New And Noteworthy Cookbooks For Spring 2012

Cookbooks can make our mouths water, teach us about different foods and inspire us to get moving in the kitchen -- that's why we love them. As food editors, we're constantly bombarded with new cookbooks landing on our desks -- some lucky ones grab our attention and that's when we want to write about them. But instead of making you read a review of every single cookbook, we're giving you the shortlist from spring 2012 -- the 20 books on shelves this season that we think deserve some attention.

We've got cookbooks from around the world -- including a new one from the River Cottage folks in England, Mugaritz restaurant in northern Spain, and confectioner Pierre Herme in Paris -- that give us a look into the unique worlds outside of our own lives. For seasonal cooking with fresh fruits and vegetables, you'll want to take a look at Nigel Slater's "Ripe" and Jane Hornby's "Fresh and Easy." Cookbooks from chefs like April Bloomfield and Zak Pelaccio are right up the meat lover's alley. But if you're just looking for a guide on how to cook everything, then Mark Bittman's still your guy. Plus there's a cookbook from Martha Stewart, who always seems to have a new publication every year.

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Text provided by Kitchen Art and Letters, except for Fresh and Easy, Mugaritz, Martha's American Food, People's Pops and Weeknights with Giada from Amazon.com.

Comments

[Fallingrain]

08:54 AM on 01/24/2013

I have the Martha's American foods cookbook and love it, and I just ordered the Week nights with Giada one as well.

[run-that-by-me-again]

08:38 AM on 05/02/2012

Although I'm not a vegetarian, I find the photo of "A Girl And Her Pig" to be really off-putting and a poor choice for a book cover.

[Waiting for Something]

11:50 AM on 05/05/2012

I was JUST going to write that, but I see you saw this article a few days ago and completely agree. I am a vegetarian, so I was totally grossed out.

[Johnowen]

06:19 AM on 05/02/2012

Alas the The River Cottage is damaged. It burned down recently http://www.rivercottage.net/about/latest-news/video-hugh-visits-fire-site/

[NateinMpls]

01:41 AM on 05/02/2012

Honestly, do people still buy cookbooks? I just go to allrecipes. com or some other cooking site to get thousands of recipes for free. Who really sits down and browses through a book to make a meal anymore? I love cooking, but recipe searching online is so easy because you can do it by ingredients, what you do and don't want in the dish, etc.

[kareemachan]

05:22 PM on 05/02/2012

I have 500+ cookbooks, but then, I worked at a new/used bookstore for 10 years.

[NateinMpls]

05:29 PM on 05/02/2012

I have a few by Alton Brown because I like the science behind cooking. I suppose I just figured that browsing through cookbooks is too time consuming when I'm really not sure what I'd like to prepare.

[Happy Kine]

02:17 PM on 05/01/2012

Confectionery, Jellymongers and Pastries are the ones i would love to check out.

[PrunellaC]

12:37 PM on 05/01/2012

Some of these look particularly intriguing. And interesting to note that a couple of the most talked about books so far this year aren't even mentioned. bwahahaha

I'm currently editing "The Brown Hackle Lodge Cookbook: Deliciously Different Recipes from a Leading Northwest Fly Fishing Retreat" by Sharmagne Leland St.John. Not sure yet when it will be available.