by Simone Zarmati Diament

Books for the Holidays are more than just a gift.  They are treasures to be used and kept, to entertain you and be consulted as an inspiration for the most important moments of one’s life: educating yourself and sharing food and good wine

From William Grimes’ Appetite City: A Culinary History of New York, and Chef Eric Ripert’s On the Line—The stations, the heat, the cooks, the costs, the chaos and the triumphs inside the World of Le Bernardin Inside the World of Le Bernardin; to Lidia Bastianich’s Lidia Cooks From the Heart of Italy,  Max McCalman’s Mastering Cheese and Jeff Hertzberg’s Healthy Bread in Five Minutes, here are book we recommend that will be thoroughly enjoyed:

You can listen to interviews with all the authors on FOOD & WINE TALK 

On the Line: The stations, the heat, the cooks, the costs, the chaos and the triumphs  inside the World of Le Bernardin    by Chef Eric Ripert		Appetite City: A Culinary History of New York by William Grimes		Mediterranean Clay Pot Cooking: Traditional and Modern Recipes to Savor and Share by Paula Wolfert
Windows on the World Complete Wine Course: 2009 Edition by Kevin Zraly		Mastering Cheese: Lessons for Connoisseurship from a Maître Fromager by Max McCalman		Lidia Cooks From the Heart of Italy A Feat of 175 Regional Recipes by Lidia Matticchio Bastianich and Tanya Bastianich Manuali
Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day: 100 New Recipes Featuring Whole Grains, Fruits, Vegetables, and Gluten-Free Ingredients by Jeff Hertzberg & Zoë François and Mark Luinenburg		Eating History: Thirty Turning Points in the Making of American Cuisine by Andrew Smith		American Cheeses, The Best Regional, Artisan and Farmhouse cheeses, Who makes them and Where to find them     by Clark Wolf and Scott Mitchell