I finally received the 2 great books on chocolate I ordered at Amazon. I bought “Discover Chocolate: The Ultimate Guide to Buying, Tasting, and Enjoying Fine Chocolate” written by Clay Gordon. Accompanying this book focusing on “the new”, I also ordered “The True History of Chocolate“, authored by Sophie and Michael D. Coe.
Amongst the huge pile of chocolate books available, these clearly stand out since they are not limited to recipes again, but dig deeper to the roots of this wonderful fruit.
“Discover Chocolate” touches the new ways of appreciating chocolate, by illustrating a lot of insights, connoisseur’s experiences and debunking myths along the way. US based Clay Gordon is a ‘chocolate critic’, who also runs the fun website The Chocolate Life.com. A creepy though inspiring secret I’ve found out about Clay Gordon and me is that I myself got the chocolate virus almost at the same moment as he did, in the early nineties, but on top of that through the same brand: Chocolat Bonnat!
It was another book, Real Chocolate from Chantal Coady, that led me to the “The True History of Chocolate“. Chantal Coady is a real crusader of chocolate: in the late 80’s she launched the “Campaign for Real Chocolate”. She is also the owner of Rococo Chocolates, a specialty chocolate shop in London, and on top of that co-founded The Chocolate Society. Her mouthwatering book contains exquisite cacao recipes, she introduces also a little the background of chocolate, but eventually referred to “The True History” book.
Both books are mouthwatering, have great photos and illustrations, and both the design and size are very elegant. Happy reading!
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