>> Thinking of picking it up, but the local bookstore does not have it, so I
>> can't flip through it for a preview before ordering. Does anyone have
>> it?
>> Done in the same style as the show I assume? The reviews at amazon don't
>> really explain the book so much as just say they like it or don't like
>> it.
>> Can anyone who watches the show and has the book give an opinion?
>>
>> Love the show, the only cooking show I watch other than Good Eats really.
>
> I like his show a lot, but don't have the cookbook. He seems to go
> on instinct or maybe his training as a chef, by cooking without recipes
> a lot. .......Sharon


Indeed, I like his style of cooking. I'm not so much looking for start to
finish recipes, more flavour combination ideas such as he (Michael Smith)
does on the show.