Definitely worth a look if you have any interest in Culinary School as there is a FRENCH section to browse through where I breezed through Escoffier's book and was contemplating to purchase or not.
Escoffier's Le Guide Culinaire is exactly as what I've heard about it. There is some INTIMIDATION to it if you are not fluent in cooking terminology or basic cookery.
I also noticed Robuchon's as well but Escoffier's was enough to blow my mind. I walked through this CUTESY place looking at what some of these EGG shaped things are intended for but unfortunately I don't need an Egg Bank which was priced way out of my budget.
I looked at a Stuffed Purple Squid and wished it was a Stuffed Octopus as it looked so much like the live Octopus that Detroit Red Wings fans like myself will through onto the ice when they score.
I can see there's lots of what I would call Toys that are Food themed, which isn't really the side that draws me back. The things that other stores place nearby the registers to intice you, here it is SCATTERED to let you explore as if it is an Easter Egg Hunt.
I think of this as a Kitchen Stuff Plus + Chapters Hybrid that is Food themed.