Apartamento Apartamento Cookbook #8: Tuber, or Not Tuber?

Apartment’s eighth cookbook invites you to be inspired by the world of tubers and roots. The book presents a colorful selection of tuber and root vegetables, from everyday heroes like potatoes and carrots to more exotic delicacies. Recipes crafted by international culinary masters are brought to life by Olga Prader’s playful drawings. In addition to detailed recipes, the book provides an opportunity to update your botanical knowledge by indicating whether each plant is a tuber or not. Apartment donates 20% of the proceeds from the book to the Enriqueta Villavecchia Private Foundation for Child Oncology.

Tuber, or Not Tuber? THAT is our question. In this year’s annual Apartamento cookbook, we’re taking Shakespeare’s famous lines from Hamlet way underground and asking ourselves, What even is a tuber? Where past cookbooks nod directly to pantry staples, spices, or sweets, Apartamento Cookbook #8: Tuber, or Not Tuber? engages readers in the ‘to be, or not to be’ of the culinary world, answering with recipes that draw on a range of root vegetables. A teasing ‘Tuber Check’ accompanies each recipe, gamifying the standard cookbook and introducing readers to an array of subterranean treats, tuber or not.

In dishes from James Beard Award winner Corey Lee, Noma flavor scientist Arielle Johnson, royal baker Claire Ptak, Oaxacan flagbearer Thalia Barrios García, and visual artist Motoyuki Daifu, among others, tubers and their kindred stems take the form of fresh salads, fried enyucados, or cool horchata. Swiss Design Award winner Olga Prader brings the book to life with her playful illustrations, taking us deeply, delectably underground.