French Laundry Cookbook

For father's day, my wife got me the French Laundry Cookbook by Thomas Keller. After spending an hour going through this, I am stunned at the level of technique that Keller brings to the table. The pictures and dishes are nothing short of food ecstacy, some going well beyond the point of practicality for the most ambitious home chef. However, there is some amazing depth of experience in some relatively simple techniques. This will surely lead me to many experiments and a great deal of learning in the near future. Expect to see more posts on technique and some gastronomic guesswork gone good and bad.