This is absolutely one of the most beautiful cookbooks I have ever had the pleasure to add to my library. It could as easily be presented as a travelogue with recipes, as it contains sections for all of the Pacific Northwest; Vancouver and British Columbia, the Islands, Washington, Oregon and Idaho...and is so informative and full of images, I want to go there right now. I vacillate between wanting to visit the restaurants where some of the recipes originated, and wanting to take a stab at making them myself; and the pictures of the finished products make me want to eat the page. All recipes are complete with a history of the dish and concise and readable instructions, and most, if not all, look quite easy to replicate. There are some that include ingredients that would be hard to find (Yelloweye Rockfish and Singing Scallops comes to mind) but I'm sure other (lesser in the eyes of Pacific Northwest natives, I'm sure) variations would work as well for the dish. I am looking forward to trying Geoduck and Green Onion Hash; Wild Mushroom Ragout; Basque Onions in Sour Cream; Peppered Flank Steak with Oregon Blue Cheese Sauce; Stout Braised Beef with Onions and Sour Cream; and the Baked Blueberry Clafouti looks divine. There isn't a page that doesn't suck you in and you realize that your mouth is watering as you read. If you can obtain a copy of this cookbook (a caveat; it is a coffee table sized book), it will satisfy both your yen to read about the Pacific Northwest as an eventual destination and excite your imagination towards creating some outstanding dishes for your next dinner party. Highly recommended.