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Relish: My Life as a Cook iPad Edition
Lucy Knisley's graphic memoir, Relish: My Life in the Kitchen (First Second, 2013), is a sweet account of the author's experiences growing up and finding her way in the food world in which she's been immersed since day one.
George Lang
The world will never again see a restaurateur to compare with the charismatic George Lang.
The Good Cook
Time and again, we return to our battered copies of The Good Cook, a 28-volume series overseen by the late, great food writer Richard Olney and published by Time-Life Books in the late 1970s and early '80s.
Splendid table
Deviled eggs take on color and warmth from an ingenious turn in the skillet in this recipe for Pan-Crisped Deviled Eggs on French Lettuces from The Splendid Table's How to Eat Supper by Lynn Rosetto Kasper and Sally Swift. It's just one of the 75 e-cookbooks you can score—along with a 32-gig iPad—if you enter our Holiday Cookbook Library iPad Giveaway. Last day to enter! Keep reading...
The Test Kitchen's Favorite Cookbooks of 2010
It's been a great year for cookbooks. We asked the SAVEUR Test Kitchen staff to share the books that have inspired and excited them most in 2010. Hunter Lewis, test kitchen director, and Ben Mims, assistant test kitchen director, came up with a list of 13 favorites. Editor-in-Chief James Oseland added one to the list, too! See the full list »
Nourishing Traditions
This book explains that healthy living isn’t about swearing off rich foods.
Joy of Cooking
These pages are packed with some of the most useful culinary information ever put into print.
The Apprentice
This book by the French chef Jacques Pépin is full of warmth, evocative recipes, and ingenious cooking tips.
The New York Times International Cook Book
This cookbook taught one couple how to make everything from French desserts to Russian beef Stroganoff.
Mrs. Wilkes' Boardinghouse Cookbook
The simple recipes in this book epitomize Southern country cooking.
The Olive and The Caper
Some of our favorite recipes for Greek appetizers come from one book.
Sweetness and Power
This book on the role of sugar in the colonial era is a revelation.
Five Favorite Tailgating Cookbooks
A round-up of the best finger-licking recipes for sports viewers, for football season and beyond.
The Paley's Place Cookbook
A beautifully-photographed tome of recipes from Portland's favorite locavore restaurant.
400 Sauces
This British publication expands the notion of "sauce" from bechamel and beurre blanc to include jams, salsas and dressings.