Dinner Party Animal

Jake Cohen is the New York Times bestselling author of Jew-ish and I Could Nosh, star of A&E’s Jake Makes It Easy, and, most importantly, a nice Jewish boy from New York. Jake and his recipes have been featured on Rachael Ray, The Drew Barrymore Show, Live with Kelly and Ryan, Good Morning America, and the Food Network and in The New York Times, Food & Wine, The Wall Street Journal, Bon Appetit, and Forbes, among others. When he’s not posting challah-braiding videos and recipes on his Instagram and TikTok (@jakecohen), he’s eating and galivanting around New York City.

“Who wouldn’t want an invitation to Jake’s place? His parties look easy, delicious, and, above all, fun!” — Giada De Laurentiis“Jake’s punim is as mind-blowing as his recipes!” — Rachael Ray“Jake is a captivating storyteller, though each story is more like a naughty secret he couldn’t keep.” — Yotam Ottolenghi“Jake is a shining star for the next generation of Cohens!” — Andy Cohen“Jake opened my eyes to fantastic cooking and also the wonderful possibility of being gay.” — Mike Solomonov“Jake is the sexiest chef alive.” — Benny Blanco“Jake is like a son to me.” — Katie Couric“Jake’s delicious, has a shayne punim, and makes me kvell with nachas!” — Debra Messing“Jake is like a son to me. A wildly embarrassing son.” — Phil Rosenthal"An excellent guide to hosting dinner parties for both new and seasoned home chefs." — Library Journal“Jake, like everything he makes, is easy and delicious.” — Ali Wong“Jake is the gayest Jew on the planet!” — Isaac Mizrahi“Jake is the Jewiest gay on the planet! (Besides me and Isaac Mizrahi).”  — Judy Gold“Jake is the greatest cookbook author to ever exist.”  — Jake’s Mother“Jake is the definition of a dinner party animal, whether wolfing down his delicious creations, watching his friends pig out at the tables he curates, or fishing for compliments to put on this book." — Benj Pasek“Jake, despite being famously illiterate, writes beautiful cookbooks.” — Alex Edelman“Jake is the sweetest ingredient in the recipe for Moshiach Energy.” — Modi Rosenfeld“Jake is any mother’s dream, and by that I mean my mother is obsessed with him.”  — Shoshana Bean“Jake is simultaneously the nicest and naughtiest Jewish boy I know.” — Jessie Ware“Jake’s recipes bring me to my knees and you can quote me on that! Wait don’t actually quote that…” — Josh Groban“Jake is like a brother to me. A much less talented brother.” — Adam Met