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Good meals deserve a soundtrack: In his upcoming book, “The Surreal Gourmet: Real Food for Pretend Chefs,” Bob Blumer suggests the perfect music to cook by. A selection:

Guacamole: Los Lobos, “La Pistola y el Corazon.”

Chez Bob’s Caesar salad: Leonard Cohen, “I’m Your Man.”

Chicken Kiev: The Bulgarian State Female Vocal Choir, “Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares.”

Steak au poivre: Lyle Lovett, “Pontiac.”

Salmon grilled between romaine lettuce leaves: Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, “Porgy and Bess.”

Grilled vegetables: k.d. lang, “Shadowland.”

Flavored olive oil: Bob Dylan, “Highway 61 Revisited.”

Banana French toast: Chet Baker, “Let’s Get Lost.”

Weekend omelets: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos.