Must-Have Cook Books

Food/Drink/Culinaria
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Several different categories:

  1. Too fragile to use, too loved to throw away:-
    Elizabeth David, French Provincial Cooking and Italian Food (great linocut illustrations in the latter)
    Claudia Roden, Middle Eastern Food
    Larousse Gastronomique (hardback) circa 1960.

  2. Essential Classics:-
    Maria Hazan, The Classic Italian Cook Book or More Classic Italian Cooking
    Richard Olney, Simple French Food
    At least one Alice Waters from Chez Panisse.

  3. Best Recent Ones:-
    Melissa Clark, Dinner in French
    Jonathan Meades, The Plagiarist in the Kitchen
    Claudia Roden, Arabesque
    Judy Rodgers Zuni Cafe Cookbook

  4. Essential Web Sites:-
    NY Times recipe feed (every day for subscribers)
    Epicurious https://www.epicurious.com/
    Marmiton https://www.marmiton.org/

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