Gay cookbook

An essential part of mid-century campy dialogue, was the use of female nicknames among gay men: Hogan addresses the reader by many, including Myrtle, Mabel, and Mame. The recipes are lengthy and chatty. But while written humorously, the recipes often are complex and cosmopolitan.

While there are a rainbow of options to choose from, here are the best 12 cookbooks by LGBTQ+ authors that have withstood the test of time and trends to become permanent fixtures on our.