Cookbook preferences are in many ways idiosyncratic. While we may own many fine cookbooks, each of us typically has a few "go-to", "take to the desert island" volumes. Below are some of my very top picks. I'd appreciate some suggestions of other books from folks who might share my tastes. I'm particularly interested in Indian (other than Jaffrey, Sahni, Paniz, Devi) and Italian (other than Hazan, Field, Tornabene, Caggiano, Wells) but if your choices match mine, any others would be appreciated! Paul Wolfert, Mediterranean Cooking, Cooking of the Eastern Mediterranean, Mediterranean Grains and Greens Coleman Andrews Catalan Cuisine Gerald Hirigoyen, Bistro: The Best of Casual French Cooking Claudia Roden, The New Book of Middle Eastern Food Patricia Quintana, The Taste of Mexico, Mexico's Feasts of Life Hiroko Shimbo, The Japanese Kitchen: 250 Recipes in a Traditional Spirit Ed Farrey and Nancy O'Hara, 3 Bowls Moosewood Collective, Moosewood Restaurant New Classics Jiggs Kalra, Prashad Rick Bayless, Authentic Mexican I suspect other's might want to post their lists seeking suggestions. Thanks!