International Cuisine Cookbook Reviews  
(also look under chef cookbook reviews, as most chefs specialize)

• food from many greek kitchens - by Tessa Kiros - Born of a Greek-Cypriot father, her work reflects a profound understanding of Greek cuisine and culture.  Her sensibility is attuned to people, and she writes with the pen of a poet.  Of course these recipes will succeed - we become Greek as we read Kiros' work.
• purple citrus and sweet perfume: food of the eastern Mediterranean - by Silvena Rowe - These are recipes to fire up the appetite, but Purple Citrus and Sweet Perfume is also a journey through the streets and byways of the Eastern Mediterranean with Rowe as our guide.
• Stir-Frying to the Sky's Edge: The Ultimate Guide to Mastery, with Authentic Recipes and Stories - by Grace Young

• The Turkish Cookbook: Regional Recipes and Stories - by Nur Ilkin and Sheilah Kaufman
• Mediterranean Clay Pot Cooking: Traditional and Modern Recipes to Savor and Share - by Paula Wolfert
• Venezia: food & dreams - cookbook by Tessa Kiros
• global - Falling Cloudberries - A World of Family Recipes  - by Tessa Kiros
• global - One World Vegetarian Cookbook -by Troth Wells - the recipes are respectful and so enticing that meat is not needed
• global - The Best Recipes in the World More than 1,000 Recipes to Cook at Home - by Mark Bittman
• global - the ethnic food lover's companion travel guide and cookbook by Eve Zibar
• The Breath of a Wok: Unlocking the Spirit of Chinese Wok Cooking Through Recipes and Lore - by Grace Young and Alan Richardson
• Wisdom of the Chinese Kitchen - by Grace Young
• chinese -Easy Chinese Stir-Fries - cookbook by Helen Chen
• french - A Culinary Journey in gascony: recipes and stories from my french canal boat by Kate Hill (France -personal anecdotes with regional recipes)
• french - The Paris Neighborhood Cookbook: Daniel Couet's Guide to the City's Ethnic Cuisine - by Danyel Coue
• french- hungry for paris - by Alexander Lobrano
• french - one-pot french: more than 100 easy authentic recipes - by Jean-Pierre Challet
• french classics made easy - by Richard Grausman - from a  teacher of teachers
• french - I know how to cook (je said cuisiner) - the French culinary bible by Ginette Mathiot
• greek - New greek cooking - by Jim Botsacos
• greek - Vefa's Kitchen - Greek cookbook by Vefa Alexiadou
• indian - The calcutta kitchen by Simon Parkes & Udit Sarkhel
• indian - Pure & Simple:  Homemade Indian Vegetarian Cuisine -  cookbook by Vidhu Mittal
• japan - The Japanese Kitchen - cookbook by Hiroko Shimbo
• israeli - The Book of New Israeli Food: A Culinary Journey - cookbook by Janna Gur
• italian - the silver spoon: pasta - pasta cookbook, companion to The Silver Spoon from Phaidon Press
• italian - Prosciutto Pancetta Salame a cookbook for these classic ingredients, by Pamela Sheldon Johns- Italy
• Italian - Recipes from an Italian Summer - Newly collected by the Silver Spoon Kitchen
• italian - lidia cooks from the heart of italy - regional Italian cookbook by Lidia Bastianich
• italian - massimo's italian kitchen: authentic one-dish meals from a seasoned chef  -by Massimo Capra
• italian - the silver spoon from Phaidon press, the translation of one of Italy's favorite cookbooks
• italian - Pomp and Sustenance Twenty-five Centuries of Sicilian Food by Mary Taylor Simeti(Sicily - a history with authentic recipes better than most cookbooks)
• Mamma Agata:  "Simple and Genuine" Italian Family Recipes -  by Chiara Lima
• 500 Italian Dishes: The Only Compendium of italian Dishes You'll Ever Need- cookbook by Valentina Sforza
• japanese (and chef!) -nobu west cookbook by Nobu Matsuhisa & Mark Edwards
• latin - Daisy's Holiday Cooking:  Delicious Latin Recipes for Effortless Entertaining - by Daisy Martinez - for spicy holiday fun in the kitchen
• lorena garcia's new Latin classics - by Lorena Garcia Latin means everywhere south of the border, recipes done with vim and vigor
• mexican - tamales 101: A Beginner's Guide to Making Traditional Tamales - by Alice Guadalupe Tapp
• mexican - my mexico a cookbook and a reminiscence, by Diana Kennedy
• mexican - mod mex - cookbook by Scott Linquist and Joanna Pruess
• Mexican Modern: New Food from Mexico  - cookbook by Fiona Dunlop
• mexican - the great chiles rellenos book- by Janos Wilder
• 500 Mexican Dishes - The Only Compendium of Mexican Dishes You'll Ever Need - by Judith Fertig
• mideast - Feast from the Mideast - by Faye Levy - general Middle Eastern cookbook
• mideast - Afghan Food and Cookery cookbook and cooking guide -by Helen Saberi - Afghanistan
• mideast - The middle eastern cookbook - by Maria Khalifé
• mid-east - mezze modern - cookbook by Maria Khalifé
• morocco and n. africa - The North African Kitchen: Regional Recipes and Stories  by Fiona Dunlop
• mideast - Syrian - a fistful of lentils: syrian-jewish recipes from grandma Fritzie's kitchen  - cookbook by Jennifer Felicia Abadi
• mideast - The New Book of Middle Eastern Food - by Claudia Roden ***2010 Inductee into the James Beard Hall of Fame
• mid-east - classic vegetarian cooking from the middle east & north africa  by Habeeb Salloum
• mideast - The Lebanese Kitchen - Quick & Healthy Recipes by Monique Bassila Zaarour
• mid-europe -  The Eastern & Central European Kitchen: Contemporary & Classic Recipes by Silvena Row
•        Read an interview with cookbook author, Silvena Rowe
• scandinavia - The Scandinavian Cookbook - cookbook by Trina Hahnemann
• Spanish -1080 recipes Spanish cookbook by Simone Ortega and Inés Ortega
• spanish - The Barcelona Cookbook: A Celebration of Food, Wine, and Life - cookbook by Sasa Mahr-Batuz and Andy Pforzheimer - a chef cookbook as well
• spanish - One Pot Spanish: More than 80 Easy, Authentic Recipes - cookbook by Penelope Casas
• spanish -the basque table: passionate home cooking from Spain's most celebrated cuisines - cookbook by Teresa Barrenechea
• spanish - The Book of Tapas - by Simone & Inés Ortega introduction by José Andrés
• spanish - Menú del Día: More than 100 Classic Authentic Recipes From Across Spain  by Rohan Daft
• spanish -catalan cuisine - classic cookbook by Coleman Andrews
• spanish - La Cocina De Mamá by Penelope Casas - Spanish food cookbook
• The Spice Kitchen: Flavorful Recipes from Around the World - cookbook by Michal Haines
• thai - Keo's Thai Cuisine (Revised) - cookbook by Keo Sananikone
• vietnamese - Secrets of the Red Lantern Stories and Vietnamese Recipes from the Heart  a cookbook and a memoir, by Pauline Nguyen with Recipes by Luke Nguyen and Mark Jensen
• 500 Asian Dishes - The Only Compendium of asian Dishes You'll Ever Need - by Ghillie Basan