Good Cookbooks/Recipe Books/Books about Food

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If you need a basic catch-all cookbook, I like TheJoyOfCooking. It's got basic stuff like how to bake a potato, and what goes in quiche, and so forth.

If you want an awesome catch-all cookbook, get The Professional Chef. It's the monsterous tome the CIA uses.

If you're looking for more of a niche cookbook, you'll probably have to tell us the niche. For instance, my Moosewood cookbook(s) have great veggie recipes, but that might not be your thing.

Quite frankly, if you know what you want to eat, you can find tons of recipes online. It takes a stellar cookbook to beat the internet.
-Sam

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Awesome. I think The Professional Chef is what I'm looking for here.

If I'm into a niche, it would probably be different pastas, things made with chicken, or both.