This week's Lit Wish List is Great Canadian Cookbooks, and it comes to us from Mika Bareket, owner of Good Egg in Toronto. Please feel free, as always, to add your suggestions in the comments below.

Bones: Recipes, History and Lore by Jennifer McLagan

First in a trilogy of impeccably tested books on cooking meat, by a James Beard and IACP award winning author. Warm and comforting meat (and fish) on a bone recipes, plus tips, history and anatomy lessons make this an all-in-one primer on a  tasty topic.

Burma: Rivers of Flavour by Naomi Duguid

From the author of Hot Sour Salty Sweet is this rare and dense glimpse into the culinary traditions of a long-secluded culture.  Author Duguid takes the reader on a taste journey, encountering flavourful morsels along the way. Recipes are quick and easy, and much like the best street food, decidedly lo-fi.

Earth to Table: Seasonal Recipes from an Organic Farm by Jeff Crump and Bettina Schormann

It may be impossible to define Canadian food, but for Crump and Schormann, it’s nature that writes their recipes.  Local, seasonal cooking is at the heart of this book, with profiles of farmers and leaders of the farm to table movement to emphasize their point.

The Art of Living According to Joe Beef: A Cookbook of Sorts by Frederic Morin, David McMillan, Meredith Erickson

Recipes and lore from arguably the best restaurant in Canada. The personal narrative is as infectious as the French market-style cuisine is addictive. Joe Beef is full of charm and gusto.

Forgotten Recipes of Traditional Quebec by Suzette Couillard

Written by a Quebecoise home cook 20 years ago, and revised many times since, this is the secret book in Joe Beef’s arsenal of traditional French Canadian fare. Classics include Pea Soup and Chicken Pie from the savoury first half of the book, Maple Cookies and Molasses Pie from the sweet second half.

Mika Bareket is the owner of Good Egg, a shop dedicated to those who like to eat. Good Egg is located in Toronto’s food-centric Kensington Market.

What Canadian cookbooks and food books would you add to this list? Which books would make the best gifts for a food-lover? Add your suggestions in the comments below.