A very good recipe cookbook. I am glad I purchase it.

I love this book! I went to a friend's for dinner one night, had the best chicken dish in a long time, and she showed me the book. I read through it, loved the easy, yet sophisticated recipes, loved the story (did you know he did an inauguration dinner at the White House?), bought the book the next day, and I am going to order more to offer to my friends. I work as a Personal Chef and Cooking Instructor, and pride myself in making dishes that people can easily reproduce. I love sophisticated, but I hate complicated. This book is perfect, and this man's story is incredible - this is the American Dream come alive.

This guy works hard on all his recipes his love for food and family and friends come through this beautiful book

A great Marcus S. cookbook. Downhome coming. His recipes are easy to follow. The book is creative and colorful

This has become my go-to resource when I want to escape the monotony of every day cooking. At first I thought some of the recipes were a bit fanciful, but they're actually quite simple and he combines ingredients in unexpected ways. The fish tacos is a family favorite, as is his grandmother's roast chicken. Typically, I only end up trying 35-40 % of cookbook recipes. I intend to try all of these. Along with Jamie Oliver and Michael Chiarello this has become my favorite cookbook.