A lucky dip of quirky picks, each recommended by a single contributor
Auguste Escoffier
Mark Bittman
Albert Roux and Michel Roux
Alain Ducasse
Craig Claiborne
J. Kenji López-Alt
Julia Child
Prue Leith and Caroline Waldegrave
Jacques Pépin
Jane Grigson
Michael Ruhlman and Brian Polcyn
Diana Henry
Darina Allen
Shirley Corriher
Andrew Dornenburg and Karen Page