Apartamento Cookbook #10: Aphrodisiacs

For the 10th anniversary of Apartamento Cookbooks, Cookbook #10: Aphrodisiacs—illustrated by celebrated artist Maria Sainte — includes 16 recipes from lovers, ex-lovers, and food lovers from around the world. Romantic, playful, shy, obsessive, enduring—Aphrodisiacs brings together a world of creators: from patisserie experts Alessandro Giannatempo and Flora Manson, to beloved chef couple Anna Archibald and Kevin Serai, to internet muse Sydney Lynn Carlson and Afro-vegan chef Gloria Kabe.

Forget the clichés—this isn’t your usual chocolate-and-oyster story. Instead, sip a rosewater and cherry cocktail to mend a broken heart, fry up spiced plantains to keep it warm, test your luck with a steamy mussel game for date night, or pull apart a pavlova to divine whether he loves you or loves you not. Romantic, playful, shy, obsessive, enduring—every dish is proof that love never looks the same twice.

A decade of culinary antics has taken us from Winter Soups to decadent Cakes and Desserts to Sandwiches! (now back in print and ready for your kitchen). With Cookbook #10: Aphrodisiacs, we invite you to yearn, to confess, to make a mess, and to never apologise for wanting more.

Featuring: Alessandro Giannatempo, Anna Archibald & Kevin Serai, Chuck Cruz & Hailee Catalano, Don Cabbage, Flora Manson, Gloria Kabe, Helena Fradera, Jamie Lee, Kitty Coles, Lila Steinkampf, Mehreen Karim, Mia H., Rosie Kellett, Stephanie Stamatis, Sydney Lynn Carlson, and Yukiyasu Kaneko.