Product Description

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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #788566 in Books
• Published on: 2006-12-11
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 160 pages

About the Author
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.

Customer Reviews

For The Love Of Chocolate
If you love chocolate - and I do love chocolate - then this book is a must have!!!

It highlights the finest chocolates from around the world!!! It includes addresses, phone numbers and histories of the most reknowned chocolatiers!!!

And if I never have the opportunity to taste some of these chocolates in this life - at least I'll have the chance to sample them through the savory descriptions in the 'tasting notes' - not quite the same - but delicious in it's own right!!!

I HEART this chocolate guide!
This book covers the map, litterally. Anywhere in the world they have chocolate, Chantal Coady has been there and tasted them and here she gives your her astute biased opinion with pictures of the maker's actual chocolate bonbons. Does it get better than this? You can learn a lot from the little guide and come out way ahead on your chocolate connoiseurship.

This was not what I thought it was.
This item was not quite what I thought it was. The online description was a bit vague.