It's an outstanding book, well worth getting. It's not a 30min meal book, it's a book with recipes that can be done in just about any home kitchen, but they do require a bit more attention to detail. A book for people that really love to cook and don't mind spending some time playing with their food.
That being said, it's of course far less involved than French Laundry etc, but you can feel the same approach all over the book. And if you're somewhat comfortable in the kitchen you can find places for shortcuts here and there if pressed for time. But even a beginner should be able to have a lot of fun with this book and learn some new tricks. I can't wait to really dive into this book, we were lucky to attend a book signing in SF where his staff passed around a couple of the things from the book to taste. Delicious!
Also interesting to note, the books first print run, which was supposedly over 100.000 copies, completely sold out everywhere before xmas, something very unusual for a cookbook. If in doubt, look at it at a library or once they are back in stock at the store. I'm sure you'll love it.
Oliver
