Food Network Favorites: Recipes From Our All-Star Chefs

Pros: all of your favorite chefs in one cookbook, from simple to more elegant recipes

Cons: none here

The Bottom Line: If you love the food network you are bound to love this cookbook.

Review: Okay I will admit it I am a food junkie. I absolutely love to cook and the unfortunate aspect of this is that my waist size suffers for it. I love the food network and though I do have my favorite chefs (Paula Deen, Rachael Ray, and Tyler Florence...

Pros: Lots of variety in recipes, good technique photos & detailed explanations

Cons: More of a celebrity fan book than a great cookbook

The Bottom Line: Too little emphasis on food to qualify this as an outstanding cookbook. You'll love it only if you care as much about the chefs as you do about the food.

Review: I received this book as a gift about a year ago. While I enjoyed reading through it, I probably would not have purchased it for myself. The book is a compilation of recipes and information about 11 of the Food Network's most popular celebrities -...

Pros: Good sampling of recipes from different chefs

Cons: marginal value

Review: This book contains a good sampling of recipes from different chefs. The good part is that each of the chefs cooks different style of food, which makes the book more interesting.