Apartamento Magazine - Issue #36

€20.00

Apartamento Magazine – Issue #36 (Autumn/Winter 2025–26)
A deep dive into global art, interiors, culture & creative minds.

The latest issue of Apartamento Magazine (#36) continues the publication’s signature blend of intimate storytelling, rich visual culture, and thoughtful conversations with artists and creators around the world.

Featuring contributions from:
Noreen Masud on Charleston House, Louis Fratino, Dea Kulumbegashvili, Zizipho Poswa, Valerie Giampietro & Alessandro Cicoria, Ignasi Monreal, Graciela Iturbide, the Lijadu Sisters, Takashi Homma, Simon Costin, Christian Kerez, Isamaya Ffrench, Moki Cherry’s Schoolhouse, Konstantin Kakanias & Joe Pickman, Anita Vitale, and Lourdes Castro.

Plus:
• “Nelly” — a short story by Mariana Enriquez (translated by Megan McDowell)
• “Mrs Tependris Takes a Bath”
• “Time 2 Kill” — illustrated pastimes by Jody Barton

A beautifully curated issue perfect for readers who appreciate art, interiors, architecture, design, cultural commentary and contemporary storytelling.

Good Things by Samin Nosrat – A Joyful, Comforting Cookbook

€31.00

In Good Things, Samin Nosrat invites you into her kitchen with more than 125 recipes celebrating the simple joy of sharing a meal. “Once I hand them off to you,” she writes, “these recipes are no longer mine. They’re yours.” With that spirit of generosity, the book becomes an intimate thread of connection between cook and reader.

Nosrat sets out to capture the feeling of cooking for others — the warmth, the generosity, the delight of a dish made with intention. Inside, you’ll find her most beloved recipes: ricotta custard pancakes, chicken braised with apricots and harissa, Calabrian chili crisp, chewy focaccia, and a decades-in-the-making yellow cake that tastes like childhood.

Alongside the recipes, Samin shares her signature practical wisdom:

• how to choose a good olive oil (always check the harvest date),

• when to splurge on the best ingredients (salad dressing matters),

• and the only acceptable substitute for Parmigiano Reggiano (Grana Padano — if you must).

Blending warmth with precision, Good Things captures what makes cooking such an enduring source of comfort and connection. A must-have for home cooks, food lovers, and anyone who finds joy in gathering around a table.

Cult Sando – Classic & Modern Japanese Sandwich Recipes

Available again soon €19.50

Discover the art of the Japanese sandwich with Cult Sando, featuring 30 classic and modern recipes that celebrate this beloved Japanese comfort food.
In true Japanese fashion, the humble sandwich is transformed: soft, slightly sweet shokupan milk bread paired with bold, creative fillings that turn a simple sando into something extraordinary.

Author Jimmy Callaway explores the sando in all its forms — from iconic favourites like the tonkatsu sando to inventive new combinations such as a miso aubergine sando. Sweet variations also shine, including the viral strawberry sando and an indulgent crème caramel sando.

Whether for breakfast, lunch, dessert, or a late-night snack, Cult Sando offers a sandwich for every moment of the day.

Perfect for fans of Japanese cooking, street-food lovers, and home cooks eager to bring playful, flavour-packed recipes into their kitchen.

Temple Pastries Cookbook – Master Brioche, Croissant & Puff Pastry

€26.00

Step into the world of Temple Pastries with this highly anticipated pastry cookbook featuring 30+ innovative sweet and savoury recipes. Created by Christina Wood — self-taught baker and founder of the cult-favourite Temple Pastries bakery — this book invites you to Join the Cult of the Croissant.

Christina breaks down the three foundations of great pastry: brioche, croissant dough, and puff pastry. With crystal-clear instructions, detailed timelines, and process photos, she removes the intimidation from picture-perfect pastries and empowers experienced home bakers to level up their craft.

Once you’ve mastered the basics, dive into creative, flavour-forward recipes including:

Savoury & not-too-sweet favourites:

• Chinese Five-Spice Kouign Amann

• Gochujang Babka

• Harissa–Sweet Potato Rosette Tart with Feta

• Cheesy Blistered Tomato Croissant

For the sweet-toothed:

• Poached Quince Tarte Tatin

• Crème Brûlée Donut

• Sumac-Roasted Strawberry Cheesecake Croissant

Perfect for bakers ready to move beyond cakes and cookies, this cookbook is a hands-on guide to the three essential pillars of pastry, brought to life with modern flavours, expert guidance, and irresistible results.

