Metromix | The Piglet Party

"To celebrate the culmination of their March Madness-style Tournament of Cookbooks, Food52 hosted a Piglet Party on Monday at Astor Center. Aside from a panel discussion on the future of the cookbook, Ginger Pierce (Five Points) and Preston Madson (Freemans) served dishes from the participating cookbooks, and the coveted Piglet Trophy was presented to the winning entry: Francis Mallman's "Seven Fires: Grilling the Argentine Way." A party honoring the year's best cookbooks, hosted by a crowd-sourced recipe Web site? Who knew?" - Gabi Porter