Each year we pick our favorite books about food. These are the books that stay with us long after we have closed the cover -- the books that offer new perspectives, repertoire-worthy recipes and unforgettable photography. (See book picks from 2013 and 2012.)

Here's this year's short list.  

Lynne Rossetto Kasper, Host


Baking Chez Moi
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Recipe: Custardy Apple Squares
Dorie Greenspan


The Banh Mi Handbook
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"It's a funny word because it means bread. It also means sandwich."
-Andrea Nguyen


River Cottage Light & Easy
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Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

Sally Swift, Managing Producer


Smashing Plates
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"When you eat with Greeks, you share; it's like everybody comes together."
-Maria Elia


Fresh and Light
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"I'm the flavor thief. I think there are really great flavors that are really worth their salt that you can take from different cuisines."
-Donna Hay


The New Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone
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Recipe: Rice Pilaf with Saffron and Spice
Deborah Madison

Jennifer Russell, Producer


Sweet Paul Eat and Make
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"They catch the fish ... and then they will hang it on these drying racks that are all along the coast. The sight is just incredible."
-Paul Lowe


In Her Kitchen
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Gabriele Galimberti


Pies and Tarts for Dinner and Dessert
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Stephane Reynaud

Jennifer Luebke, Technical Director


Loving Yourself to Great Health
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Louise Hay, Ahlea Khadro and Heather Dane


Cooking Light Global Kitchen
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Recipe: Chicken Larb
David Joachim


My Paris Kitchen
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David Lebovitz

Laura Kaliebe, Production Assistant


The Third Plate
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"It's about the system that supports a whole ecology."
-Dan Barber


Twelve Recipes
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"My advice to my sons and to everyone is to cook at home at least most of the time."
-Cal Peternell


Eating Wildly
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Ava Chin