For the eighth annual Apartamento cookbook, they have taken Shakespeare’s famous lines from Hamlet underground and asked themselves, Tuber, or Not Tuber? THAT is the question. Where past cookbooks nod directly to pantry staples, spices, or sweets, this cookbook engages readers in the ‘to be, or not to be’ of the culinary world, answering with recipes that draw on a range of root vegetables. A teasing ‘Tuber Check’ accompanies each recipe, gamifying the standard cookbook and introducing readers to an array of subterranean treats.

Dishes from James Beard Award winner Corey Lee, Noma flavour scientist Arielle Johnson, royal baker Claire Ptak, Oaxacan flagbearer Thalia Barrios García, and visual artist Motoyuki Daifu, among others, tubers and their kindred stems take the form of fresh salads, fried enyucados, or cool horchata. Design Award winner Olga Prader brings the book to life with her playful illustrations, taking us deeply, delectably underground.