http://www.amazon.com/The-4-Hour-Chef-Learning-Anything/dp/0547884591 http://www.amazon.com/The-4-Hour-Chef-Learning-Anything/dp/0... is quite fun and as much a

http://www.amazon.com/The-4-Hour-Chef-Learning-Anything/dp/0547884591 http://www.amazon.com/The-4-Hour-Chef-Learning-Anything/dp/0... is quite fun and as much a book about learning to learn as about cooking. It's sort of a hackers guide to cooking. Or agreed...Jamie is a good start too. One of the original ones (http://www.amazon.com/Return-Naked-Chef-Jamie-Oliver/dp/0718144392/ref=sr_1_sc_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1420632858&sr=1-1-spell&keywords=the+return+of+hte+naked+chef http://www.amazon.com/Return-Naked-Chef-Jamie-Oliver/dp/0718...) got me started.