On Food And Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen - Essential Guide for Home Chefs & Culinary Students | Perfect for Cooking Enthusiasts & Professional Kitchens

This book is I must have for anybody that loves to cook or does it as a profession. They were so much scientific detail in it that it leaves you with a greater understanding of how and why things work the way they do. I purchased this one for a friend of mine that loves to cook. He is completely stoked with it.