Seriously Bitter Sweet: The Ultimate Dessert Maker's Guide to Chocolate

These days, people are accustomed to seeing chocolate labeled 54%, 61%, or 72% on grocery store shelves, but some bakers are still confused by what the labeling means and how to use it. In "Seriously Bitter Sweet," Alice Medrich presents 150 meticulously tested, seriously delicious recipes both savory and sweet for a wide range of percentage chocolates. Chocolate notes appear alongside, so readers can further adapt any recipe using the percentage chocolate on hand. The book is a complete revision of Alice s 2003 "Bittersweet," which was named the 2004 IACP Cookbook of the Year. Since 2003, the world of chocolate has grown exponentially and terms like bittersweet and semisweet no longer suffice as chocolatiers everywhere are making chocolates that are labeled with specific percentages of cocoa.Alice clearly outlines the qualities of different chocolates as she explains how to cook with them. With tricks, techniques, and answers to every chocolate question, " Seriously Bitter Sweet"will appeal to a whole new audience of chocolate lovers"

“"Learn everything you need to know about baking and cooking with chocolate in this comprehensive guide." --Better Homes & Gardens”

"I recommend Alice Medrich's recent revision of her classic Bittersweet. Now called Seriously Bitter Sweet, the book offers recipes substitutions that allow you to use whatever percentage chocolate you favor." "Learn everything you need to know about baking and cooking with chocolate in this comprehensive guide."

--Better Homes & Gardens

Alice Medrich is truly a star in the baking world, having won more cookbook-of-the-year awards and best in the dessert and baking category awards than any other author. She received her formal training at the prestigious Ecole Lenotre in France, and is widely credited with introducing the chocolate truffle to the United States when she began making and selling them at her influential Berkeley dessert shop, Cocolat. She has since left the retail world, devoting much of her career to teaching and sharing her expansive knowledge about baking.She is the author of "Chewy Gooey Crispy Crunchy Melt-i

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