Linda Provus Bartlett

How clever & artistic but @ $35 you can do a whole lot better with something else..... A whole lot of photos and photo collages of the chefs, but not of the prepared dishes.

The names of the dishes are not on the top of the page, rather in a separate frame on either side of a page with the ingredients listed below. The main focus of the page is the Chef's Name & "preparation" which is not only difficult to read on a white background, but even impossible to read on a photo collage background, which most are!

Celebrities & recipes include: Alec Baldwin (Vegetarian enchiladas); Steven Spielberg & Kate Capshaw (Matzo brie); Randy Travis (Mexican corn bread); Mario Andretti (Nonna Rina's lamb roast); Elizabeth Taylor (Neil's caramel ice cream & hot fudge sauce); Sonia Rykiel (Chocolate mousse); Calvin & Kelly Klein (Grilled jumbo shrimp & grilled vegetables); Alain Ducasse (Roasted pineapple w/ crisp pastry & creamed rum); Jean Claude Parachini (Chicken mold w/ sauteed artichokes & potatoes); Margaret Thatcher (Pasta w/ pork & basil); Mike Myers (Kraft dinner w/ wieners); Stephen King (Lunchtime gloop); General Schwartkopf (Brenda's seafood lasagna) & Gregory Peck (Spaghettini w/ seafood).

Many sounding delicious, some weird (but you have to consider the source)..... So if you want to add this to a large collection you'll need to remember that this is an art book first, a cookbook second.… (altro)