My Food Book Essentials

The final installment in my not-gift guide to my favorite things.

I mention different books in my Monday essays every week, and even more come up in Wednesday discussion threads and Friday interviews. One could say I’m just in the business of selling books. (And indeed, every book link goes to a Bookshop affiliate link, so I receive a tiny cut of each sale.) But these are the indispensable ones, the ones that hit on e…