Food & Wine magazine has poured over a thousand of the past year's cookbooks, looking for the very best -- the best chefs, the best sellers, the best techniques, the best ideas. The result is a one-of-a-kind sampler of twenty-five outstanding publications.Included are recipes from Julia Child and Jacques Pepin, Martha Stewart, Emeril Lagasse, Bobby Flay, Thomas Keller, Daniel Boulud, Charlie Trotter, and many, many more. With interesting introductory pages, cooking tips, and a helpful recipe index, Best of the Best offers a tasty tour of today's top cookbooks. And who better to guide you than Food & Wine magazine?-- Each recipe was tested in the Food & Wine test kitchen-- The perfect gift book with recipes for everyone pastas, meats, chicken, salads, desserts and so much more -- each recipe is guaranteed to be spectacular-- Special Best of the Best Editor's Choice Awards -- Best Book of the Year, Most Luscious Recipe, Easiest to Cook from, Most Fun to Read, Nicest to Look at