By Heart

Hailee Catalano is a trained chef, former restaurant cook, and recipe developer. Now living with her partner, Chuck, and her dog, Gus, in New Jersey, she takes inspiration from her time in restaurants, her midwestern upbringing, her Italian American heritage, and her love of seasonal produce to create fun and fresh recipes for home cooks.

James Beard Award WinnerNew York Times BestsellerA New York Times Best Cookbook of 2025One of NPR's Books We Love 2025A Los Angeles Times Best Cookbook of 2025A Barnes & Noble Best Cookbook of 2025An Eater Best Cookbook of Spring 2025A Chicago Sun-Times Recommended Cookbook"[Catalano's] inspired, approachable recipes come with a secret stowaway: a methodical pace she learned from cooking on the line. The dishes. . . are joyfully exciting — Ms. Catalano has a laser-eyed clarity on flavor and a knack for deploying a short list of ingredients to great effect. . . . By Heart [is] not just a trove of delicious ideas but also a reminder of how fun (and personal) cooking can be." —Adina Steiman, The New York Times, A Best Cookbook of 2025"I have never eaten as many delicious things in such a short period as my first weeks with By Heart. . . . It’s a cookbook that reads as personally as a diary. The dishes inside are thoroughly comforting, while also driven by seasonal ingredients and a small amount of chef-y ambition. She spans every corner of the menu, so let Catalano do the planning, head to your local farmers market, and invite some friends over for a dinner party!" —Lucas Chen, NPR: Books We Love 2025"In Catalano’s debut cookbook. . . her easy-to-follow tutorials become even easier to follow with tried-and-true tips, farmers market guidance and more. . . . It’s approachable for every level of chef, and brimming with dishes for dinner parties and weeknight meals alike." —Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, A Best Cookbook of 2025"Catalano’s skill and sincerity come through in By Heart, a cookbook that feels neither showy nor trendy but timeless. . . . In all, it’s a highly cookable book with recipes that’ll give you something to be excited about every season — fried squash blossom mozzarella sticks in the summer, pot roast au poivre with charred onions in the winter — and enough emphasis on technique and efficiency to make you feel like you’re becoming a better cook." —EATER: The 20 Best Cookbooks of Spring 2025"Hailee Catalano has been my most delightful Instagram follow the past couple of years. Her charming demeanor is only superseded by the fact that every single time she makes a recipe onscreen, I think, I have to make that. Her debut book — which features such recipes as Shaved Radish and Persimmon Salad with Ricotta Salata, Chicken Fat Mashed Potatoes, Creamy Corn Orzo, and Pot Roast au Poivre with Charred Onions — already feels like a classic." —Emma Wartzman, The Strategist, The Best Cookbooks to Gift This Year"Ambitious cooks who want to experiment with new techniques and flavor combinations will get spectacular results with Catalano as their guide in the kitchen." —Ellery Jones, Chicago Sun-Times