About this title: Do you love chocolate? Most of us do! In Britain we eat an estimated 660,900 tonnes of chocolate a year - an average of 11kg each. But much of what we eat isn't good chocolate. The 'chocolate angel' Chloe Doutre-Roussel is a woman with a mission - to teach the world about chocolate. Even if you've spent a lifetime eating the worst milk chocolate, ...
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Description: Very Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. 2006-Paperback---Used-Good. Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Description: Good. 1557885036 New book that could have a shelf wear, bump, small tear, or sun faded pages. Has remainder mark. Ships within 1 business day and customer satisfaction is our #1 priority. read more
Description: New in no jacket. pp. 216. With tantalizing stories, tasting notes for the worldís finest chocolates, history, myths, recipes, & chocolate philosophy, this charming book will inspire you to become a connoisseur. ìPeopleî magazine says ìit includes fun facts--& where to buy the really good stuff your friends have never heard of. î Author Chloe Doutre-Roussel is one of the worldís top experts on chocolate. A former chocolate buyer at Fortnum & Mason in London, she has worked in chocolate ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: PIATKUS BOOKS Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780749928346ISBN:0749928344
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 224 pages. A story of one woman's personal journey through chocolate. this work reveals the secrets of what chocolate to eat, when to eat it, how to eat it, and most importantly, how to overcome the idea that chocolate is an indulgence. it debunks the myths and explores the psychology of chocolate. line drawings (Paperback) read more
Description: Good. Only lightly used. Book has minimal wear to cover and binding. A few pages may have small creases and minimal underlining. Book selection as BIG as Texas. read more
"Things about "REAL" chocolate connoisseurs, according to Doutre-Roussel:
Chocolate does not go with coffee - they should be enjoyed separately.
Only ginger and orange peel are acceptable flavors to mix with chocolate (though she helped make a tea-infused ganache).
Fine chocolate should move away from including additional cocoa butter and vanilla, towards just being cocoa mass and sugar (emulsifiers not addressed). There is one guy who does this.
Organic chocolate probably doesn't really exist, as shipped beans probably have to be sprayed with pesticides. Also, organic does not equal quality, though Dagoba and a few others make some good stuff and hopefully this will become a trend.
Chocolates should never ever contain alcohol.
Chloe Doutre-Roussel can tell you what company made a chocolate she has never tasted before.
I guess I will never be a REAL chocolate connoisseur, though I am now working on my palate. And on making fine chocolate with alcohol in them. Hey, she doesn't have to eat them!
Initial review: Charming and enthusiastic writing and I LOVE how the book flows into and out of the information boxes so you don't feel like you're jumping around but can read straight through. I'm learning a lot (including that "true" connoisseurs always prefer a bar of plain chocolate -- fair enough: I guess I may just not be one!)"
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