File this under "new classics." Two great chefs -- Julia Child and Jacques Pepin -- collaborate in the kitchen, demonstrating complementary and conflicting ways to prepare the same foods. Excellent techniques and absolutely no-fail recipes.

Two chefs give their take on simple recipes. Try the Apple Tart/Galette - the only difference in their opinion being the apricot jam glaze. Still in print, though available for a fraction of the list price used on Amazon.