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The 2011 Piglet

Tournament of Cookbooks

The Piglet—inspired by The Morning News' Tournament of Books—is where the 16 most notable cookbooks of the year face off in a NCAA-style bracketed tournament. Watch the action and weigh in on the results!

Final Round, 2011

Good to the Grain

Good to the Grain

Kim Boyce with Amy Scattergood

VS
Plenty

Plenty

Yotam Ottolenghi and Jonathan Lovekin
See the winner

Wildcard Round

Urban Pantry
VS
Good to the Grain
Urban Pantry vs. Good to the Grain by Michael Ruhlman
The Frankies Spuntino Kitchen Companion & Cooking Manual
VS
Plenty
The Frankies Spuntino Kitchen Companion & Cooking Manual vs. Plenty by Susan Orlean

Semifinal Round

Plenty
VS
Around My French Table
Plenty vs. Around My French Table by Gabrielle Hamilton
Good to the Grain
VS
Heart of the Artichoke
Good to the Grain vs. Heart of the Artichoke by Meg Hourihan

Quarterfinal Round

Plenty
VS
The Vegetarian Option
Plenty vs. The Vegetarian Option by Peter Kaminsky
A Cook's Journey to Japan
VS
Around My French Table
A Cook's Journey to Japan vs. Around My French Table by Soraya Darabi
The Frankies Spuntino Kitchen Companion & Cooking Manual
VS
Heart of the Artichoke
The Frankies Spuntino Kitchen Companion & Cooking Manual vs. Heart of the Artichoke by Todd Carmichael
The Perfect Finish
VS
Good to the Grain
The Perfect Finish vs. Good to the Grain by Deb Perelman

First Round

The Art of Eating In
VS
The Vegetarian Option
The Art of Eating In vs. The Vegetarian Option by Ezra Klein
Forgotten Skills of Cooking
VS
Around My French Table
Forgotten Skills of Cooking vs. Around My French Table by Francis Lam
Cakewalk: A Memoir
VS
The Perfect Finish
Cakewalk vs. The Perfect Finish by Aleksandra Crapanzano
Harvest to Heat
VS
Plenty
Harvest to Heat vs. Plenty by Christine Muhlke
Cook Italy
VS
Heart of the Artichoke
Cook Italy vs. Heart of the Artichoke by Corby Kummer
A Cook's Journey to Japan
VS
Thai Street Food
A Cook's Journey to Japan vs. Thai Street Food by Chris Cosentino
The Frankies Spuntino Kitchen Companion & Cooking Manual
VS
Urban Pantry
The Frankies Spuntino Kitchen Companion & Cooking Manual vs. Urban Pantry by Lockhart Steele
Good to the Grain
VS
My Sweet Mexico
Good to the Grain vs. My Sweet Mexico by Ree Drummond

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