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👇Award-winning Visual Encyclopedia of Indian food,A-Z✨🌞Trustee Oxford Food Symposium✍️ @phaidonpress @bloomsburypublishing + @priya.mani.design 📍CPH
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BIG NEWS! I’m proud to announce my book ‘SPICED: Recipes Celebrating Spices from Around the World’ is now available for pre-order on Phaidon.com and will be on sale globally November 5, 2026.
I thought I was writing a cookbook. I ended up holding centuries of human ingenuity in my hands and some of the most enjoyable dishes to cook and share! 💫🍀
50 spices, over 300 recipes from the highlands to the coastlines, from ancient trade routes to home kitchens.
This book travels through over 100 countries and cultures, each with its own relationship to spice, flavour, and tradition. Every spice has a story that starts long before it hits your kitchen–in soil, in climate, in the hands of people who’ve worked with it for hundreds of years. Tools built just for harvesting. Grinders shaped by hand, by land, by generations who knew how to work their flavors best before anyone wrote it down.
SPICED is a record of how humans have shaped, and have been shaped by spice. Follow me here, and on @priya.mani.design as I share notes from my field trips around the world, learning to season from the masters and matriarchs and breaking bread with the most wonderful people on this planet.
Thank you to @mcgee.onfood.onsmells, @kenalbala @pettyelliottskitchen @susanjungfood @virgiliocentral @kamalmouzawak @nannarognvaldar @kitchenbutterfly @smithandbaxter @the.commontable @iwearaviators @fayerobinsn @emilytakoudes @sophiehodgkin @kstogdon @virginia_mcleod @slowdownandeat
Designed by @studiomut photos by @chrisopandertonnesen, recipe testing by @live4flavor @liadohelsu @nzambetti, Martine Seerdorf, Caroline Brewster, Sensitivity reading by @paulaakpan Proofread by Kate Slate and Indexed by Ruth Ellis- and so much support from Andrew Dalby, Helen Saberi, Annamma Spudich, Mark Walker and to so many more -strangers & spice vendors, friends & family, for patiently answering my questions.
CLICK THE LINK in BIO to PRE-ORDER
17 Jun 2026
Delighted to be in @vogueindia - featured in my studio! Vogue wanted a peek into the behind-the-scenes of creating A Visual Encyclopedia of Indian Foods? How does food fill my day, at home & at the studio? And really, is food even design?
Your favourite Barfi is a full page picture! On the stands now, grab your copy soon!
Thanks to @sadaf_shaikh who slid into my inbox one cold January afternoon with the idea for this piece.
Words by @vaishnavitalawadekar
And cutest portrait by my boy @pavan.venkatraman 🫶
06 Mar 2025
Ahead of US publication of SPICED, I am so excited to giveaway 2 copies of my book with a curated set of fabulous spices from @burlapandbarrel. These are the exact spices I have used in some of my recipes in the book.
To join the giveaway, read the conditions below and enter.
Giveaway terms:
HOW TO ENTER
🌶️ Follow me @priya.mani.design , @cookalore , @burlapandbarrel & @phaidonpress
🫚Tag 3 friends in the comments below.
🩷Comment your favorite spice on the post
Maximum 1 entry per person.
2 winners will be chosen on 18/11 at midnight EST and announced via Stories and DM. 🤩
Not willing to leave it to chance? Link in bio to sign up for the spice club subscription.
*Terms and Conditions:
Open to U.S. & Canada residents, 18+. No purchase necessary.
Giveaway begins November 6, 2026 at 9:00 AM EST and ends November 10, 2026 at 11:59 PM EST.
Prize: ONE Spice Club box + ONE Copy of SPICED per winner not affiliated with Instagram.
06 Nov 2026
SPICED made a debut at Fortnum & Mason this Monday! ✨
It was surreal to see the books arranged beautifully & welcoming guests to scotch eggs, piccalilli, cookies, and a glass to toast!
@louise_in_the_archive hosted me on a wide ranging conversation on the writing of Spiced, my travels researching for the book, the history of spices, and of course, a deep dive into Fortnum’s own wonderful assortment of spiced goods from a 1849 catalogue!
After 20 years in Denmark (!) I felt privileged that both @denmarkinuk & @hcilondon were there to join me at this event. Spiced is also about my twin heritages, and everyone one like me enjoying food with a hyphenated identity.
