Best cookbooks of 2012

December 14, 2012 1:48 PM

A cookbook is so much more than a collection of recipes. It can be an armchair vacation to a place you've never been or a return to a favorite destination; an introduction to a new skill or a master class in one already acquired. From the scores of cookbooks published in 2012, here are eight guaranteed to whet the appetite. --ERICA MARCUS / erica.marcus@newsday.com