Rodney Scott and PRG: 12 Coming-Soon Cookbooks We Can’t Wait to Read
Challah and South Carolina BBQ and hand-pulled noodles—yes please.
There are lots of things to anticipate in 2021. Me, I’m (hopefully!) looking forward to the world opening up again to the extent where it’s safe to have friends over for dinner, dare I say inside, and close together. But one thing I do know is that even if we have to keep eating over virtual hangouts, the food is going to be awesome—because the soon-to-be-published 2021 cookbook lineup is looking pretty darn great. From a deep-dive into European cheese, wine, and bread to mastering the art of South Carolinian barbecue to a new take on Jewish classics—to call out just a few—if we can say anything definitively about this year, it’s that thanks to 2021’s line up of cookbooks, we will eat well.
Here are 12 cookbooks coming out in 2021 we can’t wait to crack open, recommended by some of Food52’s contributors and staff. Note: this is only the beginning! Stay tuned for more 2021 cookbook coverage.
Rodney Scott’s World Of BBQ, Rodney Scott And Lolis Eric Elie, March 2021
“Rodney’s been mastering and championing whole smoked hog since childhood, having grown up in his family’s eponymous South Carolina BBQ joint, and has exerted his expert influence on modern African-American cuisine for decades. As a native New Yorker, grills, smokers, and certainly pits have always been out of my reach (and frankly, wheelhouse). But that doesn’t mean I can’t eagerly await Rodney Scott’s first cookbook, tear into it like it’s a rack of mop-sauced Carolina ribs, and convince myself the pages smell like smoky meat. Someday I’ll have a grill and smoker, and this is the book I want by my side when that happens.” —Jess Kapadia, Senior Editor, Food52