Chef Steve McHugh’s debut cookbook Cured: Cooking with Ferments, Pickles, Preserves & More [Ten Speed Press, 2024]focuses on the time-honored methodologies of preserving foods, while sharing modern and practical applications. Cured has been named by top publications from Eater to Epicurious and Food & Wine magazine as one of the top cookbooks in Spring 2024.

David Guas’ critically acclaimed cookbook DamGoodSweet, Desserts to Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth New Orleans Style [Taunton Press, 2009] is a sweet tribute to his Southern hometown. It was nominated for both a James Beard Book Award and an International Association of Culinary Professionals Award in 2010, and hailed as Food & Wine's “Favorite new dessert cookbook.”

Written by Simone Rathlé with illustrations by Tania Lee, A Topsy-Turvy History of New Orleans & Ten Tiny Turtles [Hoffman Media, 2018] illustrates the dramatic timeline of the Crescent City as experienced by a large family of native Turtles, the current generation of which was discovered in Brennan's courtyard during the celebrated restaurant's recent multi-million dollar renovation.   

Grill Nation: 200 Surefire Recipes, Tips, and Techniques to Grill Like a Pro [Oxmoor House, April 2015] -- Join our Grill Nation and become the ultimate grill master with “American Grilled” host David Guas. This all-inclusive book starts with the basics and builds up to the more complicated recipes covering every technique on the grill and 200 recipes for barbecued meats, plus sides, salads, and desserts.

Ralph Brennan’s New Orleans Seafood Cookbook is the definitive guide to New Orleans seafood cooking, including a comprehensive seafood cook’s manual and 170 recipes featuring classic and contemporary seafood preparations. The majesty of New Orleans seafood cooking is now accessible and available to every home cook, thanks to Ralph Brennan’s New Orleans Seafood Cookbook.