Judith Tabron's Soul Bar and Bistro is a cornerstone for Auckland's dining and drinking, a real meeting point on the waterfront. This book is based on Soul and its recipes, with additional comments from Judith about the food, the venue and tales of the Auckland restaurant scene. The recipes have been created by Judith herself, and by Peter Thornley, her restaurant chef (recently ex-Icon at Te Papa), plus sample recipes by some of the guest chefs Judith has featured at Soul on a regular basis. These include: Greg Malouf, Stephanie Alexander and Bill Machetti from Melbourne; Charlie Trotter from Chicago; Geeling, who has an Asian cooking show on TV2 and is the maitre d' at Soul; and Philip Johnson of E'cco in Brisbane. Each guest chef has provided recipes for a set-piece menu of starter, main and dessert. There are 75-80 recipes in total and all are photographed.