Japanese Comfort Cooking – 60 Classic Recipes to Make at Home

Available again soon €26.00

Recreate the comforting flavours of Japan from your own kitchen with this approachable and beautifully structured cookbook. Featuring 60 classic Japanese recipes, this book teaches you how to prepare favourites like crispy katsusando, moreish yakisoba, snackable onigiri, and deeply soothing shoyu ramen completely from scratch.

Explore the dishes that define everyday Japanese cooking, organised by category for easy at-home inspiration:

Pantry Basics: Stewed kombu, marinated eggs
Noodles: Shoyu ramen, summer noodles
Rice: Donburi, homemade sushi
Deep-Fried: Fried chicken, tempura vegetables
Fried & Grilled: Ginger pork, teriyaki salmon
Stews & Soups: Japanese hot pot, miso soup with fresh cabbage
Small Plates: Bento box dishes, Japanese omelette

With step-by-step guidance on essential techniques — from making your own dashi, to folding gyoza, to preparing homemade yakitori — this cookbook shows how simple and satisfying Japanese cooking can be with easy-to-source ingredients.

Perfect for fans of Japanese comfort food, ramen lovers, and home cooks eager to build confidence in the fundamentals of Japanese cuisine.

The Science of Cooking – Dr. Stuart Farrimond’s Essential Guide to How Food Really Works

Available again soon €28.50

Bring food science out of the lab and into your kitchen with Dr. Stuart Farrimond’s bestselling book, The Science of Cooking. This accessible, visually rich guide answers the questions home cooks ask every day — from How do I make the perfect poached egg? to Why does chocolate taste so good? and Should I refrigerate my eggs?

Packed with clear explanations, practical advice, and step-by-step techniques, this book equips you with the scientific know-how to improve every meal. Learn which vegetables are best raw, how to cook flawless steak or tender fish, whether it’s safe to reheat rice, and how to make recipes more reliable, more intuitive, and more delicious.

Organised by major food groups — including meat, poultry, seafood, grains, vegetables, herbs, dairy, and chocolate — each chapter breaks down culinary concepts with:

• Step-by-step methods that illustrate essential techniques

• Striking diagrams and graphics that reveal what’s happening inside your food

• Science-based answers to the cooking questions you’ve always wondered about

• Practical tips that help you master flavour, texture, and timing

From soft ice cream to perfect risotto, from steaming to seasoning, this book shows the why behind great cooking, helping you become a smarter, more confident home cook.

Beautifully designed and endlessly informative, The Science of Cooking is ideal for curious beginners, intuitive cooks, food lovers, and kitchen-science enthusiasts — and it makes an impressive coffee-table gift for the whole family.

The Bartender’s Pantry – A Modern Guide to Cocktail Ingredients and Recipes

€34.50

Explore the world behind the bar through The Bartender’s Pantry, a beautifully designed handbook that redefines the way we understand drink ingredients and mixology.
This essential reference explores ten key ingredient categories — from sugars, spices, grains, and dairy to fruits, herbs, coffee, tea, and ferments — tracing their origins, production methods, and cultural impact in modern beverages.

Each section provides concise insights into how ingredients are grown, processed, and distributed before arriving in the bartender’s pantry. Contributions from industry experts offer valuable sourcing and serving tips, making this book a trusted companion for professionals and home enthusiasts alike.

Richly illustrated throughout, The Bartender’s Pantry features over 50 creative cocktail recipes and artful kitchen-inspired drinks — including contemporary classics like the Gin Basil Smash, Earl Grey MarTEAni, and Penicillin. Readers are invited into the kitchens and bars of renowned bartenders, baristas, importers, and chefs, discovering inspired takes on traditional preparations such as horchata, matcha, Turkish coffee, sorrel, kvass, and ice cream.

Inspired by kitchen reference works such as Deborah Madison’s Vegetable Literacy and Harold McGee’s Keys to Good Cooking, this book is an indispensable guide for anyone passionate about the connection between global beverage traditions, culinary creativity, and wellbeing.

Perfect for hospitality professionals, curious cooks, and cocktail lovers seeking depth, artistry, and inspiration.

Bad B*tch in the Kitch by Cassie Yeung

Available again soon €28.50

A New York Times bestseller, Bad Bitch in the Kitch brings the unapologetic energy of Cassie Yeung’s viral cooking videos straight into your home kitchen. With 80 flavour-packed recipes, Cassie shows just how easy (and fun) it is to recreate your favourite Asian takeout dishes at home — no professional training required.

