2012 Gift Guide: Books

For the cookbook fanatic, the nightstand reader, or the hardcore food-writing fan, a book (or two or three) is the greatest of gifts. Our picks range from coffee-table-worthy restaurant cookbooks to an eighteenth-century household guide—there's sure to be something here to suit any library. See all our perfect present ideas in the 2012 Holiday Gift Guide »

The Penguin 'Great Food' Series
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    Edible Selby
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      Blogs as Books

      Few things make us happier than seeing our favorite food bloggers make the transition to paper-and-ink cookbook authors. These three, from the women behind Canelle et Vanille, Smitten Kitchen, and What Katie Ate are among 2012’s very best. Small Plates and Sweet Treats, The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook, and What Katie Ate, all at Amazon.com

      Dirt Candy: A Cookbook
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        Julia Eternal
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          The Great Restaurants
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            Do It Yourself
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              Saveur's cookbook picks for 2012
              Season's Readings

              SAVEUR editors and contributors pick the very best books of 2012–from the vibrant simplicity of Japanese Farm Cooking to Modernist Cuisine at Home‘s surprising high-science approachability. See the gallery: Best Cookbooks of 2012 »

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                2012 Gift Guide: Books

                For the cookbook fanatic, the nightstand reader, or the hardcore food-writing fan, a book (or two or three) is the greatest of gifts. Our picks range from coffee-table-worthy restaurant cookbooks to an eighteenth-century household guide—there's sure to be something here to suit any library. See all our perfect present ideas in the 2012 Holiday Gift Guide »

                The Penguin 'Great Food' Series
                  SHOP NOW

                  Edible Selby
                    SHOP NOW
                    https://amzn.to/2QUW2bB
                    Blogs as Books

                    Few things make us happier than seeing our favorite food bloggers make the transition to paper-and-ink cookbook authors. These three, from the women behind Canelle et Vanille, Smitten Kitchen, and What Katie Ate are among 2012’s very best. Small Plates and Sweet Treats, The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook, and What Katie Ate, all at Amazon.com

                    Dirt Candy: A Cookbook
                      SHOP NOW

                      Julia Eternal
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                        The Great Restaurants
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                          Do It Yourself
                            SHOP NOW
                            Saveur's cookbook picks for 2012
                            Season's Readings

                            SAVEUR editors and contributors pick the very best books of 2012–from the vibrant simplicity of Japanese Farm Cooking to Modernist Cuisine at Home‘s surprising high-science approachability. See the gallery: Best Cookbooks of 2012 »

                            A Subscription to SAVEUR is always a perfect gift. 1 year of issues is just $19.95. Subscribe now!
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