Allyson Reedy

A compilation of the tastiest, most popular Instagram- and TikTok-famous recipes from top food bloggers, chefs, and influencers, selected for everyday foodies to recreate their own viral moments at home. Simultaneously celebrating and poking a little fun at our social media-obsessed culture, The Phone Eats First is an ode to how platforms like Instagram and TikTok have impacted what we eat. Best-selling author and food critic Allyson Reedy combed the internet to curate the absolute best 50 recipes, focusing on the same qualities she looks for when reviewing a restaurant: flavor, innovation, welcoming hospitality, and something that looks great on a plate, in a bowl, or, as in the case of some social media crazes, in a muffin tin. Recipes from top food bloggers and Instagram and TikTok stars like Smitten Kitchen, The Salad Lab, The Modern Nonna and Cooking with Lynja are organized by breakfast, lunch, snacks & sides, dinner, dessert, and drinks. This cookbook has broad appeal--from influencers with hundreds of thousands of followers to home cooks who like to get creative in the kitchen looking for tasty new ideas. Just remember the cardinal rule of social media: The Phone Eats First.

Vacation is calling Create your own island paradise with this guide to inspired tropical cocktails from well-known mixologists and the perfect snacks to pair them with. Allyson Reedy's Beach Cocktails is a collection of 75 recipes for classic tiki drinks, frozen cocktails, tropical mocktails, and a bonus chapter of nibbles. The kinds of umbrella-adorned drinks that scream the vacation-in-a-glass mindset we could all use a little more of. You'll find recipes for beach classics like mai tais, margaritas, rum punch, and painkillers, provided by iconic bars and resorts like Death & Co and the Four Seasons. Along with information about techniques, equipment, and where to source tropical ingredients, you will find easy-to-follow instructions for making infused rums and simple syrups to take your tiki game to the next level. So, what are you waiting for? It's five o'clock somewhere . . .

A beautiful and brilliant retelling of The Great Gatsby from the perspective of an often forgotten, yet indispensable, female character—Myrtle Wilson, Tom Buchanan's mistress. It is 1922. Myrtle Wilson lives a lonely, desolate existence above her husband’s garage in the “valley of ashes” between New York and Long Island. All her dreams—and her marriage itself—are turning to dust until she crosses paths with Tom Buchanan on the subway. In one moment, Myrtle’s life is irrevocably changed. “You can’t live forever, you can’t live forever” becomes the mantra that galvanizes her decision to embark on a fateful affair with the wealthy stranger. She battles with herself and the forces that keep her boxed in, experimenting with what little power she has over the men in her life, her situation growing more dire in the frenetic days leading up to her death. Paralleling the events of The Great Gatsby—and in key scenes even masterfully weaving in original dialogue—Mrs. Wilson’s Affair provides a poignant look at how isolation and unfulfilled desire can shape our destiny and will transform how you read Fitzgerald’s classic novel. This poignant and gripping novel teems with raw, complex emotion. It is perfect for fans of classic retellings like Sandra Newman’s Julia, and Nghi Vo’s The Chosen and the Beautiful.

The Phone Eats First Cookbook assembles the recipes from top food bloggers and influencers that keep popping up in your feed from new things to do with frozen fruit to specialties from across the globe that we ve never heard of and crazily effective cooking hacks like smashing burgers and making dumplings with rice paper. The 50 recipes, as contributed by the likes of Cooking with Lynja, Smitten Kitchen, and The Modern Nonna, cover breakfast, lunch, snacks/sides, dinner, dessert, and drinks, like @cooklikeimbook s Accordion Potatoes, @cucinaconruben s Cacio e Pepe pasta, @cookingwitd s Birria Tacos, and @kickassbaker s Dalgona Coffee Chocolate Cake. This cookbook isn t necessarily for influencers with hundreds of thousands of followers although they might get some ideas, too but for the everyday Instagrammer and/or TikToker who loves food and cooking, and likes to share what they re eating. You don t even need to be on Instagram or TikTok to enjoy this book. It s really for anyone who cooks and wants tasty new ideas; bonus points if it looks cute. Most recipes are accessible to average home cooks armed with a stovetop and an iPhone. This is for all of us everyday social media users, because we, too, can be content creators. (Blogger hat not included.) Just try not to eat these tantalizing dishes before first snapping a photo for the gram.

Master the art of breadmaking with this gorgeous baking book featuring 30 delicious bread recipes from famous bakers, including Tieghan Gerard, Duff Goldman, Maurizio Leo, Christina Tosi (Milk Bar), Joanne Chang (Flour Bakery), and more This is a bread book for people who really, really love bread in all its wondrous forms--but who also might be intimidated by the word "starter." The recipes, tips, and tricks in 30 Breads to Bake Before You Die come from expert dough workers and bread magicians who've put in the hours of kneading, proofing, stretching, folding, and baking to perfect these recipes, all in the oh-so-noble name of good bread. Get ready to bake your way through some of the most mouthwatering bread recipes, including: Beginner's Sourdough from Maurizio Leo (@theperfectloaf) Foccacia from Joanne Chang (Flour Bakery) Bagels from Andrew Dana (Call Your Mother Deli) Croissants from Dominique Ansel Ultimate Dinner Rolls from Tessa Arias (@Handletheheat) Matzah from Duff Goldman Baguette from Shawn Bergin (Bakery Four) Pita from Alon Shaya And so much more Because who has time for the third-best bagel recipe or so-so sourdough? Not you So bake up these awesome, accessible breads now. Before you die.

Turn your home-baking skills into professional-grade desserts with this mouthwatering baking book featuring recipes from some of the most incredible bakers and bakeries--including Tieghan Gerard, Joanne Chang (Flour Bakery), Chelsey White, Christina Tosi (Milk Bar), Daniel Boulud, and more This heavenly collection of dessert recipes--gifted to us from the greatest bakers and chefs from small-town caf owners to fancy restaurateurs to TV show hosts--is a call to arms, to action, to revolution Or, at the very least, a call to turn on the oven. Because who has time for the third-best brownie recipe or so-so Nutella-stuffed chocolate chip cookies? Written with a fun and friendly tone and featuring easy, step-by-step instructions, 50 Things to Bake Before You Die will make you feel right at home as you bake up these world-class desserts, including: Brown Butter Nutella Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies (from Chelsey White) Strawberry Champagne Cupcakes (from Georgetown Cupcake) Brown Sugar Peach Cobbler (from Tieghan Gerard) Chocolate Cheesecake Mochi Muffins (from Sam Butarbutar) Chocolate Babka (from Duff Goldman) Cookies and Cream Macarons (from Cambrea Gordon) And more So bake up Courtney Rich's sublime Ultimate S'mores Cake, and Joanne Chang's soul-shaking Homemade Oreos. Bake them--before you die.