If you liked The 4-Hour Chef, you might find the O'Reilly cooking book interesting - Cooking for Geeks: Real Science, Great Cooks, and Good Food [1].

[1] http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920041207.do

Only tangentially related: if you like cooking and understanding what you do, Jeff Potter's Cooking for Geeks is a wonderful book.

http://shop.oreilly.com/product/9780596805890.do

You should check out: Cooking for Geeks - http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596805890

I got a copy the other day and it is a fun read so far.