Sharp - The Definitive Introduction to Knives, Sharpening, and Cutting Techniques, with Recipes from Great Chefs by Josh Donald, Molly Gore & Molly Decoudreaux

Written by Josh Donald and Molly Gore with photography by Molly DeCoudreaux. Sharp is an introduction to culinary knives; history, sharpening, and knife skills techniques with San Francisco chefs Melissa Perillo, Traci des Jardins, Stuart Brioza, Loretta Keller, Jesse Koide, Sean Thomas, Koichi Ishii, Nick Balla and Harry Kongvongxay, Armando  Maes, Melissa Reitz and Troy Wilcox, and Chris Kronner.

Sharp travels from Thiers France and Solingen Germany in Europe to Sakai, Tsubame-Sanjo and Kyoto in Japan and back to the States to Santa Fe to make knives with Shehan Prull and finally back home to San Francisco for sharpening with Josh Donald and a look at knife skills with San Francisco chefs and members of the Bernal Cutlery staff.