I've been going to the Nordstrom cafes located in the stores for years and enjoying the food there very much. Lately I had been wondering if I could get the recipes for some of the dishes (like their amazing chipotle-lime vinaigrette dressing) and as I was walking out of the cafe yesterday I noticed the display of these cookbooks for sale!! I opened up the salad section and there was my recipe for the chipotle lime vinaigrette!! There are lots of wonderful recipes in this book. Divided into appetizers (tomato and goat cheese crepes sounds like a must-try), beverages (Lime-mint mojito cooler anyone?), salads, soups, main courses, grill, pot luck, sides and of course desserts. Some recipes sound like they are for the more advanced cook but they all sound so delicious that it makes amateurs like me want to learn and kick it up a level anyway! I will be trying many of these recipes very soon. I was so glad I found this book. It is not out of print by the way. The stores do carry it also for far far less.