Hunger strikes us all, but the skills to satisfy those recurrent hungers aren’t quite as widespread. That’s where the quick and tasty meals thunk up by influencer/writer Shay Spence come in. His new cookbook focuses on the “four greatest recipe pain points” of extensive prep & cook times, pricey ingredients, a sink full o’dishes, and confusing pre-work. Thus, he breaks down dishes with no more than 10 ingredients into easy, often one-pan meals that fall into different categories of culinary simplicity. Spence serves up his kitchen wisdom and signed copies at BookPeople this Thursday. – James Scott