Cookbooks

Five top chefs reveal their favorite canned chickpea recipes (yes, even chefs cook with canned foods).

Need a gift for your favorite food lover? Consider a vintage cookbook.

Chang, Keller, and Lynch lead this year's list of best cookbooks.

What fuels your fire?

Along with the other guests at Peacock's inaugural dinner in Washington DC, I recieved a copy of the cookbook last week. When the chef announced that it contained the recipe for the banana pudding he had just served us for dessert, everyone suddenly became more protective of their copy.

Dear BA Foodist: I love to cook and have all the classic cookbooks, from Mastering the Art of French Cooking to The Silver Palate Cookbook to The Zuni Cafe Cookbook. What cookbook do you consider the best?