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“The Essence of Chocolate,” by John Scharffenberger and Robert Steinberg (Hyperion, 2006, $35)
This richly illustrated book by the founders of Berkeley, Calif.-based Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker, one of the nation’s leading premium chocolate companies, is for people serious about their chocolate.
The chapters alternate between terrifically attractive recipes (baked hot chocolate and chocolate caramels among the many) and telling Scharffenberger and Steinberg’s story.
Readers who just want a good chocolate cake recipe might be put off by the heft of the text, but it nevertheless is a fascinating journey through one of our most popular and potent confections. |J.M. Hirsch, The Associated Press
