"The Essential New York Times Cookbook" was nominated for an IACP Cookbook Award. 

Amanda's book was named third best in the world by the Gourmand Awards!

 "Beautiful photos paired make it nearly impossible not to click through every post and delve deeper into their kitchen." -Babble.com

Amanda's elegant farewell to her 'Recipe Redux' column in the New York Times T Magazine. 

"During yesterday's special, Lucinda talked with Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs, about their work on "The Essential NY Times Cookbook" and Food52, that grew from that experience." -Jillian Macdonald

"Amanda Hesser spoke to Gourmet Live about her various projects, the most underrated ingredient and the best meal she's ever had." - Kelly Senyei, GourmetLive

No cookbook, media or otherwise, is as engaging and practical for the home cook as Amanda Hesser's The Essential New York Times Cookbook. -Jenn Garbee, LA Weekly

"By sourcing favorite recipes from readers, Hesser came up with a cross section of the most popular and well-loved dishes to have graced the pages of the dining section." -Caroline Russock, SeriousEats.com

Amanda explores chocolate mousse with Aki and and Alex from "Ideas in Food". 

"If you are lucky, your question might even be answered by food writer Amanda Hesser. Food52 is her site which she is using to crowdsource her next cookbook with Merrill Stubbs. It attracts a very active community of cooks." - Erick Schonfeld, TechCrunch