Nik Sharma

Perhaps one of the most interesting cookbooks I've read this year. So many recipes in this book I want to make, but it was really the author's approach to combining unexpected flavors and spices that hooked me.

Fabulous cookbook that is more than a cookbook. It looks at what flavors work together, why, and how. Food science nerds will love this; I tend to glaze over a bit with that kind of stuff. However, I was most excited by how this book showed me how to apply Indian flavors (specifically the author's home of Goa) to other cuisines of the world. Now I can truly unlock that spice shelf.

Good for source ideas.

I took this book out of the library but I find it such an essential source of information and recipes that I am purchasing a copy for my own library. Anyone who is interested in food, anyone who is interested in science, and anyone who enjoys eating should read this. I am a person to whom all three of those attributes apply therefore I decided I needed to have my own copy.