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Do not buy Cooking for Mr. Latte at full price just because it looks interesting. It's disjointed, unfulfilling, and too cutely illustrated—it was probably okay split up into newspaper columns, but all together, it's way too rich. (I hope in real life Amanda is not so hoity-toity or ungrateful.) I only read it all the way through because I was interested in the recipes; sadly, I only found 2 or 3 that I liked and could cook, since I can't afford truffles. Bottom line: borrow it if you absolutely must read it, or maybe buy it at a deep deep discount. I bought it in hardcover, which is too sad for words.