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Welcome to What's Gaby Cooking

You're in the right place if you love fresh, flavorful food, casual entertaining, and recipes that look like a picture but still keep dinner simple. I'm Gaby Dalkin, and this is where I share everything I'm cooking, eating, traveling for, and dreaming up in the kitchen.

My Story

It all began in 2009. I set out to share recipes and ideas that reflect the California lifestyle I adore: bright flavors, sunshine, an open door for friends, backyards, spontaneous grill nights, and food that feels like home but looks and tastes a little elevated. What started as a passion project has grown into a community of people who love food, family, and entertaining without stress.

What What's Gaby Cooking is Known For

Here's what you'll find when you're here:

  • Recipes that are seasonal, approachable, and beautiful but don't require a degree to pull off.
  • Entertaining tips that help you host with confidence aka low stress, high connection.
  • Travel notes because sometimes food inspires where you go.
  • My master list - a collection of all the best tools that I use on a weekly basis.

Cookbooks

Everyday California Food (2018): This debut cookbook is all about fresh, vibrant, easy-to-love recipes that bring the spirit of California to your kitchen. It's packed with go-to dishes, pantry staples, and that laid-back coastal vibe Gaby is known for guacamole included.

Eat What You Want (2020): A joyful celebration of balance, this book ditches food rules and focuses on feeling good in the kitchen with a mix of wholesome meals and indulgent treats. It's all about choosing joy, cooking with love, and eating what makes you happy no apologies.

Take It Easy (2022): A love letter to low-stress cooking, Take It Easy is full of unfussy, flexible recipes that deliver big flavor with minimal effort. Whether you're meal prepping, hosting, or just eating dinner in sweats, these are the kind of dishes that make life delicious and doable.

Grilling (2024): Gaby's fifth cookbook is a guide to conquering the grill with confidence whether you're a total beginner or backyard pro. With 100 recipes, hosting tips, and foolproof techniques, this one's all about making outdoor cooking fun, flavorful, and totally approachable.

In The Press

From spotlight features in The Wall Street Journal on women redefining barbecue hereto sharing crowd-pleasing recipes like grilled chicken wings, Mexican corn pasta salad, chicken parm meatballs, hamburger helper pasta, and guacamole chicken burgers on Today Show, Gaby Dalkin continues to inspire home cooks everywhere. She's been profiled in Modern Luxury here, The Zoe Report here, and AllRecipes here, with Forbes chronicling her signature approach to entertaining here and here. Yahoo has covered her grill-forward cooking here and festive holiday ideas here, while People shared her top Thanksgiving tips here. Beyond the kitchen, she's opened Neighborly, a new restaurant concept highlighted by the Los Angeles Times here and Eater LA here and here. She's also brought her signature California lifestyle into homes everywhere through her Crate & Barrel partnership, announced via PR Newswire here. On a personal note, ABC News covered her journey through infertility and IVF here, while outlets like The Chalkboard Mag here and Camille Styles here have offered more intimate looks into her life, fridge, and family.

My line of Seasonings + Flake Salt

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My line of Seasonings + Flake Salt

Cooking has always been about more than just recipes—it's about the little details that bring everything together. After years of developing and testing recipes for What's Gaby Cooking, I wanted the exact same spice blends and pantry staples I reach for every single day to be available to you too. That's how Dalkin&Co. was born. Dalkin&Co. is our line of premium seasonings and pantry essentials, designed to live proudly on your kitchen counter (not hidden away in the back of a spice drawer). Every blend is chef-crafted, made without fillers, and designed to work across countless dishes so cooking feels fun, easy, and wildly flavorful. From our best-selling "Gaby's Everyday" blend to specialty favorites like Chimi and Tuscan, Dalkin&Co. is all about bringing restaurant-quality flavor into your home kitchen—without any fuss. Stylish glass jars, generous sizing, and clean, high-quality ingredients make them the ultimate pantry upgrade. What started as a way to make my everyday cooking a little easier has turned into a brand that thousands of home cooks (and pros!) keep within arm's reach. Because when your pantry is stocked with the right flavors, anything is possible.

Shop the entire line here.

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