Why Samin Nosrat Finally Wrote a Book of Recipes (Even When She Said She Wouldn't)

Why Samin Nosrat Finally Wrote a Book of Recipes (Even When She Said She Wouldn't)

Her new cookbook is one you’ll actually cook from.Simply Recipes / Aya BrackettAt a recent book tour stop in Iowa City, Samin Nosrat told the crowd that her critically acclaimed first book, Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat—and its Netflix series—was meant to teach people how to cook without recipes. Her new book, Good Things, flips that idea on its head: it's a collection of recipes. She explained that Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat is a foundational guide to the e…

With 'Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat,' chef Samin Nosrat boiled cooking down to its elements. At Hancher — and with her new book — she reflects on why we set a table in the first place

Samin Nosrat — courtesy of the author If there’s anything we all could use at the end of 2025, it’s comforting food with good company. Helping patrons get into the holiday feasting mindset, Hancher Auditorium hosted a conversation with acclaimed chef and author Samin Nosrat and Iowa City’s own Carmen Maria Machado on Nov. 13. The auditorium, buzzing with food enthusiasts of all ages, leaned in to hear about Nosrat’s much-anticipated follow-up to…