The first cookbook from America's premier chocolate makers, filled with recipes, kitchen tips, and dazzling photographs As Americans have become fascinated by chocolate, and especially high-quality chocolate, one name has risen above the rest: Scharffen Berger. Founded in 1996 by Robert Steinberg...

If chocolate is something you're passionate about, here's a tantalizing new book of recipes that's absolutely irresistible. Absolutely Chocolate features 125 delicious creations -- candy, cookies, truffles, brownies, muffins, tarts, layer cakes, even hot cocoa -- all served up by the...

In this next installment of Bev Shaffer's To Die For! Series, home cooks will learn how to craft any chocolate delight. This tasted-and-tested collection spans the chocolate dessert spectrum, including everything from souffls to brles, from fondues to tarts. The recipes incorporate dark, milk, and...

A decadent celebration of all things chocolate from the first organic and Fair Trade chocolate factory in the U.S., featuring 75 recipes for sweet and savory chocolate treats   Who doesn't love chocolate? Here are delicious sweet and savory chocolate recipes, along with...

Chocolate hits all the right sweet--and bitter--notes: cutting-edge genetic science whisked in with a strong social conscience, history, and culture yield one thought-provoking look into one of the world's most popular foods. Readers who savored Chew on This and Food, Inc. and lovers of chocolate...

Explains the traditional history of chocolate, with recipes.

Three women, three centuries and the same porcelain chocolate pot: Sara, the scion of a dynasty of chocolatiers from Barcelona, who prides herself on maintaining the family tradition; Aurora, the daughter of a nineteenth-century maidservant, for whom chocolate is a forbidden luxury; Mariana, the...

Even before it was adapted into the Oscar-nominated film starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp, Joanne Harris' New York Times bestselling novel Chocolat entranced readers with its mix of hedonism, whimsy, and, of course, chocolate. In tiny...

Make your decadent dreams come true with this chocolate-covered collection of more than 200 foolproof recipes that showcase the treasured dessert ingredient--from delicious morning baked goods and pick-me-up treats to rich after-dinner delights for special occasions. Chocolate...

Chocolate and candy making today is undergoing a renaissance in public awareness and status. This comprehensive book combines artisan confectionery techniques with accessible explanations of the theory and science as well as formulas for use in production. Fundamental information for the...

These days, people are accustomed to seeing chocolate labeled 54%, 61%, or 72% on grocery store shelves, but some bakers are still confused by what the labeling means and how to use it. In Seriously Bitter Sweet, Alice Medrich presents 150 meticulously tested, seriously delicious recipes-...

Chocolate cake is America’s favorite dessert, from fudgy brownies to mile-high layer cakes. Now, virtually every rendition of this best-loved dessert is presented in one tempting volume–more than 150 cakes for every occasion. Bestselling cookbook author and pastry chef...

Forrest Mars and Milton Hershey were visionaries who built vast kingdoms of candy through the force of their imagination and determination. In this eight-year investigation of the candy business, former Washington Post reporter Joel Glenn Brenner takes us inside a world as mysterious as Willy Wonka...

I left my wedding dress hanging in a tree somewhere in North Dakota. I don't know why that particular tree appealed to me. Perhaps it was because it looked as if it had given up and died years ago and was still standing because it didn't know what else to do. . . In her deliciously...

Chocolate, long considered the elixir of the gods, is just about everyone's drug of choice. The preferred gift of Valentine's Day, it triggers the same brain responses as falling in love. And it's better for you than red wine. In this scintillating narrative, Mort Rosenblum delves into the mysteries...