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Books I am currently reading 

The Whole Beast  Ferguson Henderson

New Irish Cookery  Paul & Jeanne Rankin 

The Balthazar Cookbook and Simply the Best Tamasin Day-Lewis (yes the sister of Daniel Day Lewis)

Cooking By Hand  Paul Bertolli

The Slow Mediterranean Kitchen  Paula Wolfert

The New Wine Lover's Companion  Herbst & Herbst

Our lemon tartlet w/ fresh black mission figs

 

Other Books I would recommend

The Zuni Cafe Cookbook Judy Rodgers

The Wife of the Chef
Courtney Febbroriello

The Cheese Plate Max McCalman and David Gibbons; Photographs by Susan Salinger
Max is the Fromager at Picholine and over seas Artisanal where Jaon Donnelly is the Fromager there.

Two Hundred Traditional Types: Italian Cheese, A guide to their discovery and appreciation
Slow Food Editors
A full color handbook to Italian handmade cheese, with a wealth of information on cheese families, maturing, the art of cutting and the vocabulary of cheese. I'm happy to say the restaurant is carrying
a wonderful selection of Italian cheeses imported by my cheese monger on the East Coast.

A Tuscan Cookbook by Maggie Beer and Stephanie Alexander
My two favorite women from Australia. Maggie is the former chef and owner of The Pheasant Farm and Stephanie owned her own restaurant, Stephanie's. This cookbook is based on their travels in Tuscany.


Websites / Articles you may find interesting

James Beard Biography - provided by the World Culinary Institute