Bettina Makalintal is a senior reporter at Eater and helps lead the publication’s cookbook coverage. Today Eater released a list of its favorites from the busy season, and we talk all about it, as well as some trends Bettina is seeing in book publishing. We always look forward to Eater’s robust and well-considered lists of books each season, and this one is no different. Bettina fills us in, and we hope you enjoy our talk.

And, at the top of the show, it’s the return of Three Things, where Aliza and Matt talk about what is exciting them in the world of restaurants, cookbooks, and the food world as a whole. On this episode: Some Hudson Valley fall recommendations, including the ⁠Hudson Valley Apple Project⁠, ⁠Zinnia’s Dinette⁠, and fresh eyes on Tivoli including stops at ⁠GioBatta Alimentari⁠ and ⁠Fortunes Ice Cream⁠, and ⁠Club Sandwich⁠ looks great. Also, ⁠Eyval⁠ might be our favorite NYC restaurant meal of the year, the ⁠Library 180⁠ image archive is for true magazine lovers, and ⁠Ninhao⁠ in South Park Slope is worth a visit.