By now just about everybody whose interest in eating runs deeper than fast food knows about Alice Waters. The creator of Chez Panisse, the legendary restaurant in Berkeley, California, that helped create a modern American cuisine based on fresh ingredients, she is also equally well-known as a teacher and cookbook author. Chez Panisse Vegetables is one of the best new cookbooks of the season; it's as useful for its information about vegetables and how to use and handle them as it is for its irresistible recipes, which lead to complex and interesting dishes built from simple ingredients and simple techniques.

Chez Panisse Café Cookbook

The Art of Simple Food: Notes, Lessons, and Recipes from a Delicious Revolution: A Cookbook

My Pantry: Homemade Ingredients That Make Simple Meals Your Own: A Cookbook

Chez Panisse Fruit

The Art of Simple Food II: Recipes, Flavor, and Inspiration from the New Kitchen Garden: A Cookbook

In the Green Kitchen: Techniques to Learn by Heart: A Cookbook

Chez Panisse Menu Cookbook

Chez Panisse Desserts: A Cookbook

On Vegetables: Modern Recipes for the Home Kitchen

Six Seasons: A New Way with Vegetables