According to earlyword.com, a website aimed at keeping librarians on top of what is happening in book world, David Tanis’ “A Platter of Figs” might just be THE cookbook of the season. The author was a former chef at Alice Water’s Berkeley, CA restaurant Chez Pannise. Waters describes his cooking style as “radical simplicity.” If you’re lucky enough to live in Seattle or Portland, you can catch David on tour this coming week. The holidays are coming and who doesn’t need a little inspiration?