Damn Good Food: 157 Recipes from Hell's Kitchen Hardcover – Illustrated, 28 Oct. 2009

To Uk people. This is not the menu of the TV show Hells kitchen but of an American restaurant called "hells kitchen", Its was only after receipt that I came back to check the reviews and saw that these were not by purchasers in the UK but from the US, The fact that there could be two hells kitchens never occurred to me. THAT SAID there are some really good recipes but they are in the American "cups" measurement not metric or imperial.

I love this restaurant in Minneapolis and ordered the cookbook just for the lemon ricotta pancake recipe. I've tried to duplicate it in the past without luck. When I made the recipe in this cookbook, it tasted exactly like the restaurants pancakes. I'm excited to try the other recipes in the book as almost every recipe from the restaurant is in here and I'm confident they are as authentic as the pancakes. It has basic recipes from BLT's with homemade mayo and chicken divan to really crazy recipes like biscuits with rabbit gravy (I will never be making this). They are also famous for their bloody mary's and kethcup and both recipes are in this book as well. In addition, I enjoyed this book because it told a story of the start of the restaurant and struggles that the founder has faced.

Aside from very creative cooking, the story of someone wild in the world is worth the read. Original recipes and great food. Storied master chef in interesting times.

I judge all breakfasts everywhere on Hell's Kitchen and nothing comes close. The recipe for the lemon ricotta pancakes is worth the price of the entire book - but there is so much more. Unique culinary delights are the fare here and it's just plain fun. Beautifully illustrated, easy-to-follow directions, most easy enough for even the most novice cook, I totally recommend Damn Good Food.

Great recipe book and will make some dishes from this. Although, I was under the impression that I bought a recipe book from the Hells Kitchen tv show, this was my mistake. However, the story of this guys life is well worth the price of the book alone and seeing how he got into cooking and all. Some good recipes. Happy with purchase even though it was my mistake.

Huge plus to get the key recipes from this excellent restaurant. Chef Mitch does assume you know how to cook, so not much hand-holding in the instructions. So far all the recipes I have tried have turned out well. The coleslaw is the best, ever. Who gets excited about coleslaw? Make this and you will.Mitch Omer's story is interesting to read and he spares himself absolutely nothing.