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Stephen Colbert's Funny Tastes
The Late Show host and his wife have cooked up a Charleston-infused collection of family recipes.
Food is often front of mind for famed improviser, late-night host and all-around funny human, Stephen Colbert.
In fact, if you watch any of his “Colbert Questionert” segments from The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, for instance, you'll see just how much he cares about sandwiches and the battle between apples and oranges. But can he cook? Well, based on the release of his new cookbook Does This Taste Funny?, which he co-wrote with his wife Evie McGee Colbert, it sure seems so.
The book from the smitten married couple was a long process from kitchen to bookshelves. “We have been working on (this) together for two years. We hope everyone enjoys the recipes and stories. We made it with love…and an enormous amount of butter.”
And while food has always been a big part of the Colberts' lives, for the part-time Charleston locals, it was actually the pandemic that changed their relationship to cooking, as it did for most of us (sourdough starters, anyone?). “We were all stuck together and couldn’t go out, so we cooked,” said Colbert. “We had all three kids back under one roof for the first time in a long time, and we had dinner each night as a family. Cooking together became a major source of entertainment.”
The new cookbook includes a wide range of family recipes, from Party Food “because “appetizers” implies something to follow when we all know that, often, this is the only course” and cocktails, to larger, sharable dishes and, of course, plenty of desserts.
Get your copy here. If celebrity cookbooks are your thing, here are few others we’re looking forward to this fall:
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Matty Matheson: Soups, Salads, Sandwiches: A Cookbook
The acclaimed chef, New York Times bestselling author and executive producer and actor on The Bear redefines cooking’s iconic trinity: soups, salads and sandwiches.
$25
Good Lookin' Cookin': A Year of Meals - A Lifetime of Family, Friends, and Food
In Good Lookin’ Cookin’, Dolly Parton and her sister Rachel share tips for hosting events all year long, including twelve multi-course menus of cherished recipes for New Year’s Day, Easter, Mother’s Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas and more.
$32
I Love You: Recipes from the Heart
Pamela Anderson invites you into her kitchen to share 80 delicious recipes that nourish the soul.
$25
Di An: The Salty, Sour, Sweet and Spicy Flavors of Vietnamese Cooking with TwayDaBae
Popular social media super-chef Tue Nguyen (better known to many as @TwayDaBae) honors food and culture in Di An with its authentic salty, sour, sweet, and spicy recipes, many of which have been simplified for modern cooks.
$25
Food & Other Things I Love: More than 100 Italian American Recipes from My Family to Yours
You know we’re here for this cookbook from the Real Housewives alum and overall kitchen boss.
$28
Willie and Annie Nelson's Cannabis Cookbook: Mouthwatering Recipes and the High-Flying Stories Behind Them
Country icon, bestselling author, and living legend Willie Nelson pairs his gift for storytelling and herbal remedies with his wife Annie’s passion for home cooked meals in this cookbook of cannabis-infused delicacies.
$30
My Mexican Kitchen: 100 Recipes Rich with Tradition, Flavor, and Spice: A Cookbook
A celebration of Mexican ingredients and traditions—plus 100 favorite recipes—from multi-hyphenate Eva Longoria.
$33
