Recent Projects

A sampling of cookbooks Deri has recently worked on.

 

The Del Posto Cookbook

Deri copyedited The Del Posto Cookbook, by Mark Ladner, showcasing the cuisine of NYC’s celebrated refined Italian restaurant. The New York Times said about the book: “The food bewilders and thrills.” (For Grand Central Books)

 

Zahav

Deri was the copyeditor of Zahav: A World of Israeli Cooking, by Michael Solomonov and Steven Cook—the 2016 James Beard Book of the Year, and winner of numerous other culinary awards. (For Rux Martin Books/Houghton)

Red Rooster Cookbook

Deri was the copyeditor for Marcus Samuelsson’s  Red Rooster Cookbook, celebrating the lore and recipes of the Harlem landmark. She also edited Marcus Off Duty, which was nominated for a 2015 James Beard Award. (Both for Rux Martin/Houghton)

The Art of Entertaining: Relais & Chateaux

Deri edited the recipes for the luxury hotel association’s latest compendium of chef-centric parties and celebrations at top North American properties. She has been tapped to work on the next R&C book, The Art of the Garden. (For Rizzoli)

Sicily: The Cookbook

Deri edited the text and recipes for Melissa Muller’s Sicily, a deep dive into the cuisine and foodways of  Italy’s largest island. (For Rizzoli)

Sampling of Previous Copyediting and Editing Projects

  • Living Bread, by Dan Leader (Avery), the 2020 JBF Baking and Dessert Cookbook!

  • Perini Ranch Steakhouse, by Lisa and Tom Perini (Comanche Moon Publishing), 2020 IACP nominee!

  • Cooking from the Heart (nominated, 2014 IACP Best Travel Cookbook); My Family Table (2012 IACP Best Children, Youth, or Family Cookbook); and Besh Big Easy, by John Besh (Andrews McMeel)

  • The Journey, by Katy Sparks, Alex Raij, Maneet Chauhan, Rita Sodi, and Kathleen Squires (Alta Editions), the 2014 IACP Best E-Cookbook!

  • The Art and Soul of Baking, by Sur La Table and Cindy Mushet (Andrews McMeel), nominated, 2009 IACP Baking Cookbook, and Gourmet’s October 2008 Cookbook Club selection

  • What to Drink with What You Eat, by Andrew Dornenburg and Karen Page (Bulfinch Press), the 2007 IACP Book of the Year!

  • Happiness Is Baking; Cookies Are Magic; and Chocolate Is Forever by Maida Heatter (Little, Brown)

  • Nutritious Delicious; Bowls; New Essentials; Complete Diabetes Cookbook; Big Flavors from Italian America; Everyday Athlete; Cooking for One; The New Cooking School Cookbook: Advanced Fundamentals; Gatherings; The Healthy Back Kitchen; Cooking for One; Five Ingredient Dinners; Toaster Oven Perfection; 100 Techniques; and Everything Chocolate, by the editors of America’s Test Kitchen

  • Kitchen Shortcut Bible; From Freezer to Instant Pot (Amazon best-seller!); Instant Pot Bible: Copycat Recipes; Instant Pot Bible: The Next Generation; and The Instant Air Fryer Bible by Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough (Little, Brown)

  • The Ham Har Chaan Cookbook and My Journal, My Cooking, by John Rocha (WEPress, Hong Kong)

  • 50 Pies, 50 States, by Stacey Mei Yan Fong (Little, Brown)

  • This Will Make It Taste Good, by Vivian Howard (Little, Brown)

  • Two Peas & Their Pod, by Maria Lichty (Grand Central)

  • Air Fryer Revolution, by Urvashi Pitre (HMH)

  • Food: What the Heck Should I Cook, by Mark Hyman (Little, Brown)

  • Chasing the Gator, by Isaac Toup (Little, Brown)

  • Relais & Chateaux: The Art of the Garden (Rizzoli)

  • The Wicked Healthy Cookbook, by Chad and Derek Sarno with David Joachim (HBG)

  • Creative Kitchen, by Karen Page (Little, Brown)

  • The Freds at Barneys Cookbook, by Mark Strausman with Susan Littlefield (HBG)

  • Live to Eat: Cooking the Mediterranean Way, by Michael Psilakis (Little, Brown)

  • Desserts LaBelle, by Patti LaBelle (Grand Central)

  • Asian-American, by Dale Talde (Grand Central)

  • The Malaysian Kitchen, by Christina Arokiasamy (HMH)

  • Scraps, Wilt & Weeds, by Mads Refslund and Tama Matsuoka Wong (Grand Central)

  • Seamus Mullen’s Hero Food, by Seamus Mullen (Andrews McMeel)

  • Share, by Chris Santos (Grand Central)

  • The Simple Art of Vegetarian Cooking and Mediterranean Harvest, by Martha Rose Shulman (Rodale)

  • Crisps & Cobblers, Custards & Creams, by Jean Anderson (Houghton)

  • In the Hands of a Baker, by the Culinary Institute of America (Wiley)

  • The Essential Best Foods Cookbook, by Dana Jacobi (Rodale)

  • A Taste of Cowboy, by Kent Rollins (Rux Martin Books/Houghton)

  • Grill This, Not That and Cook This: Not That Comfort Food, by David Zinczenko and Matt Goulding (Rodale Books)

  • Simple Asian Meals, by Nina Simonds (Rodale)

  • Cooking Light Choose It to Lose It (Oxmoor House)

  • Charlie Palmer’s American Fare, by Charlie Palmer (Grand Central)

  • Biggest Loser Cookbook and Biggest Loser Family Cookbook (Rodale)

  • Neiman Marcus Cooks, by Keven Garvin with John Harrisson (Rizzoli)

  • Chocolate-Covered Katie, by Katie Higgins (Grand Central)

  • Chocolate: A Love Story, by Max Brenner (Little, Brown)

  • Cooking Light Global Kitchen, by David Joachim (Oxmoor House)

  • Silvana’s Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free Kitchen, by Silvana Nardone (Rux Martin Books/Houghton)

  • Culinary Bro-Down, by Josh Scherer (Grand Central)

  • Juice Generation, by Eric Helms (Simon & Schuster)

  • South Beach Diet Gluten Solution, by Dr. Arthur Agatston

  • How to Cook Everything Thanksgiving (e-book), by Mark Bittman (Wiley)

  • New York Sweets, by Susan Meisel (Rizzoli)

  • Joy Bauer’s Food Cures, by Joy Bauer (Rodale), debuted at number one on the NY Times Paperback Advice, How-To and Miscellaneouslist in April, 2007

  • More from Macrina, by Leslie Mackie (Sasquatch)

  • Steak with Friends, by Rick Tramonto (Andrews McMeel)

  • Radically Simple, by Rozanne Gold (Rodale)

  • I Love Meatballs! by Rick Rodgers (Andrews McMeel)

  • The Fearless Baker, by Emily Luchetti (Little, Brown)

  • Memorable Recipes, by Renée Behnke (Andrews McMeel)

  • 1, 2, 3, Cook for Me, by Karin Knight and Jeannie Lumley (Fair Winds Press)

  • Womenheart’s All Heart Family Cookbook, by Kathy Kasten and Suzanne Banfield (Rodale)

Photos by Austen Saltz