I was gicen David Chang's cookbook over the holidays - and I was hesitant. Hipster, marketing machine output and all that - but this is a really enjoyabe read with some great recipes and ideas in it. It has stretched my boundaries a bit - not full-on molecular gastronomy, but usable pieces thereof. 'Ghetto sous vide', 'meat glue', some awfully tasty base broths and combinations. Also, very readable - gloss over it at night, use it the next day...
http://www.amazon.com/Momofuku-David-Chang/dp/030745195X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1327552275&sr=8-1
http://www.amazon.com/Momofuku-David-Chang/dp/030745195X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1327552275&sr=8-1
