The Pastry Queen Christmas: Big-Hearted Holiday Entertaining, Texas
Authors: Rebecca Rather, Alison Oresman
Editor: Julie Bennett
Publisher: Ten Speed Press

Crescent City Cooking: Unforgettable Recipes from Susan Spicer's New Orleans
Authors: Susan Spicer, Paula Disbrowe
Publisher: Knopf
Editor: Paul Bogaards

Love Affair with Southern Cooking: recipes and recollections
Author: Jean Anderson
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Editor: Hugh Van Dusen

Local Breads: Sourdough and Whole-Grain Recipes from Europe's Best Artisan Bakers
Authors: Daniel Leader, Lauren Chattman
Editor: Maria Guarnaschelli
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company

Peter Reinhart's Whole Grain Breads: New Techniques, Extraordinary Flavor
Author: Peter Reinhart
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Editor: Meghan Keeffe

Pure Dessert
Author: Alice Medrich
Publisher: Artisan
Editors: Ann Bramson & Judith Sutton

Morimoto: The New Art of Japanese Cooking
Authors: Masaharu Morimoto
Editor: Anja Schmidt
Publisher: DK Publishing

Asian Flavors of Jean-Georges
Author: Jean-Georges Vongerichten
Publisher: Broadway Books
Editor: Jennifer Josephy

Pier
Authors: Greg Doyle, Grant King and Katrina Kanetani
Editor: Janine Flew
Publisher: Murdoch Books

Chocolates and Confections: Formula, Theory, and Techniques for the Artisan Confectioner
Authors: The Culinary Institute of America and Peter P. Greweling, CMB
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Editor: Pamela Chirls

Baking Boot Camp: Five Days of Basic Training at the Culinary Institute of America
Authors: The Culinary Institute of America and Darra Goldstein
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Editor: Pamela Chirls

Mark Bittman's Quick & Easy Recipes from the New York Times
Author: Mark Bittman
Publisher: Broadway Books
Editor: Jennifer Josephy

Morimoto: The New Art of Japanese Cooking
Author: Masaharu Morimoto
Editor: Anja Schmidt
Publisher: DK Publishing

Elizabeth Falkner's Demolition Desserts: recipes from Citizen Cake
Authors: Elizabeth Falkner
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Editor: Aaron Wehner

Sweet Myrtle and Bitter Honey
Authors: Efisio Farris, Jim Eber
Publisher: Rizzoli Publishing
Editor: Chris Steigner

Good Spirits: Recipes, Revelations,
Refreshments, and Romance, Shaken
and Served with a Twist
Photographer: Melissa Punch
Food Stylist: Brian Preston-Campbell
Publisher: The Harvard Common Press
Editor: Valerie Cimino

Asian Flavors of Jean-Georges
Photographer: Sang An
Publisher: Broadway Books
Editor: Jennifer Josephy

Rosa's New Mexican Table
Photographer: Christopher Hirscheimer
Publisher: Artisan
Editors: Trent Duffy & Judith Sutton

Food: The History of Taste
Author: Paul Freedman
Editor: Sheila Levine
Publisher: University of California Press

Discover Chocolate: The Ultimate Guide to Buying, Tasting, and Enjoying Fine Chocolates
Author: Clay Gordon
Publisher: Gotham Books, Penguin Group USA
Editor: Erin Moore

Geography of Oysters: The Connoisseur's Guide to Oyster Eating in North America
Author: Rowan Jacobsen
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Editor: Kathy Belden

Cook with Jamie: My Guide to Making You A Better Cook
Author: Jamie Oliver
Editor: Will Schwalbe
Publisher: Hyperion Books

Chez Jacques: Traditions and Rituals of a Cook
Author: Jacques Pepin
Publisher: Stewart Tabori & Chang
Editor: Leslie Stoker

Cooking
Author: James Peterson
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Editor: Lorena Jones

How to Cook Everything Vegetarian: Simple Meatless Recipes for Great Food
Author: Mark Bittman
Editor: Linda Ingroia
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc

Allergy-Free Cookbook
Author: Alice Sherwood
Publisher: DK Publishing
Editor: Jill Hamilton

Cleveland Clinic Healthy Heart Lifestyle Guide & Cookbook
Authors: Bonnie Sanders Polin, Ph. D., Frances Towner Giedt
Publisher: Broadway Books
Editor: Jennifer Josephy

Turquoise
Authors: Greg and Lucy Malouf
Publisher: Hardie Grant Books
Editor: Mary Small

Sweet Myrtle and Bitter Honey
Author: Efisio Farris, Jim Eber
Publisher: Rizzoli Publishing
Editor: Chris Steigner

The Country Cooking of France
Author: Anne Willan
Editor: Bill LeBlond
Publisher: Chronicle Books

Julia Child
Author: Laura Shapiro
Publisher: Penguin Group

Beans: A History
Author: Ken Albala
Publisher: Berg Publishers
Editor: Julia Hall

The Sushi Economy: Globalization and the Making of a Modern Delicacy
Author: Sasha Issenberg
Publisher: Gotham Books, Penguin Group USA
Editor: Lauren Marino

Fish Forever: The Definitive Guide
to Understanding, Selecting, and
Preparing Healthy, Delicious, and
Environmentally Sustainable Seafood
Author: Paul Johnson
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Editor: Justin Schwartz

The Story of Tea: A Cultural History and Drinking Guide
Authors: Mary Lou Heiss, Robert J. Heiss
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Editor: Brie Mazurek

Vegetables: Recipes and Techniques from the World's Premier Culinary College
Author: The Culinary Institute of America
Publisher: Lebhar-Friedman Books
Editor: Maria Tufts

The World Atlas of Wine
Authors: Hugh Johnson, Jancis Robinson
Publisher: Mitchell Beazley, Distributed by Sterling
Editor: Steve Magnuson

Good Spirits: Recipes, Revelations,
Refreshments, and Romance, Shaken
and Served with a Twist
Author: A.J. Rathbun
Publisher: The Harvard Common Press
Editor: Valerie Cimino

IMBIBE! From Absinthe Cocktail to Whiskey Smash, A Salute in Stories and Drinks to "Professor" Jerry Thomas, Pioneer of the American Bar
Author: David Wondrich
Publisher: Penguin Group, Imprint: Perigee
Editor: Marian Lizzi

Beans: A History
Author: Ken Albala
Publisher: Berg Publishers
Editor: Julia Hall

To Cork or Not to Cork: Tradition, Romance, Science and the Battle for the Wine Bottle
Author: George M. Taber
Publisher: Scribner
Editor: Brant Rumble

Egg
Publisher: Flammarion (Distributed by Rizzoli)