The White Lotus Official Cookbook

“Travel to the White Lotus and bring the show’s sun-soaked resort life to home kitchens. The culinary tie-in features more than 50 recipes inspired by each of the season’s luxury locales — from Thailand to Hawaii and Italy.” * Variety *“This cookbook has international recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and everything in between. Inspired by ‘The White Lotus,’ it will give cooks the recipes to be a resort-level host.” * Pop Insider *“Regional cuisine from the locations of the HBO show’s three seasons: Hawaii, Italy, and Thailand.” * Publishers Weekly *“The White Lotus Cookbook gives the deets on all of the fancy resort-level food featured in the show… All the Instagrammable bites, without all the murder — sounds like a win to us… No matter which of the three featured continents you want to pretend you are on, a meal awaits. It is time to dip into the luxurious ways of life (or at least pretend when hosting your next dinner party). The cookbook is also perfect for making snacks to munch on while doing a rewatch and planning themed cocktails for when the fourth season comes out.” * Pop Insider *

Jarrett Melendez is a GLAAD Media Award- and Eisner Award-nominated comic and graphic novel writer, cookbook author, and food journalist. He’s best known for the award-winning graphic novel Chef’s Kiss, a queer romance set in a restaurant, which he co-created with Danica Brine. The sequel, Chef’s Kiss Again, will be released in 2026. Jarrett has also contributed to award-winning and nominated anthologies, including Young Men in Love, All We Ever Wanted, and Young Men in Love 2: New Romances. Jarrett is currently working on Tales of the Fungo: The Legend of Cep, to be published by Andrews McMeel, Fujoshi Warriors, an action comedy graphic novel, and love letter to both fujoshis and magical girl anime and manga, and an upcoming licensed Webtoon.

As a cookbook author and food journalist, Jarrett has written countless articles and developed hundreds of original recipes that have appeared on Bon Appetit, Epicurious, Saveur and Food52. He’s written numerous cookbooks, including My Pokémon Baking Book, RuneScape: The Official Cookbook, Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Official Cookbook, The Official Wednesday Cookbook, The Official Borderlands Cookbook, Persona: The Official Cookbook, and The White Lotus Official Cookbook.

Jarrett grew up on the mean, deer-infested streets of Bucksport, Maine, but currently resides in Watertown, Massachusetts, with his partner Theo and a collection of Monokuro Boo plush pigs.