The Best New Cookbooks of Fall 2025, According to Eater Editors | Eater

"Reading the House of Nanking cookbook transported me back to that chaotic San Francisco dining room I loved as a kid; the book captures nearly 50 years of the restaurant’s multiregional Chinese cooking (Shanghainese, Cantonese, Hunan, and more) and the Fang family’s multigenerational story, with essential recipes devotees crave — like crunchy sesame chicken with glossy sweet potato, Prawns in Twin Happiness Sauce, and Veggie ABC — plus family dishes (tofu and Calimeris salad), upgraded simple classics (tomato-egg stir fry with creamy egg tofu and dashi), a thorough ingredients glossary, and a guide to the best San Francisco markets and international supermarket chains for pantry staples." - Bettina Makalintal