Christine wrote:

> I would qualify that statement (just speaking for myself here). As
> someone who has a cookbook addiction, a lot of folks think that giving
> me a cookbook is the best idea around. It isn't really... Oftentimes
> the person giving me a cookbook sees one in a store and says..oh I bet
> Christine would love that, she likes cookbooks. The cookbook is
> usually one that really isn't very good...and I have to find a place
> for it in my crowded bookshelves.
>
> My word to those buying cookbooks for others: know your giftee and
> their likes and dislikes in cookbooks. And if you are a good cook
> yourself, look through the cookbook and take a gander at the
> recipes....just to see if they look to be any good. Also keep an ear
> out for whatever cookbook your giftee has expressed an interest in,
> if they do talk about cookbooks at all.
>
> Otherwise, your gift cookbook is liable to end up in Goodwill a few
> years hence..LOL.

Does this bode poorly for _The Asian Flavors of Jean-Georges_? :-}

Bob