The 2010 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, 2010

Canal House Cooking

Canal House Cooking

Christopher Hirsheimer and Melissa Hamilton

Seven Fires

Francis Mallmann with Peter Kaminsky

See the winner

Wildcard Round

Canal House Cooking

Canal House Cooking vs. Real Cajun by Grant Achatz

Momofuku vs. Seven Fires by David Kamp

Semifinal Round

Canal House Cooking

Seven Fires vs. Canal House Cooking by Gail Simmons

Real Cajun vs. Well-Preserved by Gabrielle Hamilton

Quarterfinal Round

Canal House Cooking

The Big Sur Bakery Cookbook

Canal House Cooking vs. The Big Sur Bakery Cookbook by Gwyneth Paltrow

Ratio vs. Seven Fires by Ben Leventhal

Momofuku vs. Real Cajun by Ed Levine

I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti

Well-Preserved vs. I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti by Elise Bauer

First Round

The Big Sur Bakery Cookbook

The Big Sur Bakery Cookbook vs. Ad Hoc at Home by Grace Parisi

Serious Barbeque

Seven Fires vs. Serious Barbeque by Harold McGee

I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti

The Sweet Life in Paris

I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti vs. The Sweet Life in Paris by Jennifer Steinhauer

Lobel's Meat Bible

Ratio vs. Lobel's Meat Bible by Dan Barber

Canal House Cooking

Canal House Cooking vs. Salt to Taste by Heidi Swanson

Simple Fresh Southern

Simple Fresh Southern vs. Momofuku by Kim Sunée

Well-Preserved vs. Babycakes by Helen Rosner

My New Orleans vs. Real Cajun by Daniel Patterson