I recently came across this article in my local Newspaper: "20 Essential Cookbooks, a list of the 20 Essential books to build your culinary library, from the James Beard Book awards committee". Interesting!
I started accumulating cookbooks with the intention to build a cookbook library, so this article piqued my interest. I was curious how many of those included on the list I do in fact own. Even though the list was compiled in 2007, so not totally up to date, it's a pretty good list. The answer? I own only six out of the twenty. I guess Gooseberry Patch did not make the list!
How many of these are on your bookshelf?
American Cookery, James Beard
Authentic Mexican: Regional Cooking from the Heart of Mexico, Rick Bayless
Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook
Classic Indian Cooking, Julie Sahini
Complete Techniques, Jacques Pepin and Leon Pererr
Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking, Marcella Hazan
How to Cook Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Food, Mark Bittman
The Joy of Cooking, Irma S Rombauer and Marion Rombauer Becker
The King Arthur Flour Baker's Companion: The All-Purpose Baking Cookbook
Maida Heatter's Book of Great Desserts, Maida Heatter
Martha Stewart's Hors D'Oeuvres Handbook, Martha Stewart
Mastering the Art of French Cooking Volume One, Julia Child, Louisette Bertholle, and Simone Beck
The Modern Art of Chinese Cooking: Techniques and Recipes, Barbara Tropp
The New Food Lover's Companion, Sharon Tyler Herbst
The Oxford Companion to Wine, Jancis Robinson
Rick Stein's Complete Seafood, Rick Stein
The Silver Palate Cookbook, Sheila Lukins and Julie Rosso
The Thrill of the Grill: Techniques, Recipes, and Down-Home Barbecue, Chris Schlesinger and John Wiloughby
Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone, Deborah Madison
The Way to Cook, Julia Child
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