The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science - Recipe Book with a Story

A few reasons to buy this cook book? It is a NYTimes Bestseller and a James Beard Award winner (Winner of the James Beard Award for General Cooking and the IACP Cookbook of the Year Award) JB is like the Oscars of the food world. I found out about the Food Lab through Freakonomics, my favorite armchair Economist radio / podcast series. The author goes out of his way to experiment and learn about what makes a difference in food. Think of it as a mad scientist experimenting with food and learn about best temperature, ways and water to use rather than the orthodox step-by-step recipe book. Highly recommend. Note, it's a bit thick and heavy!