Instructive and entertaining, though the sheer number of steps and ingredients involved (including many we don't usually have in our kitchen) means this will be mostly an aspirational cookbook. But to me it was still worth the read to learn about Ming Tsai's East-West style and to get ideas of different flavor/texture combinations. Plus, if I ever get back to Blue Ginger I might be able to even sound smart about what I'm eating. :) ( )

Some interesting recipes that are doable for the homecook. ( )

Not as definitive a statement of Chinese-Western fusion as one might have hoped. The party pieces from the "Over The Top" chapter are good though. ( )