Bal Arneson and Bonnie Stern are the charismatic food afficionados who make up The Next Chapter's newly minted Cookbook Panel.  Here, in their debut, Bal and Bonnie share the cookbooks that have been wetting their appetites lately.

     * Bal Arneson's picks:
          * From Pemmican to Poutine by Suman Roy and Brooke Ali
          * Chef at Home by Michael Smith
          * Fresh by Anna Olson

     * Bonnie Stern's picks:
          * Plenty by Yotam Ottolenghi
          * The Food of Morocco by Paula Wolfert
          * Odd Bits by Jennifer McLagan