The $625 cook book was research by Nathan Myhrvold -
Google his Bio. I attended the book release along with a few others a the Restaurant Jean George NYC yesterday.
This is an incredibly important project, as it codified Modern cuisine and changes food T & P as we know it. The last time something of this nature was established, and it pale's in comparison was by Auguste Escoffier when Louis XV reign as King of France.
http://www.youtube.com/user/ModernistCuisine
http://modernistcuisine.com/
https://picasaweb.google.com/zagatbu...01762932303730
http://www.seriouseats.com/2011/03/m...champions.html