a whole broiled fish with limey cabbage slaw or beginner's drop cookies with Fritos and marshmallows. -- Kim Severson * The New York Times (The Best Cookbooks of 2023) *