In Her Kitchen: Stories and Recipes from Grandmas Around the World: A Cookbook

In Her Kitchen: Stories and Recipes from Grandmas Around the World by Gabriele Galimberti is a James Beard Award–winning combination of cookbook, photography collection, and cultural portrait that celebrates the universal connection between food, family, and grandmothers. The project began when Galimberti’s Italian grandmother, Marisa, prepared ravioli for him before he departed on a photography trip around the world, inspiring him to document the women feeding families and preserving culinary traditions across cultures.

Traveling through 60 countries, Galimberti photographed grandmothers in their own kitchens, pairing intimate portraits with the ingredients and signature dishes each woman prepared. The resulting recipes span an extraordinary global range, from roasted spiced chicken in Zambia and hand-stuffed empanadas in Argentina to shark in coconut soup in the Philippines, capturing both everyday comfort foods and deeply rooted regional specialties.

More than a collection of recipes, In Her Kitchen preserves the personal stories, traditions, kitchens, and culinary knowledge of women around the world through striking photography and homestyle cooking. It is especially compelling for travel and food lovers, cookbook collectors, photography enthusiasts, and readers interested in culinary heritage, family traditions, and the ways food connects generations across cultures.