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Tournament of Cookbooks


Foodies, lace up your oven mitts and join the bout. Sponsored by Food52, an online community that celebrates home cooks and their recipes, the 2009 Tournament of Cookbooks is a bracketed cookbook tournament judged by food writers and chefs, like David Kamp (The United States of Arugula) and Nora Ephron (director of Julie and Julia). Check out the contenders below — and judge for yourself which is the best!

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BabyCakes: Vegan, Gluten-Free, and (Mostly) Sugar-Free Recipes from New York's Most Talked-About Bakery
BabyCakes: Vegan, Gluten-Free, and (Mostly) Sugar-Free Recipes from New York's Most Talked-About Bakery
by Erin McKenna
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"In this book, Erin has finally shared her trade secrets — the ingredients and techniques that lend BabyCakes' desserts the flavors, textures, and happiness-factor you'd find in the best patisserie. The highest praise I can offer is this... (read more)

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Momofuku
Momofuku
by David Chang
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Never before has there been a phenomenon like Momofuku. A once-unrecognizable word, it's now synonymous with the award-winning restaurants of the same name in New York City: Momofuku Noodle Bar, Ssäm Bar, Ko, and Milk Bar. Chef David Chang has... (read more)

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My New Orleans: The Cookbook
My New Orleans: The Cookbook
by John Besh
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IACP 2010 Cookbook Award Winner James Beard Cookbook Nominee My New Orleans will change the way you look at New Orleans cooking and the way you see World-famous chef John Besh. It's 16 chapters of culture, history, essay and insight, and pure goodness... (read more)

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Seven Fires: Grilling the Argentine Way
Seven Fires: Grilling the Argentine Way
by Francis Mallmann
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From first spark to leaping flame to last dying ember, grilling has a new frontier and Francis Mallmann is its trailblazer. He offers more than one hundred recipes, ranging from griddled mussels to a whole salmon that's salt-roasted to juicy perfection... (read more)

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The Sweet Life in Paris: Delicious Adventures in the World's Most Glorious--And Perplexing--City
The Sweet Life in Paris: Delicious Adventures in the World's Most Glorious--And Perplexing--City
by David Lebovitz
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Like so many others, David Lebovitz dreamed about living in Paris ever since he first visited the city in the 1980s. Finally, after a nearly two-decade career as a pastry chef and cookbook author, he moved to Paris to start a new life. Having crammed all... (read more)

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Well-Preserved: Recipes and Techniques for Putting Up Small Batches of Seasonal Foods
Well-Preserved: Recipes and Techniques for Putting Up Small Batches of Seasonal Foods
by Eugenia Bone
Publisher Comments
For anyone who's ever headed to their local farmers' market reciting the mantra "I will not overbuy" but has lumbered home with bags overflowing with delicious summer strawberries, zucchini blossoms, and tomatoes, or autumn apples, pears, and... (read more)

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Ad Hoc at Home
Ad Hoc at Home
by Thomas Keller
Staff Pick
Thomas Keller has yet again produced a true classic, this time for home cooks, with Ad Hoc at Home. This book gives both readers and cooks two temptations: to read it from cover to cover, and to cook from cover to cover.... (read more)

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I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti: A Memoir
I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti: A Memoir
by Giulia Melucci
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From failure to fusilli, this deliciously hilarious read tells the story of Giulia Melucci's fizzled romances and the mouth-watering recipes she used to seduce her men, smooth over the lumps, and console herself when the relationships flamed out. From an... (read more)

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The Big Sur Bakery Cookbook: A Year in the Life of a Restaurant
The Big Sur Bakery Cookbook: A Year in the Life of a Restaurant
by Michelle Wojtowicz and Philip Wojtowicz and Michael Gilson and Catherine Price
Staff Pick
The Big Sur Bakery, a battered little lodge tucked into the woods behind a gas station on Highway 1, is a culinary gem. Local ingredients, seasonal produce, and a vision born from a truly unique corner of the world will earn this cookbook a permanent... (read more)

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The Meat Bible
The Meat Bible
by Stanley Lobel and Evan Lobel and Mark Lobel and David Lobel and Mary Goodbody and David Whiteman
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For anyone who ever wanted to know the difference between Porterhouse and Chateaubriand, the Lobel family of master butchers has all the answers in the Meat Bible. Covering every imaginable meatbeef, veal, pork, lamb, poultry, rabbit, and morethe Lobels... (read more)

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Salt to Taste: The Key to Confident, Delicious Cooking
Salt to Taste: The Key to Confident, Delicious Cooking
by Marco Canora
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The key to confident cooking lies not in learning to follow intricate recipes but rather in mastering a select handful of truly appealing yet straightforward dishes that invite experimentation and improvisation to reflect the seasons and the cooks own... (read more)

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Ratio: The Simple Codes behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking
Ratio: The Simple Codes behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking
by Michael Ruhlman
Staff Pick
Behold the awesome power of the ratio (also known as a "fraction," but don't let that stop you). But beware: this book may lead to a life of recipe-free cooking, of culinary experimentation, and of actually using (careful, now) a kitchen scale!... (read more)

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The Lee Bros. Simple Fresh Southern: Knockout Dishes with Down-Home Flavor
The Lee Bros. Simple Fresh Southern: Knockout Dishes with Down-Home Flavor
by Matt Lee and Ted Lee
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From two South Carolina-bred brothers comes the ground-breaking cookbook for new Southern cooking: The Lee Bros. Simple, Fresh, Southern. Matt and Ted Lee were raised on long-simmered greens, slow-smoked meats, and deep-fried everything. But after... (read more)

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Real Cajun: Rustic Home Cooking from Donald Link's Louisiana
Real Cajun: Rustic Home Cooking from Donald Link's Louisiana
by Donald Link
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An untamed region teeming with snakes, alligators, and snapping turtles, with sausage and cracklins sold at every gas station, Cajun Country is a world unto itself. The heart of this area—the Acadiana region of Louisiana—is a tough... (read more)

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Serious Barbecue: Smoke, Char, Baste, and Brush Your Way to Great Outdoor Cooking
Serious Barbecue: Smoke, Char, Baste, and Brush Your Way to Great Outdoor Cooking
by Adam Perry Lang
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Adam Perry Lang trained with the world's best chefs before giving up four-star kitchens for the thrill of cooking with just meat and fire. Now he's on a mission to turn everyone into an expert. In Serious Barbecue, Adam Perry Lang has translated his... (read more)

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