For those of you still gift hunting (or who haven’t even started yet) I wanted to share a list of my favorite cookbooks from the last year (or so). Whether you’re looking to please the experienced home cook, or providing pleasant distraction for the armchair cookbook reader who just likes to look at the pretty pictures, this selection hopefully provides a little bit of everything.
1. The Food of Morocco by Paula Wolfert. Wolfert is arguably the authority on Mediterranean cooking, and her latest cookbook on traditional Moroccan cuisine is eye-opening and perfect for someone looking to branch out of their repertoire of American/Italian/French dishes. Just looking at the photos is an experience in itself, but then there’s also the recipes for tagines, lamb kebabs, couscous with pomegranate that you will want to return to time and again. Ideal for the more intellectual (egghead) cook in your life or the person pining for a bit of the exotic.
2. Mozza Cookbook by Nancy Silverton. I haven’t yet had the opportunity to eat at Mozza
