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ⓘ About Christopher Kimball
Christopher grew up in the Westchester County, and is the son of Mary Alice White and Edward Norris Kimball. The family had a cabin in southwestern Vermont. He graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy and then from Columbia University (1973) with his degree in Primitive Art. After he graduated from Columbia, he worked with his stepbrother in a publishing company. Shortly after he worked for The Center for Direct Marketing in Westport, Connecticut, and he also began taking cooking courses. In 1980, after he secured $100,000 in angel investments from family and friends, he began Cook’s Magazine out of an office in Weston, Connecticut. He sold the magazine in 1989 to the Bonnier Group.
All Book Series by Christopher Kimball
Milk Street Backroads Italy
Book 13 of 14 · published 2025 Co-authored · J.M. Hirsch
Noodles: Secrets to the World’s Best Noodles
Latest in the series · book 14 of 14 · published 2023
The Cook's Bible: The Best of American Home Cookin
Series opener · book 1 of 11 · published 1996
The Classic Cookbook: The Best of American Home Cooking
Book 4 of 11 · published 2002
Slow Cooker Revolution - Favorites from the Best Selling Cookbook
Book 7 of 11 · published 2013
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Christopher Kimball?
Christopher grew up in the Westchester County, and is the son of Mary Alice White and Edward Norris Kimball. The family had a cabin in southwestern Vermont. He graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy and then from Columbia University (1973) with his degree in Primitive Art.
Which Christopher Kimball series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Milk Street series, the earliest of Christopher Kimball's multi-book series: it opens with The New Home Cooking (2017) and runs to 14 books across 2017–2025, ending with Noodles: Secrets to the World’s Best Noodles (2023).
How many books has Christopher Kimball written?
Christopher Kimball has 25 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1996 and 2025. 14 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Milk Street series with 14 books — and 11 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Christopher Kimball's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Christopher Kimball's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Milk Street (2017–2025, 14 books).
How are Christopher Kimball's books organised into series?
This guide splits Christopher Kimball's 25 books into 1 named series and 11 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Milk Street (14 books, 2017–2025).