Awards

• Short-listed for IACP Crystal Whisk Award (Bread/Baking/Sweets) 2005
• Short-listed for IACP Crystal Whisk Award (Food Photography) 2005
• Short-listed for James Beard Foundation Book Awards (Baking/Desserts) 2005
• Winner of Gourmand World Cookbook Awards (USA Only) (Chocolate) 2004

Overview

The most stylish, approachable, and mouthwatering chocolate cookbook ever, Pure Chocolate guides the serious chocolate aficionado in the creation of 75 delectable desserts and confections, from the simple yet sublime to extravagant showstoppers. 44+ color photos.

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9780767916585

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Advance praise for Pure Chocolate <br><br> To feast your eyes on Fran's delectable chocolate creations and read her expertly written recipes will send you into the kitchen at once! <br>--Chuck Williams, Williams-Sonoma, Inc.<br><br> I've been enjoying Fran Bigelow's chocolates and chocolate desserts for almost twenty years and have long thought of her as one of the finest chocolate makers in the world. I rejoice at her wonderful book--when Fran writes a chapter about 'everything you need to know about chocolate' you can be sure it's brilliantly the real thing. And her recipes are tried and true, inspired, and delicious. No real chocolate lover should be without this book. <br>--Nick Malgieri, author of Perfect Cakes and Chocolate<br> <br> Every chocolate-lover will cherish this extraordinary book. Fran Bigelow--pure perfectionist, pure artist, pure innovator--shares her legendary expertise through her sumptuous recipe collection--the key to 100 percent pure pleasure! <br>--Flo Braker, author of The Simple Art of Perfect Baking and Sweet Miniatures <br><br> Fran Bigelow's recipes are irresistible--and many are surprisingly easy. I think this is a great book. <br>--Richard Callebaut<br><br> The recipes in this book are the culmination of more than twenty years of chocolate mastery, as Fran shares all her secrets to achieving pure chocolate perfection. <br>--Joan Steuer, founding editor, Chocolatier magazine <br>

Advance praise for Pure Chocolate <br> To feast your eyes on Fran's delectable chocolate creations and read her expertly written recipes will send you into the kitchen at once! <br>--Chuck Williams, Williams-Sonoma, Inc. <br> I've been enjoying Fran Bigelow's chocolates and chocolate desserts for almost twenty years and have long thought of her as one of the finest chocolate makers in the world. I rejoice at her wonderful book--when Fran writes a chapter about 'everything you need to know about chocolate' you can be sure it's brilliantly the real thing. And her recipes are tried and true, inspired, and delicious. No real chocolate lover should be without this book. <br>--Nick Malgieri, author of Perfect Cakes and Chocolate<br> <br> Every chocolate-lover will cherish this extraordinary book. Fran Bigelow--pure perfectionist, pure artist, pure innovator--shares her legendary expertise through her sumptuous recipe collection--the key to 100 percent pure pleasure! <br>--Flo Braker, author of The Simple Art of Perfect Baking and Sweet Miniatures <br> Fran Bigelow's recipes are irresistible--and many are surprisingly easy. I think this is a great book. <br>--Richard Callebaut <br> The recipes in this book are the culmination of more than twenty years of chocolate mastery, as Fran shares all her secrets to achieving pure chocolate perfection. <br>--Joan Steuer, founding editor, Chocolatier magazine <br>

Author Information

"Fran Bigelow studied at the California Culinary Academy. Her chocolates are favorites in Seattle, where she runs two branches of Fran's Chocolates, and her thriving mail-order and Internet business can be found at www.franschocolates.com. Los Angeles food writer Helene Siegel has written more than forty cookbooks, including the Food Network's ""Too Hot Tamales"" and the best-selling ""Totally Cookbook"" series."

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