Internet sensation and celebrity check Nick DiGiovanni's second book (the first dating to his childhood), Knife Drop: Creative Recipes Anyone Can Cook will be heading to my sister's house this holiday season. But there are also a couple that don’t quite hit that “impressive” mark or which might be a bit more intimidating to the home cook. I had to read the receipe twice to understand the instructions and found it great during this summer time. Asparagus and Parmesan Risotto- this was the best dish we tried… and it was from a chapter of recipes written by other people. So, naturally, he had to include some viral dishes in the book—think pasta chips, his famous dino nugget recipe, and tuna crispy rice.

It’s filled with techniques that will last a lifetime, QR codes explaining everything in detail, and great food. During his final year at Harvard in 2018 he auditioned for Gordon Ramsay's MasterChef, becoming the youngest finalist in the competition. Home-cooked food doesn't have to be over-the-top, fussy, or time-intensive to be absolutely amazing.Honestly, I didn’t know what to expect from this book, but now that I’ve read it, I can see why Gordon Ramsay was willing to put his name on it and supply a foreword. The quality of this cookbook is what you would expect a cookbook to be and the recipes have easy to follow instructions with delicious looking photographs! Knife Drop also includes Nick's expert advice on equipment, ingredients, and techniques, so home cooks of any ability level can pick up some new skills.

The author is apparently some kind of social media star, delivering cooking videos to legions of fans. Obviously, by the number of Nick DiGiovanni’s social media fans (more than 25 million), there are lots of girls out there whose attention has been snagged on the end of Nick’s knife blade.

And I have to admit, what really caught my eye is that this book even includes a recipe to make your own home-made dino nuggies.

With DiGiovanni’s Harvard-degree, where he created the first-ever undergraduate food degree, Nick went on to compete as the youngest-ever finalist on the 10th season of MasterChef.

this book is unpretentious, easy to use, and demonstrable proof of his philosophy that "Anyone can cook! Yes, he’s drop dead gorgeous, and the first one or two times the knife hits the chopping board in one of his reels we take a short gasp, but after that, we feel more blasé than entertained. This book will help you master the best practices, and then hopefully give you enough confidence to break them yourself,” promises MasterChef finalist DiGiovanni in his accessible debut. He’s racked up billions of views on YouTube, multiple Guinness World Records, and even a Streamy award. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.

The Table of Contents points us to lots of basics and building blocks as well as techniques, hints and a ‘sauce library’. Feast on New England favorites like Browned Butter Lobster Rolls and Garlic Butter Steak Tips, enjoy decadent pasta dishes like Smoky Mezcal Rigatoni and Sungold Spaghetti, and recreate fan favorites like his Viral Pasta Chips and Dino Nuggets. This book offers good food whilst also making it not only simple to make but also simple to look at. Also the QR codes in the beginning with the videos, I feel like I'm watching the most informational tik toks I've ever seen. Since first appearing on MasterChef five years ago, DiGiovanni has leaned on the celebrity chef as a trusted adviser.Compost’ takes on a new meaning in Nick’s cookie recipe, the accompanying photo showing a single cookie bearing hand emerging from a bed of pretzels, chips and smarties AKA pantry ‘compost’. Feast on New England favourites like Browned Butter Lobster Rolls and Garlic Butter Steak Tips, enjoy decadent pasta dishes like Smoky Mezcal Rigatoni and Sungold Spaghetti, and recreate fan favorites like his Viral Pasta Chips and Dino Nuggets.