Cassie’s cooking philosophy is simple: have fun, trust yourself, and don’t overthink it. From dumpling-pleating with baddie nails to yelling “behind!” in her own kitchen, she brings confidence and joy to every dish. Her recipes highlight the Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese, and Singaporean flavours she grew up with and still craves today — all adapted for comfortable, confident home cooking.

Inside the book:

First Bite Besties:
Crab Rangoons, Siu Mai (Steamed Pork & Prawn Dumplings), Spam Musubi

Noodz:
Scallion Oil Noodles, Pad See Ew, Spicy Miso Instant Ramen

Skip the Takeout:
Sweet & Sour Pork, 30-Minute Beef + Broccoli, Chicken Katsu Curry

Not Too Sweet:
Lazy Girl Mango Sticky Rice, Brown Butter Matcha Cheesecake, Vietnamese Coffee Tiramisu

Whole Lotta Basics:
Hand-Pulled Noodles, Ginger Scallion Sauce, Peanut Dipping Sauce

With Cassie’s signature humour, step-by-step clarity, and no-gatekeeping attitude, this cookbook makes it easy to whip up noodles, stir-fries, dumplings, curries, and soups whenever the craving hits. Save money on takeout, eat exactly what you love, and have a ridiculously good time doing it.

Perfect for home cooks, fans of Asian comfort food, weeknight cooking, and anyone who wants bold flavours with zero intimidation.

Chinese Enough by Kristina Cho

€35.00

Chinese Enough by Kristina Cho — author of the award-winning Mooncakes and Milk Bread — is a vibrant, personal, and deeply flavorful exploration of what it means to cook between cultures. As a first-generation American, Cho brings together the flavours of traditional Cantonese home cooking, California ingredients, and a Midwestern upbringing to create 100 recipes that are neither strictly Chinese nor American, but beautifully, meaningfully Chinese enough.

This is a cookbook built around everyday comfort, family rituals, and the joy of discovering your own way of cooking.

Inside, you’ll find:

• Rice-friendly dishes central to Cantonese cuisine: Triple Pepper Beef, Miso Pork Meatballs, Seared Egg Tofu with Honey & Soy

• Vegetable-forward recipes that honour Cantonese tradition: Smashed Ranch Cucumbers, Saucy Sesame Long Beans

• A full noodles chapter, reimagining classics with California creativity: San Francisco Garlic Noodles, Creamy Tomato Udon

• Banquet-Worthy Dishes that teach the Chinese art of celebration food

• A step-by-step dumpling guide for cooking together with friends and family

• Fruit-led desserts, sweet but light — the way Cantonese meals often finish

Between the recipes, Cho weaves tender personal stories: her grandmother’s Chinese garden blooming in the middle of Cleveland, falling in love over dim sum, and finding identity through food.

A joyful, approachable, genre-bending cookbook that celebrates tradition, experimentation and belonging.

Product Details:

• Author: Kristina Cho

• Format: Hardcover

• Recipes: 100

• Focus: Cantonese-American cooking, California pantry flavours, creative home cooking

• Sections: Rice dishes · Vegetables · Noodles · Banquet dishes · Dumplings · Fruit-based desserts

• Themes: Identity · Family · Cross-cultural cooking · Modern Cantonese cuisine

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Cook Korea!: Iconic Dishes & Cult Recipes

Available again soon €35.00

Cook Korea! is a vibrant, neon-bright celebration of Korea’s most iconic dishes — from comforting home classics to bold street-food favourites. Designed to be fun, approachable, and full of flavour, this cookbook brings over 70 essential Korean recipes into your kitchen, no matter your skill level.

Inside, you’ll learn to cook beloved dishes such as:

• Tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes)

• Japchae (glass noodles with vegetables)

• Bulgogi (sweet-savory marinated beef)

• Bibimbap (rice bowl with mixed toppings)

• Korean barbecue essentials

• And of course, kimchi

These are the recipes found everywhere in Korea — from busy markets and street stalls to family dinner tables passed down through generations.

Whether you're craving a quick snack, a comforting one-pot meal, or a full Korean BBQ experience at home, Cook Korea! gives you the tools, flavours, and confidence to make it happen.

Product Details:

• Format: Hardcover

• Recipes: 70+

• Focus: Classic Korean dishes, street food, home cooking

• Includes: Tteokbokki, japchae, bulgogi, bibimbap, Korean BBQ, kimchi & more

• Style: Approachable, bold, flavour-forward

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The Scarr's Pizza Cookbook

€31.25

Scarr’s Pizza – The Cookbook brings New York’s most iconic slice straight into your home kitchen. After years working in legendary NYC pizzerias, Scarr Pimentel opened Scarr’s Pizza with one mission: to create classic New York–style pizza using all-natural, organic ingredients and his own freshly milled grains. Now, for the first time, he shares his techniques, ethos, and recipes in this highly anticipated debut cookbook.

