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    Good Food

    Best Food Books of 2008

    Ellen Rose, owner of The Cook's Library , finds the best food books for the holiday gift-giving season.

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    , owner of The Cook's Library, finds the best food books for the holiday gift-giving season.

    Baked: New Frontiers in Baking by Matt Lewis & Renato Poliafito

    Urban Italian: Simple Recipes and True Stories from a Life in Food by Andrew Carmellini and Gwen Hyman

    Chanterelle: The Story and Recipes of a Restaurant Classic by David Waltuck and Andrew Friedman

    A Day at elBulli by Ferran Adria

    The Big Fat Duck Cookbook by Heston Blumenthal

    Good Food blog here.

    Music break: None Shall Pass by Aesop Rock

    The full episode

    5 of 8
    Stealing Recipes; Homemade Lollipops; Best Food Books of 2008
    1. 1:00The Market Report
    2. 8:00Wasted Food
    3. 15:00Stealing Recipes
    4. 22:00Lollipops
    5. 29:00Best Food Books of 2008You’re reading this
    6. 36:00The Chemistry of Baking
    7. 43:00Le Bernardin
    8. 50:00Competitive Eating
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Bob Carlson

      host and producer, 'UnFictional'

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      Jennifer Ferro

      Jennifer Ferro, President, KCRW, Los Angeles

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      Thea Chaloner

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

      CultureFood & Drink

    The full episode

    5 of 8
    Stealing Recipes; Homemade Lollipops; Best Food Books of 2008
    1. 1:00The Market Report
    2. 8:00Wasted Food
    3. 15:00Stealing Recipes
    4. 22:00Lollipops
    5. 29:00Best Food Books of 2008You’re reading this
    6. 36:00The Chemistry of Baking
    7. 43:00Le Bernardin
    8. 50:00Competitive Eating
    Back to Good Food