Chocolate Companion: A Connoisseur's Guide to the World's Finest Chocolates
Author: Chantal Coady
You don't have to be a connoisseur to love chocolate, and even if you're not, you'll love this book!
What more needs to be said about a book that guides chocoholics through the wonders and joys of the world's best chocolates? Filled with mouth-watering images of the best chocolates from the best chocolate makers around the world, The Chocolate Companion is an invaluable guide to those who want to learn all they can about the world's favorite treat!
Go beyond dark or milk chocolate to discover the many exotic flavors now being created, including Earl Grey and cardamom-flavored chocolate. Learn the secrets behind the art of couverture and its effect on the taste and texture of fine chocolate. Each chocolate is analyzed in detail, with valuable tasting notes and details of seasonal specialties and availability.
AUTHORBIO: Chantal Coady is the proprietor of Rococo, one of London's finest chocolate shops, which she founded in 1983 as an outlet for high-quality chocolates. In 1991, she established the Chocolate Society along with a fellow chocolyte, as they call themselves. The society is dedicated to promoting interest in fine handmade chocolates. Chantal is such a purist about chocolate that you can frequently find her deep in the jungles of South America in hot pursuit of the ultimate cocoa bean. Chantal is the author of Chocolate: Food of the Gods.
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Author: Linda Dannenberg
The best home-style cooking in the world comes from the best bistros in Paris. Linda Dannenberg's Paris Bistro Cooking serves up 19 of the greatest, from the classic bistros to the deluxe, all-night, and neo-bistros -- each with its own special menus and romantic ambiance -- with more than 100 stellar recipes and 150 full-color photographs by Guy Bouchet.
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