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Maida Heatter's Cakes (thanks @heidih)

Rose Levy Barenbaum's Cake Bible  (thanks  @weinoo)(Hmm.  I'm sensing a trend here.  Namely, I've always sucked at cakes).

"Un artiste au Grand Véfour," by Guy Martin.  I have several others by him, including the massive and gorgeous Le Grand Véfour.  I think his, Georges Blanc's, and Roger Vergé's are my favorite French chef's cookbooks.  Frédy Girardet gets the Swiss nod.

Let's Eat France!: 1,250 specialty foods, 375 iconic recipes, 350 topics, 260 personalities, plus hundreds of maps, charts, tricks, tips, and ... you want to know about the food of France," by François-Régis Gaudry.  Looks goofy, pretty exhaustive, and a lot of fun.

The Cook and the Gardener, by Amanda Hesser.  I love narrative cooking books like this, and especially love "a year in....." books that  chronicle the changing mood as well as produce of the seasons; this one promises to be a good one.  

Maida Heatter's Cakes (thanks @heidih)

Rose Levy Barenbaum's Cake Bible - thanks  @weinoo (Hmm.  I'm sensing a trend here.  Namely, I've always sucked at cakes).

"Un artiste au Grand Véfour," by Guy Martin.  I have several others by him, including the massive and gorgeous Le Grand Véfour.  I think his, Georges Blanc's, and Roger Vergé's are my favorite French chef's cookbooks.  Frédy Girardet gets the Swiss nod.

Let's Eat France!: 1,250 specialty foods, 375 iconic recipes, 350 topics, 260 personalities, plus hundreds of maps, charts, tricks, tips, and ... you want to know about the food of France," by François-Régis Gaudry.  Looks goofy, pretty exhaustive, and a lot of fun.

The Cook and the Gardener, by Amanda Hesser.  I love narrative cooking books like this, and especially love "a year in....." books that  chronicle the changing mood as well as produce of the seasons; this one promises to be a good one.  

Maida Heatter's Cakes (thanks @heidih)

Rose Levy Barenbaum's Cake Bible - thanks  @weinoo (Hmm.  I'm sensing a trend here.  Namely, I've always sucked at cakes).

"Un artiste au Grand Véfour," by Guy Martin.  I have several others by him, including the massive and gorgeous Le Grand Véfour.  I think his, Georges Blanc's, and Roger Vergé's are my favorite French chef's cookbooks.  Frédy Girardet gets the Swiss nod.

Let's Eat France!: 1,250 specialty foods, 375 iconic recipes, 350 topics, 260 personalities, plus hundreds of maps, charts, tricks, tips, and ... you want to know about the food of France," by François-Régis Gaudry.  Looks goofy, pretty exhaustive, and a lot of fun.

The Cook and the Gardener, by Amanda Hesser.  I love narrative cooking books like this, and especially love "a year in....." books that  chronicle the changing mood as well as produce of the seasons; this one promises to be a good one.  

Maida Heatter's Cakes (thanks heidih)

Rose Levy Barenbaum's Cake Bible - thanks weinoo (Hmm.  I'm sensing a trend here.  Namely, I've always sucked at cakes).

"Un artiste au Grand Véfour," by Guy Martin.  I have several others by him, including the massive and gorgeous Le Grand Véfour.  I think his, Georges Blanc's, and Roger Vergé's are my favorite French chef's cookbooks.  Frédy Girardet gets the Swiss nod.

Let's Eat France!: 1,250 specialty foods, 375 iconic recipes, 350 topics, 260 personalities, plus hundreds of maps, charts, tricks, tips, and ... you want to know about the food of France," by François-Régis Gaudry.  Looks goofy, pretty exhaustive, and a lot of fun.

The Cook and the Gardener, by Amanda Hesser.  I love narrative cooking books like this, and especially love "a year in....." books that  chronicle the changing mood as well as produce of the seasons; this one promises to be a good one.