Today I discuss why people write cookbooks and who they write them for. Chefs, dietitians, bakers, and cooks may have a desire to write a cookbook, but they each have their own reasons for wanting to do so including to share expertise, teach a skill, inform about a cuisine, promote a business, and many more. I believe that it’s important to remember the judgment of a cookbook, belongs to the reader and user, as they answer the question if the author delivered on his or her promise of the book.