“The most impor­tant book in the culi­nary arts since Escoffier.” — Tim Zagat

“A fas­ci­nat­ing overview of the tech­niques of mod­ern gas­tron­omy.” — Heston Blumenthal

“Amazing! Unparalleled in its breadth and depth.” — Wylie Dufresne

“The cook­book to end all cook­books.” — David Chang

“The pic­tures alone make the book a mas­ter­piece.” — Bill Gates

“A land­mark con­tri­bu­tion to the craft of cook­ing.” — Harold McGee

“The culi­nary research and doc­u­men­ta­tion done by Nathan, Chris, and Max
are sim­ply her­culean in scope.” — Thomas Keller

“A breath­tak­ing new bench­mark in under­stand­ing cook­ing.” — David Kinch

“One of the most impor­tant cook­books of all time.”
— Tim Ryan, pres­i­dent, Culinary Institute of America

“Inspirational in its abil­ity to teach us more about how we cook.” — David Chang