3 hours ago, SLB said:I am hearing a clear direction for my 2021 cooking, I guess I better find me a good starter book.
There are certainly enough such books out there. However, some are great; some embarrasingly awful. Tread carefully.
First, I would suggest deciding whatyou really want. Chinese as cooked and eaten in China or Chinese-American or Chinese as adapted wherever you live.
Then narrow down further. Do you want an overall picture or to concentrate on a particular style/region? China doesn't have one cuisine. It has many.