The Wishbone Kitchen Cookbook: Seasonal Recipes for Everyday Luxury and Elevated Entertaining

NEW YORK TIMES  BESTSELLER - Learn to cook, host, and eat like a private chef with 100 recipes from Meredith Hayden of Wishbone Kitchen.

Inspired by years working as a chef in New York City and the Hamptons, as well as her childhood summers on Nantucket, Meredith Hayden makes food that is both unfussy and elegant—often with a touch of whimsy. In  The Wishbone Kitchen Cookbook,  Meredith teaches you to cook like a professional hostess (and have fun while doing it). This is the kind of food to celebrate every season of life; the kind of cooking you don’t start until you’ve made yourself a drink first. Recipes range from 20-minute meals to show-stopping centerpieces, all fit for your next dinner party.

Here you’ll find big salads (Blueberry BBQ Grilled Chicken Salad) and sharable sammies (the  Ultimate Italian); there are your starters, your grazers, your chatting-with-friends snackers like  Hot Crab Dip  and  Really Good Guac. Serve the  Pink Lemon Pasta  when friends come over after work or pack up the  Farro Broccoli Salad  for lunch the next day. Snack on an  Heirloom Tomato Galette  and veg out on  Asparagus Fries with Feta. Your authority on all things seafood, Meredith shows you the easiest way to break down a lobster so that you can use it in a number of recipes like the  Lobster Avocado Salad  and  Wok Lobster. Or how to shuck oysters so you can enjoy them grilled or with a yuzu kosho mignonette. Throw your own  Nantucket Clam Bake, why not?

With sharp, witty commentary, themed menus, and gorgeous imagery,  The Wishbone Kitchen Cookbook  will inspire you to rediscover the joy in cooking, romanticize your grocery hauls, and find any excuse to celebrate with friends and family.