I am a HUGE Jamie Oliver fan, and this cook book lives up to the standard of all his others. It an excellent resource and I know I will use it time and time again. If you have Jamie's other books, you may notice there a few repeat recipes (not many, just a handful), but this can be explained by the Ministry of Food theme he is following. The repeat recipes are kitchen staples like bolognese sauce and since he is trying to introduce good, healthy food to people, it is easy to see why he would include this. While this is meant to be an introductory cookbook, I am a seasoned cook myself and have deeply enjoyed this book. Jamie also includes about a dozen curry recipes-- I am dying to try them-- and he recommends a particular brand of store-bought curry to use. I thought this was nice touch because, again with Ministry of Food, Jamie is trying to bring the food to the people and encourage everyone to cook. A store-bought sauce will definitely appeal to them, but he also includes, alongside the recipe, directions for Jamie's own curry pastes. This was a fantastic touch I thought because for your first time you could use a store-bought and as your confidence builds up you can progress on to a homemade curry. I definitely recommend all level of cooks to add this to their kitchen!