From the best of British to exotic inspiration from around the globe, cupcakes created by shoe designers to Heston's family-friendly side plus instant ideas for the time-deprived cook - we've sifted through the hundreds of cookbooks released in 2011 and whittled it down the our top 50.
50 Best Cookbooks For Foodies
Bill's Everyday Asian(01 of50)
(credit:Amazon)
The Hairy Biker's Perfect Pies(02 of50)
(credit:Amazon)
River Cottage Veg Every Day! (03 of50)
(credit:Amazon)
French Country Cooking (04 of50)
(credit:Amazon)
Two Greedy Italians(05 of50)
(credit:Amazon)
British Seasonal Food(06 of50)
(credit:Amazon)
Flash Cooking(07 of50)
(credit:Amazon)
My Kitchen Table: 100 Cakes and Bakes(08 of50)
(credit:Amazon)
Veggiestan(09 of50)
(credit:Amazon)
Odd Bits: How To Cook The Rest Of The Animal(10 of50)
(credit:Amazon)
Aggie's Family Cookbook(11 of50)
(credit:Amazon)
The Allotment Cookbook Through The Year(12 of50)
(credit:Amazon)
Bill's The Cookbook: Cook, Eat, Smile(13 of50)
(credit:Amazon)
Bought, Borrowed & Stolen(14 of50)
(credit:Amazon)
Classic Recipe Collection(15 of50)
(credit:Sainsbury's )
Baking Made Easy (16 of50)
(credit:Amazon)
Couture Chocolate(17 of50)
(credit:Amazon)
Cox Cookies & Cake(18 of50)
(credit:Cox Cookies)
Discover Organic (19 of50)
(credit:Waitrose )
Food Of The Grand Trunk Road(20 of50)
(credit:Amazon)
Ginger Pig Meat Book(21 of50)
(credit:Amazon)
Christmas With Gordon(22 of50)
(credit:Amazon)
Great British Food Revival: The Revolution Continues(23 of50)
(credit:Amazon)
Heston Blumenthal At Home(24 of50)
(credit:Amazon)
Hungry? (25 of50)
(credit:Amazon)
Jamie's Great Britain(26 of50)
(credit:Amazon)
Home Cooking Made Easy(27 of50)
(credit:Amazon)
Leon: Baking and Puddings (28 of50)
(credit:Amazon)
Life & Soul(29 of50)
(credit:Amazon)
MasterChef Kitchen Bible(30 of50)
(credit:Amazon)
Scandalicious(31 of50)
(credit:Amazon)
Tasting India (32 of50)
(credit:Amazon)
The Good Table (33 of50)
(credit:Amazon)
Cooking Creatively With Cheese (34 of50)
(credit:Amazon)
The Hummingbird Bakery Cake Days(35 of50)
(credit:Amazon)
Delicious Jewels (36 of50)
(credit:Amazon)
Hawksmoor At Home(37 of50)
(credit:Amazon)
Eleven Madison Park: The Cook Book(38 of50)
(credit:Amazon)
Sausages (39 of50)
(credit:Amazon)
Ready For Dessert (40 of50)
(credit:Amazon)
Macarons (41 of50)
(credit:Amazon)
Kitchen Secrets(42 of50)
(credit:Amazon)
Malouf: New Middle Eastern Food(43 of50)
(credit:Amazon)
Slow Cooking(44 of50)
(credit:Amazon)
Good Housekeeping Cookery Book(45 of50)
(credit:Amazon)
Country Kitchen Cookbook (46 of50)
(credit:Amazon)
Complete Chinese Cook Book(47 of50)
(credit:Amazon)
Wagamama: Ways With Noodles(48 of50)
(credit:Amazon)
The Biggest Loser Quick & Easy Cookbook (49 of50)
(credit:Rodale )
A History Of English Food (50 of50)
(credit:Waterstones )