What a cheerful evening with @elisabeth.luard @davidhmatchett @janelevi101 @foodgillysmith @pettyelliottskitchen @angela_zaher, @jennyridgwell1 @conspirator_in_chief, @sharath_2210, @shrutiganguly94, my dear friend Charlie from Cph and so many more not here on the gram!
It was so special to meet my fabulous editors @slowdownandeat @kstogdon @fayerobinsn Robinson - who were all there to celebrate our hardwork. A magical evening, not without the best help from @fiona_c_smith Smith and my team at @phaidonpress & Fortnum’s.
If you are in London, @fortnums has a few signed copies available.
It’s Publication Day for Spiced in the UK today - In the coming days, copies should be widely available at @dauntbooks & @hatchardspiccadilly too, apart from many independant book stores across the UK & Online✨
All pictures thanks to Angela Zaher, Gilly Smith & Susan Low!
05 Nov 2026
SPICED by food historian and designer Priya Mani @priya.mani.design @cookalore is out tomorrow, and we’re thrilled to partner with her for a book + single-farm spice bundle by @foodofgods.co 🌿
SPICED is not just a cookbook. It’s a visually stunning, deeply informative volume of 50 spices and 300 globally inspired recipes😍 It is part recipe collection, part culinary history, entirely extraordinary!
We’ve paired the book with six spices from our award-winning range: Chola Cardamom, Makhir Ginger, Lakadong Turmeric, Kandy Heirloom Cinnamon, Muziris Black Pepper and Andapa Vanilla Beans.💕
‘The Spiced Collection’ bundle is live now on our website: get the book and six spices, and save £28.95🥰. Link in bio. Free UK shipping.
04 Nov 2026
You know a good rice pudding, but here’s a great rice pudding!
This Danish Rice Pudding (Risalamande) from my book SPICED is just the most luxurious dessert you’ll make! Pearly pudding rice, slow-simmered in whole milk with a lush vanilla pod, and folded in with chopped almonds.
With Burlap & Barrel’s Bourbon Vanilla beans from Tanzania you’ll be in pudding heaven ☁️✨
This is a superb dish for all Holiday gatherings, you can make all the components the day before, then assemble it just before serving. Pair it with my cherry sauce, simmered with orange zest and vanilla beans. 🍒🍚
Burlap & Barrel’s Nyanza Vanilla pods are available on their website + My book SPICED can be ordered online or at your favorite bookstore all over the world,
Both, Link in bio!
#spicedcookbook #denmark #danishfood
02 Nov 2026
It’s Podcast Day on Cooking the Books and this week, we’re with historian and food writer, Priya Mani and her latest encyclopaedia of flavours, Spiced
After her success with The Visual Encyclopaedia of Indian Food, an A–Z, this is a ground breaking deep dive into a whole world of spices from Norway to the Greek Islands, Yunnan to the Gulf of Guinea, with recipes gathered from everywhere, from buses to long table dinners along the way. With essays from friends and esteemed colleagues, and with a foreword from Harold McGee, it’s a modern classic.
Pop over to my Substack for Extra Bites and a recipe from Spiced And if you'd like to support this ad and sponsor-free podcast, just click on the link in the bio to contribute to my economy of kindness.
28 Oct 2026
COPENHAGEN! Come get a taste of dishes from Priya Mani @priya.mani.design @cookalore new book SPICED!
Join Simone from @jazzed_on_grains and Priya for this exclusive, one-evening only Collab Spiced Dinner!
Thursday,19 November
Seating 1 : 17:30 -19:15
Seating 2: 19:45 - 21:30
Jazzed on Grains, Rådmandsgade 34
2200 Copenhagen N
🍀
We will work with Simone’s selection of Nordic grains in the kitchen and as your co-hosts, serving you both good food & even better spice stories 🥳 And this is an excellent opportunity to grab a signed copy of SPICED if you’d like!
Seating is very limited, Ticket can be bought through the Event Link in both our bios and confirmed spots are only upon payment. (See all the details on the event page)
You can come just for the food, or both food & book, but you must Pre-order the book if you want to get it that day at the special event price.
