When I first came across Australian chef and restaurateur Neil Perry ’s Balance & Harmony - Asian Food in a bookshop earlier this year, I was impressed with its beautiful padded cover and glorious photos. It has to be one of the most beautifully designed cookery books I’ve come across recently. However, I had little time to do anything but briefly flick through the pages. So when I was offered a review copy by Murdoch Books , I was pleased to be able to spend more time going through it