Book feature: Chocolate obsession

I was browsing the bookstore few days before, itching to buy a book for my long trip abroad and I’ve came upon an interesting book about chocolates. The eyecatching cover is tough to resist so I’ve searched the net for some reviews before splurging my month’s savings…

Here’s a review from one reader:

“If you love chocolate and want to make your own truffles, get this book (and The Art of Chocolate by Elaine Gonzales)!!! These are the only 2 books you’ll ever need. This book has lots of great recipes and some interesting stories. I especially like the “organizing chocolate work” on page 18-19 as the author suggest different schedules depending on the reader’s expertise and ambition, as many of us may be overwhelm by all kinds of interesting recipes (especially if you’re new to chocolate making). I’ve tried the ginger ganache but alter it a little to suit the recipe from the Art of Chocolate, and it turn out great! I can’t wait to get a copy for myself, because I currently borrow it from the library and there’s already 2 other patrons request for holds! By the way, the other thing I love about this book is that the author doesn’t waste time in talking about a whole bunch of ingredients like in many other books, which I find it annoying! Instead there’s a page on how to chose the chocolate, 2 pages on tools and equipment which is useful if you plan on making the chocolate, and at the end of the book there’s a whole list of resources where you can get some of the stuff —– short and straight to the point. I just can’t wait to have the time to make more stuff from this book! Thank you so much for writing this book!! Hope I’ll get to visit Recchiuti Confections someday!”

After checking out Amazon’s
books about chocolates , I noticed there’s a lot more books that are not available in my country. Argh…one at a time….one book at a time.

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