The Best Cookbooks of 2012

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Boston Public Radio's resident foodie Corby Kummer has suggestions on the best cookbooks of 2012, and it's not too late to buy one – if you're cooking today, or in need of a last-minute gift idea.

As the year draws to a close families gather for merriment, gifts and above all else food. Well-worn recipes for finger foods, casseroles, soups and roasts are trotted out for hungry denizens to devour. For some, the holidays are also the perfect time to try out new recipes.

For these adventurous cooks, Boston Public Radio's resident foodie Corby Kummer rounded up his favorite, must-read cookbooks from the past year. It's a globe-spanning collection, and if you hurry you may find one of the following titles just in time for your holiday gathering.

GUEST:

• Corby Kummer, writer for The Atlantic.

CORBY KUMMER'S BEST COOKBOOKS OF 2012:

• Gran Cocina Latina: The Food of Latin America, by Maricel E. Presilla.
• Jerusalem: A Cookbook, by Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi.
• Modernist Cuisine at Home, by Nathan Myhrvold and Maxime Bilet.
• Burma: Rivers of Flavor, by Naomi Duguid.
• From A Polish Country House Kitchen: 90 Recipes for the Ultimate Comfort Food, by Anne Applebaum and Danielle Crittenden.
• Flour Water Salt Yeast: The Fundamentals of Artisan Bread and Pizza, by Ken Forkish.