Featuring 30 recipes and step-by-step photos, this book shows you how to make truly great pizza at home — approachable, flavour-driven, and unmistakably New York.

Inside, you’ll learn how to:

• Make round and square pizza dough (with freshly milled grains — optional but encouraged)

• Master homemade sauce, perfectly balanced toppings, and iconic flavour combinations

• Select the best ingredients and understand what makes a great New York slice

Recreate favourites from Scarr’s Pizza, including:

• Original, Marinara, and Hotboi pizzas

• Calzones, Vegan Garlic Knots, Meatball Parm

• House cocktails like DJ CK Lemonade, Guava Margarita, and Vegan Piña Colada

This is classic slice-shop nostalgia with a modern, thoughtful twist — perfect for pizza lovers, home bakers, New York obsessives, and anyone ready to elevate their homemade pizza game.

Product Details:

• Author: Scarr Pimentel

• Format: Hardcover

• Recipes: 30

• Focus: New York-style pizza, dough techniques, organic ingredients

• Includes: Pizzas · Calzones · Knots · Meatballs · Sauces · Cocktails

• Features: Step-by-step photography, grain-milling guidance, approachable methods

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Pasta Grannies: Comfort Cooking: Traditional Family Recipes From Italy's Best Home Cooks

Available again soon €27.50

“Heartwarming and deliciously comforting.” – Stanley Tucci

Pasta Grannies: Comfort Cooking is a joyful celebration of Italian home cooking, filled with recipes and stories from the remarkable nonne who have inspired millions online. Vicky Bennison, author of the bestselling Pasta Grannies cookbook, returns with even more soul-warming dishes, heartening stories, and authentic pasta-making wisdom passed down through generations.

This collection invites you into the kitchens of Italy’s grandmothers — women who have spent a lifetime cooking for the people they love. Discover how comfort, connection, and tradition come together in dishes shaped by landscape, seasons and family history.

Inside, you’ll find:

• Pina (91) and her chestnut gnocchi with walnut pesto, made from ingredients grown around her Ligurian home

• Marietta (99) and her Calabrian tagliatelle — a “recipe” inspired by her garden and the seasons

• A generous variety of pasta dishes plus meat, seafood, vegetable recipes, pizzas, pastries, pies, rice dishes, pulses, dairy, herbs, nuts and spices

Every recipe includes a QR code that links directly to a YouTube video of the featured nonna, demonstrating her technique and sharing her story. With stunning location photography, step-by-step pasta guidance, and deeply personal glimpses into Italian life, this cookbook is both a practical kitchen companion and a celebration of slow, thoughtful, deeply loving cooking.

Product Details:

• Author: Vicky Bennison

• Pages: 256

• Format: Hardcover

• Language: English

• Includes: Pasta, meat, seafood, vegetable dishes, pastries, pies, rice & pulses

• Features: QR codes linking to Pasta Grannies YouTube videos

• Focus: Traditional Italian home cooking & handmade pasta

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The Cocktail Edit

Available again soon €21.50

"Beautiful... a classy, classic book." - Diana Henry". A really lovely and well thought out piece of work that will be well used." - Dave Broom, author of The Way of WhiskyCocktails should be simple. Acclaimed drinks writer Alice Lascelles knows everything there is to know about making delicious drinks at home with minimal equipment and fuss.

The Cocktail Edit is built around a capsule collection of 12 classic cocktails - each of these is followed by six twists, plus tips and inspiration for creating many more. The book also offers essential advice on getting your home bar set up - and shows how easy it is to make amazing cocktails with just a few basic tools, ingredients, and techniques. It's a guide brimming with trade secrets on everything from choosing the best-value spirits to making cocktails for a party; written in a conversational style, and illustrated with beautiful photography, The Cocktail Edit is practical, opinionated, and fun. Complete with stunning location and recipe photography throughout, with a clear guide to pasta making by hand, Pasta Grannies: Comfort Cooking is not only a celebration of cooking and feasting together, but it is also an insight into their lives, and a joyous slice of the Italian way of life.

Notes From the Pagan Otherworlds - Tarot Book

€35.00

Authored by artists and designers, Linnea Gits and Peter Dunham this book walks you through the artist's interpretation of each of the 84 cards in Uusi's Limited Edition Pagan Otherworlds Tarot.

dimensions: 15 x 15cm | 210 pages

black & white plates of each card full-color cover

paperback, square spine with perfect binding

made in the USA