12 Days of Gift Ideas, Day 1

If you’re anything like me, you have yet to buy a single holiday present. So for all my fellow procrastinators and binge shoppers, today I kick off twelve days of gifting ideas. First up, a cookbook for the adventurous home cooks in your life. Chef Andy Ricker has established himself as an expert in Thai cuisine, as evidenced by his growing Pok Pok empire. And the Pok Pok cookbook (Ten Speed Press, $35), is not only a beautiful collection of the recipes that have made the restaurant so beloved (including, thrillingly, the fish sauce wings and papaya salad), but also a closer look, in words and pictures, at Thai food culture. A fascinating and inspiring read. FV

Photograph by Austin Bush, courtesy of Ten Speed Press