"A party honoring the year's best cookbooks, hosted by a crowd-sourced recipe Web site? Who knew?" - Gabi Porter, MetroMix.com

"If you've been following The Piglet, you'll be pleased to know that the grand champion has been chosen. Nora Ephron calls it for 'Seven Fires'." -Adam Kuban, SeriousEats.com 

"Two weeks after top-shape runners from around the world compete in the New York City Marathon, competitive New Yorkers from another set will gather at The Bell House in Brooklyn for an amateur culinary competition of delicious proportions." - Brian Ries, NBC New York

"The smackdown promises to play out briskly over the next three weeks, culminating in what food52 calls a 'celebratory event.'" - Meredith Brody, SF Weekly

"Not sure which new cookbooks are worth investing in this year? Take the guesswork out of your decision and follow along with food52's Tournament of Cookbooks. " - Lisa Schweitzer, SlashFood

"Merrill has excellent knife skills; I do not. I like working with pastry; Merrill does not. That pretty much sums it up!" - Amanda Hesser, interviewed by Brad Thomas Parsons, Al Dente

"Cookbook aficionados should brush up on their bracketology if they hope to keep up with food52‘s inaugural 'Tournament of Cookbooks.'" -Warren Rojas, Northern Virginia Magazine 

"Last night in NYC, Food52’s Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs announced the winner of their cookbook contest, The Piglet with Nora Ephron making the final call." -Emily McKenna, Food & Wine

"Food52 has announced "The Piglet," tournament of cookbooks. Think March Madness, only with cookbooks instead of basketball teams." - Josh Friedland, TheFoodSection.com