America's best recipes are coming to Lake Forest Park.

Seattlest's favorite cooking show doesn't star Rachael Ray or Iron Chef Morimoto. No, we're partial to America's Test Kitchen, the public television sibling of our favorite cooking magazine, Cook's Illustrated.

Host Christopher Kimball doesnot make up words such as "jambalika" or forcefully oppose the rigid culinary doctrines of the Ota Faction. America's Test Kitchen is less about charming the audience and more like Highlander: there can be only one best recipe for Denver omelettes, and by god, Kimball and his amazing food crew will concoct it.

Seattlest owns several cookbooks by the Cook's folks. And now that they've unleashed a Betty Crocker ring-binder style collection of Test Kitchen Recipes, The America's Test Kitchen Family Cookbook, we'll be adding another one to our collection. And we may just pick up a copy on Tuesday night at Third Place Books up in Lake Forest Park, because Mr. Kimball himself will be there to sign copies of the book. (Although Amazon readers complain that the paper quality is tissue-paper poor.)

And maybe read from it, too, preferably dressed in a black turtleneck and encouraging the audience to snap in response to his groovy recitations of popular hits like Spaghetti Sauce and Cream of Tomato Soup. (Anyone up for sponsoring a recipe slam?)

Christopher Kimball at Third Place Books
Tuesday, November 1, at 7:00 p.m.
17171 Bothell Way NE
206-366-3333