This fall, check out these three cookbooks highlighting recipes from culinary leaders, including a “Top Chef” winner and a former newspaper food editor. They offer an abundance of fun, creative recipes perfect for your next season of home cooking.

“Cook Like a King: Recipes From My Chinese California Kitchen” by Melissa King

Chef Melissa King, known for winning an “All-Stars” season of “Top Chef,” is the author behind “Cook Like a King: Recipes From My Chinese California Kitchen” (Ten Speed Press, $40), in which she shares 120 mouthwatering recipes inspired by her life.

The daughter of immigrants from Hong Kong, King grew up in southern California, learning to cook in her family’s kitchen, before going to the Culinary Institute of America after college. From there, she found her way to

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