The Current's best-of lists for 2024

From recipes to music and everything in between, there was plenty to recommend in 2024. Here are our guests' favourites from this year.

CBC Radio · Posted: Dec 13, 2024 7:00 AM EST | Last Updated: December 20

From recipes to music and everything in between, there was plenty to recommend in 2024. Here are our guests' favourites from this year.

This list will be updated with recommendations throughout the weeks leading up to the new year.

Cookbooks

The Current24:12The best cookbooks of 2024

Chef and author Jonathan Cheung's picks:

Zaytinya: Delicious Mediterranean Dishes from Greece, Turkey, and Lebanon by José Andres
Frontiéres: The Food of France's Borderlands by Alex Jackson
Chuck's Home Cooking: Family-Favourite Recipes from My Kitchen to Yours by Chuck Hughes
Mother Tongue: Flavours of a Second Generation by Gurdeep Loyal

Toronto-based food journalist Lucy Waverman's picks:

Nature's Candy: Timeless and Inventive Recipes for Creating and Baking with Candied Fruit by Camilla Wynne
Amrikan: 125 Recipes from the Indian American Diaspora by Khushbu Shah
Delicious Tonight: Foolproof Recipes for Easy Dinners by Nagi Maehashi
A Twist in the Tail: How the Humble Anchovy Flavoured Western Cuisine by Christopher Beckman
Sabor Judío: The Jewish Mexican Cookbook by Ilan Stavans and Margaret E. Boyle

Food writer and critic Chris Nuttall-Smith's picks:

Sift: The Elements of Great Baking by Nicola Lamb
Flour is Flavour by Dawn Woodward
Soups, Salads, Sandwiches: A Cookbook by Matty Matheson
Justine Cooks: A Cookbook: Recipes (Mostly Plants) for Finding Your Way in the Kitchen by Justine Doiron
Koreaworld: A Cookbook by Deuki Hong and Matt Rodbard

The Current25:36The best albums of 2024. Is your favourite on the list?

The CBC's Elamin Abdelmahmoud and Talia Schlanger joined Matt Galloway to discuss the soundtrack to their year. Here are their picks: