When I first sat down with my book editor Lee Boudreaux and the designer Allison Saltzman, they asked me what I wanted in a cover design. Oh, you know, I told them, I donโt want it to look cheffy or foodie. I donโt want it to look too precious or too slick. Iโd like it to be homey but not dowdy, familiar to old readers but striking for new ones. I want it to appeal to recent grads and newlyweds and especially to parents. I want it to reflect the vibe of this blog. I want it to have good energy and I really want it to feel personal, like it looks right at home on my kitchen counter. Iโm not Sean Brock or Gabrielle Hamilton. No matter how many times I make his brussels sprouts, I will never be David Chang. Iโm a home cook who has figured out one thing โ that making dinner for people I love brings me daily happiness ย โ and I need this book to appeal to people who suspect that carving out a nightly dinner ritual might do the same for them.
Was that too much to ask for?
Apparently not, because I think they nailed it, donโt you?
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Absolutely! Love it! Love the little forks with the big! Love all the fonts! So exciting!
Looks super! Canโt wait to purchase it.
LOVE IT!!! Iโm really looking forward to having one of my own. Congratulations.
Oh, yes!
Love it!
Itโs so DALS! So perfect. Canโt wait to open it and see whatโs inside. Kudos to the designers!!
Nice!
Love!!!
It could not be more perfect!!!! PERFECT! If I knew nothing about you or this awesome site, and I saw this in a store, I would grab it and buy it immediately based on the cover alone ๐
Looks great!
Bee-yoo-tiful!! They definitely nailed it โ and Iโm so excited to have it on my bookshelf!
So so so great! Canโt wait to hold it in my actual hands!
I almost feel a little cheesy saying it but I got tears in my eyes in seeing it. It is exactly what your blog represents to me. The family meal, the preparation and time you put into all of it are converted so simply and beautifully. Your blog is the only blog of the many I read, that I never miss a post and Iโm always waiting for the next. Thank you for inspiring my familyโs meals with your stories.
Great cover! Canโt wait for the book to come out!
L.O.V.E. it!! On my wish list for sure!
Love it!!! Iโll pre-order!
Itโs beautiful! I have a place for it on my kitchen counter.
This is an awesome coverโyouโve thrown down the gauntlet!
itโs perfect. you must be thrilled. ๐
I. love. it. I have a beautiful vintage music stand book holder that is currently sitting empty on my dining room buffet. This is the perfect place for your book to be featured โ I canโt wait!!!
What a fun cover! Very distinctive.
lovely cover!
so curious to know why the subtitle of your book is different than the cutline of your blog. what is the difference between โstartsโ and โbeginsโ? Personally I prefer โbeginsโ but perhaps thereโs some good reason to change it?
I do! Itโs perfect. Iโd buy the book, even if I didnโt already love your blog.
feels perfect!