Joy of Truffles (Ever Series)

Rating:
Summary: More art than information
Review: I bought this book knowing nothing about truffles. By reading about 20 pages of this book, I learned almost everything I now know about truffles. Of course, that leaves another 268 pages in which I learned essentially nothing. There are some interesting bit of truffle history and trivia interspered throughout the book, actually, but they're well hidden among the photos and recipes.

The book is certainly beautiful, with lots of artistic photographs and recipes you might consider following the next time you want to spend a lot of money on a single dish. I would advise you, though, to buy some truffle oil to give you an idea of what truffles taste like, then let your imagination wander as to how they'd taste with various other foods. You'll probably come up with recipes at least as good.

If you're looking for a pretty and pretentious (though novel-shaped) coffee table book, though, this one is definitely a good choice.