Title: Very dissapointing.
Product review: I can't agree more with the other evaluations giving this book one star. I have been cooking professionally for three years now, and can't imagine anyone who is a serious cook enjoying Emeril or any of his books. His books and his shows are pretty much designed for thoes who want to be entertained, but who are clueless when it comes to real cooking. These recipies in this book are all pretty much the same----full of fat, excess salt, and that horrible "essence" of his. Everything has "essence", which sounds trendy but seems to be overused. If you want to be a serious cook, invest in The Joy of Cooking, or a James Beard book, or certainly anything by Julia Child. However, this book and anything else by Emeril Lagosse is a waste of time, trees, and money.
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