16 of the best cookbooks of 2012. A whole slew of talented and opinionated judges. 1 prize: the coveted Piglet trophy.

Read up on some of 2012's most-loved cookbooks, tested and reviewed by the one and only Food52 community.   

Today: LucyS takes on a great tome of Latin American food.

16 of the best cookbooks of 2012. A whole slew of talented and opinionated judges. 1 prize: the coveted Piglet trophy.

16 of the best cookbooks of 2012. A whole slew of talented and opinionated judges. 1 prize: the coveted Piglet trophy.

Welcome to Day 4 of the Piglet! Let's get right to it. 

Read up on some of 2012's most-loved cookbooks, tested and reviewed by the one and only Food52 community.   

Today: Fiveandspice brews and bakes her way through The Blue Bottle Craft of Coffee.

Read up on some of 2012's most-loved cookbooks, tested and reviewed by the one and only Food52 community. 

Today: Mariaraynal finds out how a little competition can be a good thing. 

Read up on some of 2012's most-loved cookbooks, tested and reviewed by the one and only Food52 community. 

Today: China millman reminisces about Parisian vegetables, and then cooks from a book full of them. 

Welcome to the Piglet Tournament of Cookbooks! Every day we'll release a new Community Pick, and a new pair of books will face off to get closer to the coveted Piglet trophy. 

Read up on some of 2012's most-loved cookbooks, tested and reviewed by the one and only Food52 community. 

Today: Greenstuff absorbs the Scandinavian spirit that Fäviken has to offer.