Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

As a chef I was truly looking forward to this book. As a patron of Prune I was craving this book...569 pages of dissapointment. The "recipes" can be divided into two catagories: the first being so pedestrian that you almost feel insulted (ie radishes with butter, iced ovaltine and yet another recipe for deviled eggs). The second being so far in left field that no home cook would even want to attempt (ie stewed tripe milanese with gremolata) Honorable mention goes to a third catagory of recipes that even the most advanced home cook, chef or adventurous foodie would not want to serve their guests (ie calf's brains fritto misto) Bottom Line: The writing style is pretentious at best, the recipes are mostly garbage and some are not even recipes...roasted beets with their tops.