Books to Devour

Though some would say that summer is a time to get out of the kitchen, we think that it is one of the best times to start a culinary project. Farmers markets sort of rule in June-August. Summer also marks a time of many cookbook releases. Let us cut through the clutter and suggest seven titles that are worth their salt — and maybe worth investing in a salt block because of. 

With the advent of spring, we unearth the salad bowls, scrub off the grills, shoo away any subsequent animals who set up shop in there for the winter (you'd be surprised) and tuck our braisers safely away for the many gloriously warm months ahead. Yes, it's spring cookbook time and we've got a veritable library of fresh tomes to cook our way through. Here are 8 we can't get enough of. 

Frederick Kaufman wanted to find out why the hunger problem keeps growing when there's clearly enough food to feed everyone on the planet. It seemed like a simple enough question. Until he started trying to answer it. Read this fascinating interview with the man who went down the rabbit hole to find out why two spikes in food prices in three years not only led to the Arab Spring and riots around the world, but hint at a looming worldwide food disaster.