I bought a one-year subscription for my food-loving son as a gift. He loves to cook and will eat anything from any region. So far, he likes the service and the recipes. There are so many recipes to try beyond the monthly ones. His only suggestion would be to vary the regions within the box to give 4 different area recipes. The first box contained 4 Puruvian recipes which were interesting to him, but he was going to store 3 of the spice blends to use later since cooking 4 similar dishes in one month is not desirable. This service is all about variety and expanding the palate, so mixing it up a bit would be helpful.