Eaterland: Recipes and Stories from Across the United States

Eaterland is popular website Eater’s mouthwatering deep dive into over 85 quirky regional dishes that truly define American cuisine, with recipes, essays, and stories from local celebrities and chefs.

Divided into eight regions, this cookbook is filled with recipes, introductions from notable local chefs or celebrities, and recommendations for restaurants that serve the eclectic, multicultural cuisines that make up American food. It reads like a cross-country road trip through the nation’s kitchens, inviting readers to experience each region either in person or from their own kitchen.

It takes a certain kind of obsessiveness―one Eater is known for―to really investigate what American food means. In Eaterland, the national publication and go-to site for restaurant recommendations, recipes, and food stories maps out where to eat, what to eat, and how to eat food that is quintessentially, unequivocally American.

From more recognized dishes like Detroit-Style Pepperoni Pizza and New York’s Chopped Cheese to the french fry–topped Pittsburgh Salad and the Midwest’s Funeral Potatoes, this almanac is an ode to American food. Essays call attention to local ingredients unique to their region, like New Mexican green chiles, and the glossaries have every region’s essential dishes.

For anyone who’s wanted to experience Maryland crab soup, toasted ravioli from St. Louis, and Kentucky’s renowned Hot Brown sandwich all without leaving their kitchen, this book is a perfect guide from Eater, the authority on where to eat and why it matters.

• Authors: Eater, Sarah Zorn, Missy Frederick
• 304 pages
• 125 color photographs
• Released: April 2026
• Size: W 8.3 x H 10.2 x D 1 in
• Hardcover
• ISBN: 9781419765773
• 2.8 lb

About the Authors

Eater is a digital media brand dedicated to all things food and dining, with a national site covering food and dining culture and more than 20 city sites tracking local dining scenes.

Missy Frederick is the cities director for Eater, overseeing a department of 23 city sites across the country. She has been with the company since 2012.

Sarah Zorn is a food writer and editor, as well as the coauthor of Sunday Best and Levant, and the author of Brooklyn Chef’s Table.