6 cookbooks from amazing Birmingham chefs + where to buy them locally
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Ever wish you could bring the delish dishes from your favorite Birmingham restaurants to your own dining room table? Thanks to cookbooks from Birmingham chefs, you can. Check out six amazing cookbooks and discover where to buy yours locally.
1. Frank Stitt’s Bottega Favorita: A Southern Chef’s Love Affair with Italian Food
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Photo via Bottega Favorita’s website
If you’ve had the chance to taste anything at Bottega, you know just how amazing it is. Check out recipes for dishes such as a tomato chutney and roasted sweet pepper pizza or a zabaglione meringue cake. Along with recipes, you’ll find stories of Stitt’s journeys to Italy.
- Price: $33-$40
- Where to order: Bottega Restaurant | Little Professor
2. Frank Stitt’s Southern Table: Recipes & Gracious Traditions From Highlands Bar And Grill
Highlands Bar and Grill is one of the most influential restaurants in the world, and you can recreate some of their recipes at home. In Frank Stitt’s debut cookbook, enjoy recipes and personal essays.
- Price: $33-$45
- Where to order: Highlands Bar and Grill | The Alabama Booksmith (Signed)
3. Hot and Hot Fish Club Cookbook: A Celebration of Food, Family & Traditions
Hot and Hot Fish Club has been a top Birmingham restaurant for over 25 years. In Chris and Idie Hastings’ cookbook, there are over 200 recipes, along with beer and wine pairings so you can try the dishes that make Hot and Hot Fish Club one of the most popular restaurants in the south.
- Price: $40
- Where to order: Hot and Hot Fish Club | The Alabama Booksmith (Signed) | Little Professor
4. Magic City Cravings: The Most Requested Recipes from Birmingham Restaurants Then & Now
This book by co-writers Martie Duncan and Chanda Temple features a history of Birmingham food, a dining guide to the Magic City and highly requested recipes from top restaurants. You’ll also find recipes from beloved restaurants that have since closed.
- Price: $27.95
- Where to order: Author Website (Due to printing delays, copies may be postponed to August.)
5. Rodney Scott’s World of BBQ: Every Day is a Good Day
Photo via Rodney Scott’s Whole Hog BBQ’s Facebook 
Photo via Matthew Niblett for Bham Now
Rodney Scott’s Whole Hog BBQ might have started in Charleston, South Carolina, but his Birmingham location is a local favorite. The James Beard Award-winning chef released his cookbook in March 2021, so you can achieve the delicious flavors of the legendary pitmaster at home.
- Price: $29.99
- Where to order: Thank You Books
6. Tequila & Tacos: A Guide to Spirited Pairings
Katherine Cobbs is an author who’s collaborated with many of our favorite chefs to produce their cookbooks (including Bottega Favorita with Frank Stitt and The Hot and Hot Fish Club Cookbook with Chris Hastings). Her new cookbook shares taco recipes and cocktail pairings.
- Price: $19.99
- Where to order: Thank You Books
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