In recognition of this year’s best cookbooks, food writer Charlotte Druckman and food52 founders Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs will once again be hosting the Tournament of Cookbooks. The 16 most notable cookbooks of 2010 will go head-to-head in a bracketed competition, vying for the coveted Piglet trophy. Hosted by food52.com, the tournament will feature 17 top food writers and chefs as judges. Tournament rounds will play out over the course of 3 weeks, with a decision announced every weekday beginning November 9, 2010.
The Tournament of Cookbooks will culminate in a celebratory event on November 30, 2010, held from 7-10pm at the 92YTribeca in New York City. The winner of the tournament will be announced, and the event will include a panel discussion on "Food Porn." Panelists will include Frank Bruni, Frank Falcinelli, Ben Leventhal and Chris Cosentino, and editors from the New York Times Magazine will curate a food photo slideshow. Food and drink will be provided by Hanna Winery, Kelso of Brooklyn, Liddabit Sweets, Mexicue, Nuts + Nuts, Van Leeuwen, Dorie Greenspan, Rick's Picks, Theo Peck and others. A portion of the tickets will be reserved for the public and sold in advance, with a percentage of the proceeds going to Wellness in the Schools. For tickets and more information about the event, go here.
The Books
Plenty by Yotam Ottolenghi and Jonathan Lovekin
Harvest to Heat by Darryl Estrine and Kelly Kochendorfer
The Vegetarian Option by Simon Hopkinson
The Art of Eating In by Cathy Erway
A Cook's Journey to Japan by Sarah Marx Feldner
Thai Street Food by David Thompson
Around My French Table by Dorie Greenspan
Forgotten Skills of Cooking by Darina Allen
The Frankies Spuntino Kitchen Companion & Cooking Manual by Frank Falcinelli, Frank Castronovo and Peter Meehan
Urban Pantry by Amy Pennington
Cook Italy by Katie Caldesi
Heart of the Artichoke and Other Kitchen Journeys by David Tanis
The Perfect Finish by Bill Yosses and Melissa Clark
Cakewalk: A Memoir by Kate Moses
My Sweet Mexico by Fany Gerson
Good to the Grain by Kim Boyce with Amy Scattergood
The Judges
Christine Muhlke, food editor of the New York Times Magazine
Ezra Klein, staff writer at The Washington Post
Chris Cosentino, chef at Incanto
Francis Lam, writer at Salon.com
Lockhart Steele, president of Curbed Network
Corby Kummer, editor of The Atlantic Food Channel
Aleksandra Crapanzano, screenwriter and food writer
Ree Drummond, creator of The Pioneer Woman
Peter Kaminsky, co-author of Seven Fires
Soraya Darabi, co-founder of Foodspotting
Todd Carmichael, CEO and co-founder of La Colombe Torrefaction
Deb Perelman, creator of Smitten Kitchen
Gabrielle Hamilton, chef/owner of Prune
Meg Hourihan, co-founder of Blogger
Susan Orlean, staff writer for The New Yorker
Michael Ruhlman, author of Ratio
Mario Batali, chef, cookbook author and founder of Eataly
Tickets are $38 and $5 of each ticket will go to Wellness in the Schools, a non-profit, community based organization founded in 2005 in order to improve the environment, nutrition, and fitness in NYC public schools. To purchase, please go to:https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/136148
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