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Add some of Ted’s favorites to your own cookbook collection.
“Their most famous dish is the roasted chicken with bread salad. The chicken is seasoned for three days!” The Zuni Cafe Cookbook $40, W. W. Norton & Company
“The person who gave this to me filled it with Post-its marking the recipes I should cook.” The Dallas Junior League Cookbook Used from $3, Taylor Publishing Company
“This is about Charlie’s legacy— he brought the tasting menu to America. He signed mine: ‘Ted, after love, there is only cuisine.’ ”
“Esquire has published many cookbooks over the years, and I think I have them all.” Eat Like a Man $30, Chronicle Books
“I use Alton’s books all the time.” I’m Just Here for the Food Used from $1, new from $16, Stewart, Tabori and Chang
“I have yet to cook my way through all five volumes.” Modernist Cuisine $625, The Cooking Lab
“No one is more devoted to the food of Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and Singapore than Robert Danhi.” Southeast Asian Flavors $45, Mortar & Press
“Ina’s recipes are straightforward but always elegant, with great technique. It’s all food you crave.” The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook $35, Clarkson Potter
“I especially love the pictures, which put the Paul Simon song ‘Kodachrome’ in my head every time.” Betty Crocker’s Cookbook Used from $23, Golden Press
“The best cook in any kitchen is the saucier, and I’ve never seen a bigger or deeper book on this complex craft.”
“This is about the lament of every great famous chef— that they never get to cook anymore.” A Return to Cooking $26, Artisan
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Sauces: Classical and Contemporary Sauce Making $50, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
BOOKS: DEVON JARVIS/STUDIO D. MODERNIST CUISINE: THE COOKING LAB, LLC.
Charlie Trotter’s $50, Ten Speed Press
“The mother ship. A daunting but exhilarating catalog of classic French cuisine; great to just sit and read.” Larousse Gastronomique Used from $28, new from $65, Clarkson Potter
