A Chef's Table 2003 Cookbook Picks

Toast: Sixty Ways to Butter Your Bread and Then Some by Jesse Ziff Cool

French Food At Home by Laura Calder

Mediterranean Street Food by Anissa Helou

Giving cookbooks as gifts may not be an altogether selfless act. With any luck, you'll be eating well in the good graces of the recipient.

Viana La Place: La Bella Cucina How to Cook, Eat, and Live Like an Italian

The Good Enough to Eat Breakfast Cookbook by Carrie Levin

Macaroni & Cheese: 52 Recipes from Simple to Sublime by Joan Schwartz