I love a beautiful book! These are the best coffee table books of food and wine of 2022, but curated for display worthiness. Some offer recipes, others restaurant recommendations, and of course, plenty of wine knowledge. Wherever you gather with friends and family in your home, that’s where these books belong.
The Best Food Coffee Table Book Featuring Restaurants
All the Restaurants in New York
This charming collection of drawings of New York restaurant mainstays really captures the energy of the NYC restaurant world.
The Best Food Coffee Table Book for Styling
Boards: Stylish Spreads for Casual Gatherings
Major tips for creating photo-worthy spreads, and the most creative ideas – a bloody mary bar, bruschetta bar, steak frites board, cookie decorating board, and countless others!
The Best Wine Coffee Table Book for Wine Lovers
Wine Grapes: A Complete Guide to 1,368 Vine Varieties
An uber-complete profile of ALL grape varieties of relevance to any wine lover, including – most importantly –what the wines made from them taste like.
The Best Food Coffee Table Book Featuring Stunning Photos
Dalí. Les dîners de Gala
Literally a work of art! A gorgeous reprint of Salvador Dali’s 1973 cookbook has 100+ recipes with his illustrations, all inspired by his famously wild dinner parties.
The Best Food Coffee Table Book for Inspiration
Mixtape Potluck Cookbook: A Dinner Party for Friends, Their Recipes, and the Songs They Inspire
Questlove imagines inviting 50 different chefs, entertainers, and musicians to a dinner party. Each personality gets paired with a recipe and a song for a fun read.
The Best Food Coffee Table Book for Beautiful Illustrations
The Story of Food: An Illustrated History of Everything We Eat
A way to explore the tales, symbolism, and traditions that come with the food on our plates, and the cultures represented.
The Best Wine Coffee Table Book for Wine Enthusiasts
Wine Simple: A Totally Approachable Guide from a World-Class Sommelier
Everyday tips, key varietals, tasting notes, infographics and more in this book from the wine director and sommelier at Le Bernardin.
The Best Food & Wine Coffee Table Book
Food & Drink Infographics. A Visual Guide to Culinary Pleasures
For anyone that appreciates good design, this huge book has almost every food infographic imaginable – from flavor pairings to cooking tools and types of tea.
The Best Wine Coffee Table Book for Music Lovers
Booze & Vinyl: A Spirited Guide to Great Music and Mixed Drinks
Listen your way through 70 of the best vinyl albums of all time, with cocktails to pair as you go.
The Best Wine Coffee Table Book for Cocktail Enthusiasts
Cocktail Codex: Fundamentals, Formulas, Evolutions
A breakdown of cocktails into six fundamental styles that almost any drink can be built from, so you can master the classics and beyond.
The Best Wine Coffee Table Book Featuring a James Beard Award Winner
Wine Folly: Magnum Edition
Tips and tricks of the wine world! This book shares beautiful, detailed maps of the top wine regions, wine labeling and classification 101, a food and wine pairing section and a primer on tasting like a pro.
If you’re looking for more book recommendations on food, wine and recipes check out my blog post on my favorite cookbooks here.
Cheers!
xx—BB
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