The kitchens in “French Country Kitchens” are like older French actresses: their age is visible and celebrated.

“I Get So Hungry” is a lovingly conceived and carefully written salvo in the battle against childhood obesity. “What the World Eats” examines diets around the globe.

The English chef Simon Hopkinson has been anointed author of the “most useful cookbook of all time.”

The fall publishing season has delivered cookbooks from international star chefs as well as cooks who fly under the radar but are nonetheless mesmerizing.

Two books ask whether there is an ethical and environmentally friendly way for Americans to maintain their love affair with beef.

Marcella Hazan describes how a small-town girl became a cooking guru.

Alan Batt, a food photographer known as Battman, has produced lavish volumes of dishes, in mouthwatering poses, that are sold to benefit the Children’s Storefront.

Amy Goldman’s new book, “The Heirloom Tomato: From Garden to Table,” would make a nice house gift or look good on a coffee table.

The price of out-of-print cocktail books has skyrocketed along with the popularity of cocktails.

In this memoir, an Englishwoman falls in love with China and its food.