Countless books cross Lynne's desk each year. Here are a few of her picks from this year's crop guaranteed to please the foodie on your gift list:

• Local Flavors: Cooking and Eating from America's Farmer's Markets by Deborah Madison (Broadway Books, 2002).
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• Pasta: The Story of a Universal Food by Silvano Serventi and Francoise Sabban (Columbia University Press, 2002).
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• Apples of Gold in Settings of Silver: Stories of Dinner as a Work of Art by Carolin C. Young (Simon & Schuster, 2002).
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