by
Decottignies, Corinne, compiler.
Call Number
641.3374 CHO
Publication Date
2017
Summary
Nothing can compare to the delicious pleasure of opening a box of chocolate, especially if it's French chocolate! A key ingredient in French life, chocolate is always part of special occasions - and enjoyed around the world, as well. Now, the world famous French chocolatier La Maison du Chocolat captures the sophistication, delicacy and luxury of chocolate in Chocolat So Chic! To celebrate its 40th anniversary, the company has interviewed 40 artists, designers, writers, journalists, actors and gourmets about their love of chocolate. Talents as diverse as famed patissier Pierre Herme, French style icon Ines de la Fressange and jewellery designer Sylvia Toledano share the ways in which chocolate inspires them. Through recipes, personal anecdotes, drawings and photographs, La Maison du Chocolat's 40 delightful years are illustrated in a book so French, so chic, and so delicious, it's hard to resist.
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Marcolini, Pierre, 1964- author.
Call Number
641.6374 MAR
Summary
From the world's finest chocolatier, who originated the bean-to-bar concept, comes this collection of 170 recipes for the very best and most essential chocolate confections. Belgium's foremost practitioner of the art of fine chocolate making shares his passion and his knowledge in this extravagantly beautiful volume. Pierre Marcolini's confections have been acclaimed as the world's most delectable chocolate creations, and his book is a delicious immersion into the world of fine chocolate and a tribute to its majesty. Marcolini was the first chocolatier to create his chocolates according to a bean-to-bar philosophy an idea born from the realization that just as the finest wines reflect the terroir in which the grapes are grown, so too would chocolate benefit from careful selection from specific estates. Here, he reveals the trade secrets of the art of fine chocolate making: learn how to roast, grind, and temper the chocolate at home just like the professionals and master all aspects of chocolate making. His recipes run the gamut of chocolate possibilities irresistible creamy sauces, decadent pastries, bars, truffles, and even a smattering of savory dishes and are beautifully presented and gorgeously photographed in this handsome volume that no chocolate lover should be without.
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