Cookbooks We Love

Last Updated October 01, 2017

October is National Cookbook Month. To celebrate, we created a list of local cookbooks we love. And know you will too.

A Taste of Ojai by Chef Robin Goldstein

A Taste of Ojai: A Collection of Small Plates Chef Robin Goldstein and Ojai’s climate both draw inspiration from the Mediterranean. For...

Back to Butter by Molly Chester

It's Better with Butter What if ingredients we deem "toxic" – like butter, cream and eggs – could, in fact, restore our health and that of...

Ojai's Table by Karen Evenden

Packed with more than 125 recipes featuring Ojai's agricultural bounty, Ojai's Table... Savoring and Celebrating Ojai's Mediterranean...

Vegan, Vegetarian, Omnivore: Everyone's Welcome at this Table

Over the last few years, I have begun to hear more and more laments from people who were afraid to entertain because this one would only eat that, and the other one wouldn’t eat this. The way we eat...

Tomato Time: TomatoMania! by Scott Daigre

Scott Daigre describes himself as an avid gardener, occasional farmer and enthusiastic landscape designer. But to so many people, the Ojai...

The Wellness Kitchen by Paulette Lambert

The Wellness Kitchen by Paulette Lambert is hot off the press. Within it are 125 full-of-flavor and healthful recipes, along with the...

Giving Citrus a Big Squeeze

L.A.-based writer and food stylist Valerie Aikman-Smith and Ojai-based photographer Victoria Pearson celebrate our beloved hometown fruit through vibrant photos, words and recipes in Citrus: Sweet &...