A Kitchen of My Own
120 recipes, five years in the making — the dinners, desserts and slow Sundays that built this little community.
Photographed entirely on film in my Brooklyn apartment. No props, no studio, no shortcuts.
A real book, for real cooks
Recipes, all new
Not a single recipe from the blog. Everything is written, tested and styled exclusively for this book.
Photographed on film
Shot over three summers on a Canon AE-1, then scanned by hand. Warm, grainy, real.
Seasonal chapters
Organized by the way I actually cook — spring lightness, summer abundance, autumn comfort, winter quiet.
What people are saying
"The kind of cookbook you actually read in bed. Lalada writes like a friend who happens to be a brilliant cook."
— Food52"I have already cooked half this book and bookmarked the other half. The brown butter galette alone is worth the cover price."
— Cup of Jo"A modern classic in the making. Quietly the best debut cookbook of the year."
— Bon Appétit