The White Lotus Official Cookbook - by Jarrett Melendez (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Eat your way around the world in style and live your own extended vacation alongside the colorful guests and employees of the luxurious resort and spa with The White Lotus Official Cookbook.

Fans of the biting comedy-drama series, The White Lotus, can bring fabulous, five-star food to their own kitchen tables with the first official cookbook created in collaboration with Warner Bros. and HBO.

Featuring 50+ dishes, this giftable and collectible recipe book captures the iconic upscale hotel fare, along with the distinct flavors of each season, with regional cuisine from Hawai'i, Italy, and Thailand.

THE FIRST OFFICIAL THE WHITE LOTUS COOKBOOK: The first officially licensed cookbook, created in conjunction with the studio behind The White Lotus

RECIPES FOR EVERY OCCASION: Includes recipes for delicious snacks, appetizers, main courses, desserts, and drinks to celebrate any occasion

RECIPES FOR ALL SKILL LEVELS: With accessible step-by-step instructions and helpful cooking tips, The White Lotus Official Cookbook is a great guide for fans of any age and skill level, from kitchen novices to seasoned chefs.

STUNNING PHOTOGRAPHY: Features beautiful photography of the delicious, fully prepared recipes to help ensure success

COMPLETE YOUR COLLECTION: Pair The White Lotus Official Cookbook with The White Lotus Official Cocktail Collection, The White Lotus: Heard Around the Resort, and HBO Original Series: The White Lotus: The Official Coloring Book.

Review Quotes

"This cookbook is one of the best television tie-ins I've seen."
-- "Berkshire Eagle"

"Regional cuisine from the locations of the HBO show's three seasons: Hawaii, Italy, and Thailand."-- "Publishers Weekly"

"The White Lotus Cookbook gives the deets on all of the fancy resort-level food featured in the show... All the Instagrammable bites, without all the murder -- sounds like a win to us... No matter which of the three featured continents you want to pretend you are on, a meal awaits. It is time to dip into the luxurious ways of life (or at least pretend when hosting your next dinner party). The cookbook is also perfect for making snacks to munch on while doing a rewatch and planning themed cocktails for when the fourth season comes out."-- "Pop Insider"

"This cookbook has international recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and everything in between. Inspired by 'The White Lotus, ' it will give cooks the recipes to be a resort-level host."-- "Pop Insider"

"Travel to the White Lotus and bring the show's sun-soaked resort life to home kitchens. The culinary tie-in features more than 50 recipes inspired by each of the season's luxury locales -- from Thailand to Hawaii and Italy."-- "Variety"

About the Author

Jarrett Melendez is a GLAAD Media Award- and Eisner Award-nominated comic and graphic novel writer, cookbook author, and food journalist. He's best known for the award-winning graphic novel Chef's Kiss, a queer romance set in a restaurant, which he co-created with Danica Brine. The sequel, Chef's Kiss Again, will be released in 2026. Jarrett has also contributed to award-winning and nominated anthologies, including Young Men in Love, All We Ever Wanted, and Young Men in Love 2: New Romances. Jarrett is currently working on Tales of the Fungo: The Legend of Cep, to be published by Andrews McMeel, Fujoshi Warriors, an action comedy graphic novel, and love letter to both fujoshis and magical girl anime and manga, and an upcoming licensed Webtoon.

As a cookbook author and food journalist, Jarrett has written countless articles and developed hundreds of original recipes that have appeared on Bon Appetit, Epicurious, Saveur and Food52. He's written numerous cookbooks, including My Pokémon Baking Book, RuneScape: The Official Cookbook, Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Official Cookbook, The Official Wednesday Cookbook, The Official Borderlands Cookbook, Persona: The Official Cookbook, and The White Lotus Official Cookbook.

Jarrett grew up on the mean, deer-infested streets of Bucksport, Maine, but currently resides in Watertown, Massachusetts, with his partner Theo and a collection of Monokuro Boo plush pigs.