benny blanco’s OPEN WIDE: a cookbook for friends debuts on The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, USA TODAY Best Sellers lists

Author photo, credit Johnny Miller, download high res HERE; Book cover, download high res HERE.

Story: Ralph Greco, Jr.

Today, OPEN WIDE, the first ever cookbook from artist, record producer, songwriter, and actor benny blanco, debuts on The New York Times Best Sellers list at #6 in Nonfiction: Advice, How-to and Miscellaneous. Proudly published by Dey Street Books, the cookbook also sits at #7 on USA TODAY’s Bestselling Booklist, and at #9 on the Los Angeles Times’ bestselling hardcover nonfiction. OPEN WIDE is available to purchase now.

Co-authored with recipe developer, bestselling cookbook author and close friend, Jess Damuck, OPEN WIDE is benny’s guide to food and entertaining, teaching you everything you need to know about cooking, thrilling your guests, and throwing the greatest dinner party of all time.

Best known as a record producer, songwriter and artist, in recent years, fans have come to learn of benny’s deep passion for food. benny, who hosts L.A.’s “most coveted” (The New York Times) dinner parties, collaborates with renowned chef and dear friend Matty Matheson on two cooking shows; shares viral cooking tutorials produced with food personalities including Half Baked Harvest, Andy Hearnden, Uncle Roger and Laurent Dagenais; and much more.

benny’s cookbook has something to teach everyone about hosting friends and sending guests home well fed and well entertained. There are the basics to get your kitchen ready, a little advice from his expert friends (including Eric Andre, Jess Damuck, Ben Sinclair, and Emile Haynie), and benny’s mouth-watering recipes specifically formulated to blow minds.

MORE ABOUT THE AUTHOR
benny blanco is a record producer, songwriter, artist, actor, record executive, and cookbook author. benny has contributed to the sale of hundreds of millions of albums worldwide through his work with artists including Ed Sheeran, SZA, Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Katy Perry, The Weeknd, Maroon 5, Juice WRLD, Sia, and many more. As a solo artist, benny has released two albums—FRIENDS KEEP SECRETS and FRIENDS KEEP SECRETS 2—that have been streamed more than 11 billion times to date and have featured multiple multiplatinum hits. benny made his TV debut playing a fictionalized version of himself on the FXX series “Dave” with Lil Dicky, which has become the #1 comedy on FX and FXX. His longtime friendship with acclaimed chef Matty Matheson has spawned two massively viral online food series, “Matty & Benny Eat Out America” and “Stupid F*cking Cooking Show.” OPEN WIDE is his first book.

Ralph Greco, Jr. is the devilishly clever nom de plume of professional writer/musician Ralph Greco who lives in the wilds of suburban New Jersey. He is also a podcast co-host, but as everyone has a podcast these days, this fact is of very little consequence.Ralph can be reached by writing ralphiedawriter@gmail.com