If you are a fan of the genius British chef Heston Blumenthal then Modernist Cuisine ($500) is the book for you. It takes you beyond the realms of ordinary cooking and lands you slap bang in the middle of the current culinary revolution. Science and cooking meld together like peanut butter and jelly, and some of the world’s most renowned chefs bring together that is guaranteed to be like no other cookery book you have on your shelves. Inspired and a work of genius, this book is an absolute must have for those who want to create rather than just cook.