• debbyc on December 28, 2014

  WOW. Not a book for home cooks looking for a quick after work recipe. A book for chefs, who like using odd ingredients, unusual combinations and using all their technical skills. It is not essential to have a dehydrator or a sous vide machine but some of these recipes do give opportunities to use them (and work out gelatine blooms, as every strength from bronze to titanium is here). There is no dumbing down of recipes, many have to be started days ahead, and there is no repetition of familiar recipes with just minor variations that are seen in so many cookery books. This is a beautiful recipe book in all senses, the 30 chefs show skills not just in flavour combinations and techniques but in beautiful presentations, many of the recipe photos could easily be displayed as art. My only criticism is that not all of the recipes were represented in photos, but on the upside the book is very readable, and all the text is in black on white and not obscured by background art or faded fonts.

• debbyc on November 02, 2014

  WOW. Not a book for home cooks looking for a quick after work recipe. A book for chefs, who like using odd ingredients, unusual combinations and using all their technical skills. It is not essential to have a dehydrator or a sous vide machine but some of these recipes do give opportunities to use them (and work out gelatine blooms, as every strength from bronze to titanium is here). There is no dumbing down of recipes, many have to be started days ahead, and there is no repetition of familiar recipes with just minor variations that are seen in so many cookery books. This is a beautiful recipe book in all senses, the 30 chefs show skills not just in flavour combinations and techniques but in beautiful presentations, many of the recipe photos could easily be displayed as art. My only criticism is that not all of the recipes were represented in photos, but on the upside the book is very readable, and all the text is in black on white and not obscured by background art or faded fonts.

Notes about Recipes in this book

• Salt and vinegar crisps

  • pinchvsdash on September 25, 2025

    There is no salt in this recipe, which is a pretty big flaw for a recipe called "Salt and Vinegar Crisps"