The Chocolate Connoisseur - Hardcover

Chloe Doutre-Roussel

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9780749925642: The Chocolate Connoisseur

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0749925647 ISBN 13: 9780749925642

Publisher: Piatkus Books, 2005

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About the Author:

Chloe Doutre-Roussell is the chocolate buyer at Fortnum & Mason in London. An agronomist by trade, she worked around the world for the UN before devoting herself to chocolate. She has worked in chocolate factories, and as a taster for chocolatiers, and currently spends her time travelling the world in search of the world's finest chocolates. She also runs chocolate-tasting courses and acts as an adviser to many top chocolatiers. She lives in London.

From Publishers Weekly:

The chocolate buyer for the London department store Fortnum & Mason has taken it upon herself to educate the world about life beyond Snickers bars; the difference between "candy" and true ("artisanal") chocolate, and then between chocolate and chocolates (bonbons); and how to learn to love the good stuff, en route to becoming a chocolate connoisseur oneself, as skilled as any wine or cheese taster. Her approach is that of an unabashed and evangelical snob, a bracing combination of Mary Poppins and Miss Manners. Along the way, Doutre-Roussel skewers some sacred cows—Belgian chocolates, Godiva—and lists with approval a dozen brands most people have never heard of, with, fortunately, mail-order and online sources to find them and instructions on how to savor them when found. This is a beautiful little book, chockfull of charming pictures, maps, charts and graphs, sidebars and boxes of advice, lore and even a few recipes. Paired with a few choco-gourmet samples, it would make a scrumptious Valentine's gift for nearly anyone. (Feb.)
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