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Learn to COOK - The Great Book of Chocolate
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Manufacturer: Ten Speed Press
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.6374
EAN: 9781580084956
ISBN: 1580084958
Label: Ten Speed Press
Manufacturer: Ten Speed Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 164
Publication Date: 2004-08
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Studio: Ten Speed Press
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This is the book every chocophile has been waiting for. David Lebovitzs guide is a jam-packed snapshot of the global chocolate picture. He explains the process of chocolate making, runs through chocolate terminology and types, presents information on health benefits, and shares tons of little-known factoids about chocolate. Included are more than 30 of his favourite chocolate recipes.
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Summary: Descriptive book
Comment: I enjoyed this book. It had a lot of detailed information including website reference as well as a lots of yummy recipes I can't wait to make.
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Summary: Chocolate facts and info as well as recipes
Comment: Excellent book. One of the very few books on chocolate that I own that actually contains lots of info about chocolate. Previously I've only collected recipe books but I have already read this book cover to cover and was delighted with all the information (valuable insights into chocolate manufacture, tasting, etc). The recipes look fantastic - I have yet to try them but I am very impressed by the information presented on chocolate. I wish I had purchased this book years ago before I started making chocolates and chocolate desserts it would have saved lots of time and mistakes.
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Summary: Excellent intro to top-quality, tasteful chocolate.
Comment: Handy international travel/shopping guide and well-focused recipe collection. Very accurate and informative. Compact narrow book format is great for suitcases but a pain for comfortable armchair reading. Elegant, GORGEOUS photos are a big plus, but excessive wasteful "white space" and generous text-spacing (leading) should have been saved instead for a larger coffee-table book. Note that much of the shopping/address info in the 2004 edition reviewed here might need updating, so check if the publisher has done so.
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Summary: Simplicity at its best
Comment: I love David's cookbooks because the thread that runs through all of them is great ingredients simply prepared make wonderful desserts. My preschool daughters and I make truly homemade brownies together and it doesn't get any better than that!
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Summary: The best journey through the world of chocolate
Comment: If you love chocolate, and let's face it, most of us do, this book is definitely a must have! This 164-page book, with its spectacular photos by Christopher Hirsheimer of exquisite dishes that will leave your mouth watering, will take you on a complete chocolate journey.
Starting with a condensed history of chocolate and moving on to the properties of cacao leaves and plants, and bringing the reader into modern day, Mr. Lebovitz teaches the reader everything one could ever want to know about chocolate. In fact, the reader will also learn about the health and antioxidant properties of chocolate. Who knew chocolate was actually good for you?
A nice bonus in this book is the factoids presented as sidebar information that Mr. Lebovitz provides the reader, answering all those interesting little-known questions about chocolate we never even considered asking!
Just when it seems the journey through the world of chocolate couldn't get any better, The Great Book of Chocolate continues by offering the reader over 30 of Mr. Lebovitz's favorite chocolate recipes. Among these, the reader can salivate over such culinary desert delights as Double Chocolate Chip Espresso Cookies and Black Bottom Cupcakes.
In summary, The Great Book of Chocolate, written by David Lebovitz, takes the love and appreciation for fine chocolates to a height only before seen by the great wine connoisseurs of the world, only a lot more tasty and fun, and, as Mr. Lebovitz points out, much healthier.
Chocolate Zoom Magazine
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