The Indie Cooking Bestseller List

The American Booksellers Association’s specialty bestseller lists provide a current snapshot of what’s selling in indie bookstores nationwide.

Here is the Indie Cooking Bestseller List based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending April 14, 2024. 

1. Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking
Samin Nosrat, Wendy MacNaughton (Illus.), Simon & Schuster, $37.50, 9781476753836

2. Start Here: Instructions for Becoming a Better Cook
Sohla El-Waylly, Knopf, $45, 9780593320464

3. Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
Anthony Bourdain, Ecco, $18.99, 9780060899226

4. 5 Ingredients Mediterranean: Simple Incredible Food
Jamie Oliver, Flatiron Books, $39.99, 9781250319852

5. Zaytinya: Delicious Mediterranean Dishes from Greece, Turkey, and Lebanon
José Andrés, Ecco, $45, 9780063327900

6. Blueberries for Sal Cookbook: Sweet Recipes Inspired by the Beloved Children's Classic
Robert McCloskey, Clarkson Potter, $14, 9780593580400

7. Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts: Stories and Recipes from Five Generations of Black Country Cooks
Crystal Wilkinson, Clarkson Potter, $30, 9780593236512

8. More Is More: Get Loose in the Kitchen
Molly Baz, Clarkson Potter, $35, 9780593578841

9. Dinner in One: Exceptional & Easy One-Pan Meals
Melissa Clark, Clarkson Potter, $29.99, 9780593233252

10. PlantYou: Scrappy Cooking: 140+ Plant-Based Zero-Waste Recipes That Are Good for You, Your Wallet, and the Planet
Carleigh Bodrug, Hachette Go, $32, 9780306832420

11. Cooking in Real Life: Delicious & Doable Recipes for Every Day
Lidey Heuck, S&S/Simon Element, $35, 9781668002155

12. Baking Yesteryear: The Best Recipes from the 1900s to the 1980s
B. Dylan Hollis, DK, $32, 9780744080049

13. Snacking Bakes: Simple Recipes for Cookies, Bars, Brownies, Cakes, and More
Yossy Arefi, Clarkson Potter, $25, 9780593579176

14. JoyFull: Cook Effortlessly, Eat Freely, Live Radiantly
Radhi Devlukia-Shetty, S&S/Simon Element, $35, 9781982199722

15. Ottolenghi Simple
Yotam Ottolenghi, Ten Speed Press, $35, 9781607749165

16. Big Heart Little Stove: Bringing Home Meals & Moments from The Lost Kitchen
Erin French, Celadon Books, $38, 9781250832313

17. Half Baked Harvest Every Day: Recipes for Balanced, Flexible, Feel-Good Meals
Tieghan Gerard, Clarkson Potter, $29.99, 9780593232552

18. The Farm Table
Julius Roberts, Ten Speed Press, $35, 9781984862662

19. The World Central Kitchen Cookbook: Feeding Humanity, Feeding Hope
José Andrés, World Central Kitchen, Clarkson Potter, $35, 9780593579077

20. Health Nut: A Feel-Good Cookbook
Jess Damuck, Abrams Books, $35, 9781419770371

21. Nourish: Simple Recipes to Empower Your Body and Feed Your Soul
Gisele Bündchen, Clarkson Potter, $35, 9780593580486

22. The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science
J. Kenji López-Alt, Norton, $49.95, 9780393081084

23. Milk Street Simple
Christopher Kimball, Voracious, $35, 9780316538558

24. Rhett & Link Present: The Mythical Cookbook: 10 Simple Rules for Cooking Deliciously, Eating Happily, and Living Mythically
Josh Scherer, Harvest, $32.50, 9780063323964

25. Anything's Pastable: 81 Inventive Pasta Recipes for Saucy People
Dan Pashman, William Morrow Cookbooks, $35, 9780063291126