Produce Isles

Before there was Gelson’s or even Ralphs, there were local markets where farmers and fishmongers offered their wares. Farmers markets may be back in vogue among organic-minded Angelenos, but for much of the world they’ve never gone out of style. A delectable new coffee table book, “Food Markets of the World,” guides connoisseurs through vibrant and exotic marketplaces, from Guatemala to Zanzibar to the Mekong Delta. Food critic Mimi Sheraton explores local culinary traditions and shares recipes, colorful anecdotes and market lore alongside Nelli Sheffer’s mouth-watering photographs. (Pictured: tomatoes at Guatemala’s Chichicastenango market.) $35, Harry N. Abrams Inc.