28 Oct 2026
So grateful for the time & attention one has to give to read a manuscript and offer an endorsement. At the moment when publishers seek this, the book is still a pdf. Not that hard-bound beauty it is bound to become. Endorsement is trust, it is a peer support, one where age doesn’t matter.
Im going to share a few of the Endorsements for Spiced here in the coming days.
Claudia Roden wrote the first endorsement for Spiced just as the book was getting bound. Thank You!
Pre-orders are important, so please go to your favorite book store and tell them you NEED a copy of SPICED! 💅
If each one of you do this locally, you can support me & the shop. Love, exponential 💕
Exactly 12 days to Pub date in the UK 🇬🇧🤞🤞🤞
23 Oct 2026
So thrilled to receive this yesterday!! 🍀💚🥳
⭐️A starred review and ringing endorsement for SPICED from @library_journal, the leading American trade publication for librarians.
✨🙏
When writing Spiced, the manuscript went from being originally organized by alphabet to a consideration of recipe types, typical of cookbooks, to eventually shaking free of conventional chapter structures and rooting itself in botany: a 500-page book organized by plant family.
The more complex bit was weaving in the multiverses of spices-their flavor chemistry, material culture and most importantly lay out the recipes in a way that makes their numerous infusion techniques obvious. And while all that may feel totally schematic in my head 🙃, the reader’s verdict is the FINAL word! This clarity of vision is a huge team effort and my wonderful editors @phaidonpress @kstogdon @sophiehodgkin
SPICED is a cookbook that lets you reach out for that quick ingredient list for Wednesday night’s dinner, just as much as you can enjoy it bedside, reading personal essays and be transported far away, or bookmark your next big flavor infusion theory.
@iwearaviators that was a great round up to the week! 🙏
10 Oct 2026
World renowned food historian Priya Mani @cookalore has written the groundbreaking cookbook of spices from around the world; I have wished someone would create a cookbook like this for decades and releasing from @phaidonpress 10/28/26.
With the thoroughness, organization, photographs, aesthetic and detail for flavor, design and shelf worthiness that Phaidon is known for, I am in cookbook reviewing heaven. Organized by spice family, featuring 50 spices and multiple recipes that highlight their flavor and the optimal way to use and infuse. With essays, culinary history, techniques, key spice blends; this is not only a cookbook with over 300 recipes but a tour of the world through the most essential flavor ingredient.
I have my color coded sticky notes and I am going spice by spice and tagging recipes I am prioritizing making. I have started with the Ginger Family chapter which includes spices I knew and didn’t: Koremina, Grains of Paradise, Black Cardamom, White Cardamom, Turmeric, Cardamom, Sand Ginger, Galangal and Ginger. I had no idea that cardamom was part of the ginger family and now I am reading about korerima and grains of paradise as, and adding more spices to my repertoire. My spice cart is packed, but I can always make room for more.
Foreword by @mcgee.onfood.onsmells with guest essays by @kitchenbutterfly @kamalmouzawak @susanjungfood @pettyelliottskitchen and more.
Did you know the Carrot Family includes: Celery, Dill, Black Cumin, Caraway, Coriander, Cumin, Asafoetida, Fennel, Persian Hogweed, Anise and Carom. Again spices I know and knew ones to read about and explore the recipes that showcase their flavor plus I had no idea they were all in one spice family.
Thank you so much to @phaidonfood @phaidonpress for their generosity and this gift of #spicedcookbook by #priyamani . I look forward to featuring recipes made and some spice shopping adventures in the months and years to come.
#jesicareviewsphaidon #phaidonfood #culinaryhistory #jesicareviewscookbooks #spicesfromaroundtheworld #spicecookbook #spicehistory #cookingwithspices #spicefamily #spicesoftheworld
19 Sep 2026
LINK IN BIO
YouTube 👉tune right to the Spicy Bits! 🌶️
Podcast 👉Full Episode including Tickle Robots & Whale sharks with teeth in their eyes! 👀
Fabulous chat on the buzz of prickly ash & burn of chiles & and all that goes on in your brain! 🧠
With the Editors of @popsci podcast, The Wierdest Things I Learnt This Week! With @rafeltman @lpbaisas
SPICED is available to order worldwide/ out Oct 28 2026
phaidon.com
Or Your favorite local book store! Grab your copy! 💋
13 Sep 2026
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