Are you still working on that holiday gift list? Why not give your favorite foodie friend one of the hot new cookbooks of 2012? Here are some of our favorites (including 2 from local chefs).
Baking out Loud by Hedy Goldsmith (pastry chef at Michael’s Genuine); $27.50
My Key West Kitchen: Recipes and Stories by Norman van Aken, Justin van Aken and Charlie Trotter; $29.95
The Smitten Kitchen by Deb Perelman; $36.00
Burma: Rivers of Flavor by Naomi Duguid; $35
Betty Crocker Cookbook: 1500 Recipes for the Way you Cook Today; $29.99