Cookbooks for very accomplished cooks

[lastqueenofscotland]

My mum loves cooking, and is seriously good. Makes her own pasta, breads, sauces EVERYTHING.
I’m getting her a cookbook as a gift but is there one in particular that challenging but still enjoyable?

Jerusalem. Or a classic like The Silver Spoon.

YY to something classic like the Sliver Spoon or Larousse.

If she's into Ottolenghi, get the Nopi cookbook rather than Jerusalem- it's his tricksy cheffy book (and very good)

Salt, fat, acid, heat is fascinating.

Oooh, or the Flavour Thesaurus. That's amazing.

She’s got all the ottenlenghi ones but the flavour thesaurus looks really good!

I’ve just bought Lateral Cooking also by Niki Segnit

It’s AMAZING

Not sure if it's challenging enough but Rick Stein's Far Eastern Oddysey.
Some recipes look simple but actually have different pastes/sauces etc to make from scratch as ingredients.
Lots of variety and beautiful food, I've loved everything I've tried, probably 20 dishes at least.