well my darling fiance picked it up for me today after she heard i was interest...im going to return it. its intereting, but not 30$ interesting. more of a BIG thick coffee table book with lots of molecular gastronomy recipes....i mean its a cool book, but not really a cook book...more a picture book. im going to get the french laundry cookbook and a book called billionaires vinegar (i read half of it at the book store, great read)