The League of Kitchens Cookbook: Brilliant Tips, Secret Methods & Favorite Family Recipes from Around the World

Inspired by memories of her own two grandmothers, Gross launched an New York City–based, immigrant-led, inside-the-home cooking school, the League of Kitchens, in 2014. Today the organization offers classes in 16 different cuisines, recipes from which provide the foundation of this cookbook. Opening with a history of the League of Kitchens and an overview of necessary pantry ingredients and equipment, the book is arranged in chapters for chicken, seafood, soups, salads, and more. The recipes are laid out in a detailed, step-by-step format, successfully recreating on the page what the actual experience might be like cooking in an instructor’s home kitchen, with the headnote to each recipe providing cultural context. The recipes range from korma mur (Afghan chicken and potato stew with onion gravy) to sandwiches de viande hachée (Burkinese chopped meat sandwiches), as well as side dishes including a killer guacamole. Features on each of the instructors are sprinkled throughout the book as well.