Most food fans love kitchen lit almost as much as they enjoy whipping up scrumptious stuff at the stove. Feed their need with these new and classic cookery books -- and maybe you'll even get an extra-special meal out of the deal.
Cooking, Entertaining & Food Writing:
FOR CARNIVORES:
Pork & Sons - Stephane Reynaud
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Beyond Nose to Tail: More Omnivorous Recipes for the Adventurous Cook - Fergus Henderson
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Beyond Nose to Tail: More Omnivorous Recipes for the Adventurous Cook - Fergus Henderson
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Talk With Your Mouth Full - The Hearty Boys
White Trash Gatherings - Kendra Bailey Morris
I Like You - Amy Sedaris
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Park Avenue Potluck: Recipes from New York's Savviest Hostesses - The Society of Memorial Sloan Kettering
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FOR THE MIXOLOGIST:
Imbibe!: From Absinthe Cocktail to Whiskey Smash, a Salute in Stories and Drinks to "Professor" Jerry Thomas, Pioneer of the American Bar - David Wondrich
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FOR THE ALL-AMERICAN:
FOR INTERNATIONAL FLAIR:
Park Avenue Potluck: Recipes from New York's Savviest Hostesses - The Society of Memorial Sloan Kettering
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FOR THE MIXOLOGIST:
Imbibe!: From Absinthe Cocktail to Whiskey Smash, a Salute in Stories and Drinks to "Professor" Jerry Thomas, Pioneer of the American Bar - David Wondrich
(Buy)
FOR THE ALL-AMERICAN:
America's Best Lost Recipes - Cook's Illustrated
FOR INTERNATIONAL FLAIR:
Bernard Clayton's New Complete Book of Breads - Bernard Clayton
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Bernard Clayton's Complete Book of Soups And Stews - Bernard Clayton
Bernard Clayton's Complete Book of Soups And Stews - Bernard Clayton
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How to Cook Everything - Mark Bittman
How to Cook Everything - Mark Bittman
The Young Man and the Sea - David Pasternack and Ed Levine
FOR A GLIMPSE INTO THE KITCHEN:
Staff Meals from Chanterelle - David Waltuck
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The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry: Love, Laughter, and Tears at the World's Most Famous Cooking School - Kathleen Flinn
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The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry: Love, Laughter, and Tears at the World's Most Famous Cooking School - Kathleen Flinn
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The Kitchen Diaries - Nigel Slater
Chocolate & Zucchini: Daily Adventures in a Parisian Kitchen - Clotilde Dusoulier
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The Elements of Cooking: Translating the Chef's Craft for Every Kitchen - Michael Ruhlman
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FOR LOVERS OF GREAT FOOD WRITING:
The Elements of Cooking: Translating the Chef's Craft for Every Kitchen - Michael Ruhlman
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FOR LOVERS OF GREAT FOOD WRITING:
Southern Belly - John T. Edge
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The Art of Eating - M.F.K. Fisher
Best Food Writing 2007 - Holly Hughes
Toast: The Story of a Boy's Hunger - Nigel Slater
Between Meals: An Appetite for Paris - A.J. Liebling
Garlic & Sapphires - Ruth Reichl
The Food Snob's Dictionary - David Kamp and Marion Rosenfeld
The Tummy Trilogy - Calvin Trillin
The Soul of a Chef - Michael Ruhlman
The Bialys Eaters - Mimi Sheraton
Heat - Bill Buford
Did we miss any of your faves? Shout it out in the comments section.