Chef Grant Achatz's inventive Chicago restaurant <strong>Alinea</strong> is known for unique flavor combinations, brilliant, unusual techniques, and stunning pr... » 

Chef Grant Achatz's inventive Chicago restaurant Alinea is known for unique flavor combinations, brilliant, unusual techniques, and stunning presentation. This trailblazing cookbook shares the very same techniques used in the restaurant, scaled down to eight servings. There's no place for pedestrian teaspoons and cups here, every complex recipe is laid out in precise measurements. With a website to help guide home cooks, this is no walk in the park. More for savoring in an armchair than actually taking to the kitchen, this is a must-have for fans of post-modern culinary creations. Ferran Adrià, Michel Richard, and Thomas Keller come to mind. With endless photographs and resources. «