Never let mum feel intimidated in the kitchen again with Mark Best’s new kitchen companion brining high-end techniques used in his Sydney restaurant Marque into the home kitchen. From simplifying kitchen basics like cured egg yolks to a pumpkin soup that’ll blow the socks off the whole family. Best Kitchen Basics, by Mark Best, $42.90, available from booktopia.com.au

A collection of recipes and photographs from the capital of Tuscany that even nonna would give a nod of approval to. Take mum along for a stroll through the cobblestone streets and visit the hole-in-the-wall wine bars and lunctime trattorias thanks to this dish-by-dish ode to Florence. Florentine: food and stories from the renaissance city, by Emiko Davies, $38.50, available from booktopia.com.au

Take mum on a flashback to her childhood with this cookbook focusing on the glorious days of 70s milkbar filled with all the classics including musk sticks, sundaes and fish ‘n’ chip shop favourites. Milkbar Memories, by Jane Lawson, $39.99, available at murdochbooks.com.au

From our very own style director Kirsten Jenkins and senior food editor Phoebe Wood comes a book dedicated to our favourite kind of dessert – pie. With more than 60 recipes this is sure to keep mum busy (and your sweet tooth satisfied). The Pie Project, by Phoebe Wood and Kirsten Jenkins, $29.99, available from theguide.website.com

25 years after first publishing The Cuisines of Mexico, Diana Kennedy has combined her three classic cookbooks, which have done for Mexican cuisine what Julia Child did for French cooking in American kitchens, into one concise and essential edition. More than just a cookbook, this is an essential guide to Mexican cooking and eating. Essential Cuisines Of Mexico, by Diana Kennedy, $39.99, available from randomhouse.com.au

What do you get when a PhD in molecular cuisine and a top European pastry chef come together? A step-by-step guide on all the technical know-how required to become your very own patisserie master. Patisserie: master the art of French pastry, by Melanie DuPuis and Anne Cazor, $58.50, available from booktopia.com.au

Is mum a secret Chinese food fan? This cookbook by Jean-Francois Mallet explores the China Towns of our favourite cities from San Fransico to Paris, documenting along the way the recipes and portraits from the people and communities who have shaped our love for Chinese food and culture. China Towns, by Jean-Francois Mallet, $55, available at murdochbooks.com.au

James Beard Award-winning chef Jonathan Sundstorm recreates the dishes that made him famous in Seattle’s popular restaurant Lark. This cookbook is a homage to local seasonal cuisine of the Northwest with recipes as well as tips on pantry staples, breads and pickles. Save yourself a plane ticket and get mum this instead. Lark: Cooking Wild in the Northwest, by Johnathan Sundstorm, $49.99, available at randomhouse.com.au

Part food memoir and cookbook from our very own digital editor Kate Gibbs celebrating the life of her grandmother and Australian icon Margaret Fulton. Filled with recipes and stories, this is one mum won’t be able to put down. Margaret and Me, by Kate Gibbs, $33.90, available from booktopia.com.au

Give mum the morning off this year and cook her something out of this foodie roadtrip of 50 great ways to rise and dine. America’s best breakfasts: favourite local recipes from coast to coast, by Lee Brian Schrager, $36.99, available from randomhouse.com.au

Former lawyer-turned-food writer Sumayya Usamni chronicles the misunderstood and often-overlooked cuisine of Pakistan in this vibrant and extensive cookbook. Summers under the tamarind tree, by Sumayya Usmani, $39.99, available at murdochbooks.com.au

What mum wouldn’t like a spritz on Mother’s Day? This narrative-driven book looks at the history and current revival of everyone’s favourite drink. With 50 recipes this is sure to see mum through to summer again. Spritz: Italy’s Most Iconic Aperitivo Cocktail, with Recipes, by Talia Baiocchi, $29.99, available from randomhouse.com.au

Is your mum a fan of hot Scots running around in kilts? Theresa Carle-Sanders has delved into the world of the Scottish Highlands uncovering authentic recipes as well as modern interpretations that’ll have mum feeling like Claire Fraser is no time. Outlander Kitchen: The Official Outlander Companion Cookbook, by Theresa Carle-Sanders, $59.99, available from randomhouse.com.au

Nigella’s latest cookbook has taken the world by storm so it only makes sense that your very own domestic goddess is sure to love this one. Full of quick, easy and satisfying recipes it’s bound to become a firm favourite. Simply Nigella: Feel Good Food, by Nigella Lawson, $59.99, available at randomhouse.com.au

Move over dad, you’re not the only one who likes pizza. If mum is secretly a closet-pizza fiend, she’ll love Phiadon’s latest adventure into documenting over 1000 food experts and pizza afficiandos on where to find the best slice of cheesy goodness on Earth. With more than 1700 listed pizzerias, this one is sure to keep mum busy for a while. Where to eat pizza, by Phiadon, $30.75, available from booktopia.com.au