Dad, What's For Dinner?: Lifesaving Recipes to Avoid Meltdowns, Have Fun in the Kitchen, and Keep Your Kids Well Fed: A Cookbook
The dad’s guide to getting dinner on the table; more than 80 unfussy, uncompromising recipes for weeknights and beyond. With a foreword by Gwyneth Paltrow.

This is a book for dads (and moms, and grandparents, and anyone else who needs to get dinner on the table.) It’s a book that believes “kids' food” can mean more than just buttered noodles. Chef David Nayfeld spent decades cooking in some of the best restaurants in the world—including his own—but when his daughter started asking, “Dad, what’s for dinner?” he found himself at a loss. So, he set out to translate his professional expertise into something that all fathers can use to become more confident and creative in the kitchen, and better able to care for their loved ones—and themselves.

The result is this book, a user’s guide to cooking for (and sometimes with) your kids. A collection of more than 80 hearty, healthy recipes the whole family will love, from Joint Custardy French Toast (get it?) to Save Your Ass Grilled Chicken; Tomato and Bread Salad (it still counts as a salad!) to Cuppycakes with Vanilla Buttercream Frosting.

This is a book that empowers dads, giving them the tools, strategies (the wonders of batch cooking!), and recipes to break their reliance on frozen foods and delivery. And it’s a book that answers that all-important question: Dad, what’s for dinner? (or lunch, or breakfast, or . . .)
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Dad, What's For Dinner?: Lifesaving Recipes to Avoid Meltdowns, Have Fun in the Kitchen, and Keep Your Kids Well Fed: A Cookbook
The dad’s guide to getting dinner on the table; more than 80 unfussy, uncompromising recipes for weeknights and beyond. With a foreword by Gwyneth Paltrow.

This is a book for dads (and moms, and grandparents, and anyone else who needs to get dinner on the table.) It’s a book that believes “kids' food” can mean more than just buttered noodles. Chef David Nayfeld spent decades cooking in some of the best restaurants in the world—including his own—but when his daughter started asking, “Dad, what’s for dinner?” he found himself at a loss. So, he set out to translate his professional expertise into something that all fathers can use to become more confident and creative in the kitchen, and better able to care for their loved ones—and themselves.

The result is this book, a user’s guide to cooking for (and sometimes with) your kids. A collection of more than 80 hearty, healthy recipes the whole family will love, from Joint Custardy French Toast (get it?) to Save Your Ass Grilled Chicken; Tomato and Bread Salad (it still counts as a salad!) to Cuppycakes with Vanilla Buttercream Frosting.

This is a book that empowers dads, giving them the tools, strategies (the wonders of batch cooking!), and recipes to break their reliance on frozen foods and delivery. And it’s a book that answers that all-important question: Dad, what’s for dinner? (or lunch, or breakfast, or . . .)
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Dad, What's For Dinner?: Lifesaving Recipes to Avoid Meltdowns, Have Fun in the Kitchen, and Keep Your Kids Well Fed: A Cookbook

Dad, What's For Dinner?: Lifesaving Recipes to Avoid Meltdowns, Have Fun in the Kitchen, and Keep Your Kids Well Fed: A Cookbook

Dad, What's For Dinner?: Lifesaving Recipes to Avoid Meltdowns, Have Fun in the Kitchen, and Keep Your Kids Well Fed: A Cookbook

Dad, What's For Dinner?: Lifesaving Recipes to Avoid Meltdowns, Have Fun in the Kitchen, and Keep Your Kids Well Fed: A Cookbook

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The dad’s guide to getting dinner on the table; more than 80 unfussy, uncompromising recipes for weeknights and beyond. With a foreword by Gwyneth Paltrow.

This is a book for dads (and moms, and grandparents, and anyone else who needs to get dinner on the table.) It’s a book that believes “kids' food” can mean more than just buttered noodles. Chef David Nayfeld spent decades cooking in some of the best restaurants in the world—including his own—but when his daughter started asking, “Dad, what’s for dinner?” he found himself at a loss. So, he set out to translate his professional expertise into something that all fathers can use to become more confident and creative in the kitchen, and better able to care for their loved ones—and themselves.

The result is this book, a user’s guide to cooking for (and sometimes with) your kids. A collection of more than 80 hearty, healthy recipes the whole family will love, from Joint Custardy French Toast (get it?) to Save Your Ass Grilled Chicken; Tomato and Bread Salad (it still counts as a salad!) to Cuppycakes with Vanilla Buttercream Frosting.

This is a book that empowers dads, giving them the tools, strategies (the wonders of batch cooking!), and recipes to break their reliance on frozen foods and delivery. And it’s a book that answers that all-important question: Dad, what’s for dinner? (or lunch, or breakfast, or . . .)

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780593537527
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 06/03/2025
Pages: 304
Product dimensions: 8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

After graduating from The Culinary Institute of America, DAVID NAYFELD worked with some of the most renowned chefs at the world’s top restaurants. In 2018, he opened his first restaurant, Che Fico, in San Francisco, which was named Esquire’s Best New Restaurant, one of Bon Appetit’s Hot 10, and one of San Francisco Magazine’s Best New Restaurants. In 2019, he opened Che Fico Alimentari, followed by Che Fico Parco Menlo, Che Fico Pizzeria, and il Mercato di Che Fico. Nayfeld was named Star Chefs 2019 Rising Star Chef and awarded CBS San Francisco’s Jefferson Award for Public Service. JOSHUA DAVID STEIN is an editor, author, and journalist. He is the co-author of numerous books, the author of the cookbook Cooking for Your Kids, and was previously the editor-at-large at Fatherly. He regularly contributes to Esquire, Men’s Health, New York magazine, Eater, and more.
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