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My husband loves Chocolate so I bought this book. I haven't made too many things from this book mainly because most of them take a lot of ingredients that you probably wouldn't find in a normal grocery store. Also, most of the recipes are not very easy. Those are the two reasons that I marked this 4 stars and not 5. Other then that, there is some really good information about chocolate in the book aside from the recipes. Also, there are a lot of recipes that are traditionally not chocolate flavored such as chocolate churros and chocolate creme' brulee'. If you or some you knows is a chocolate lover and you can get this book for the right price I would highly recommend it.I saw French pastry chef Francois Payard on ABC News in 2008, and I wanted to bake his Charlie's afternoon cake he demonstrated on the show. However there was something different from the recipe given on ABC website and what he actually prepared in his presentation. I had to have this cookbook to make sure I had the recipe correct.Well this book is full of wonderful recipe's including two versions of the Charlie's afternoon chocolate cake recipes (one is a Charlie's Chocate Pudding Cake which was the one Chef Payard baked on ABC) which explains the difference. I made a great investment in this cookbook.The seller was also awesome. There was some confustion at my lcoal post office, and the seller was great and worked with me to make sure I received my product.Bon ApetitA wonderful book, recipes to make the entire family happy at this most of trying times.I love his work and this volume is no exception! His chocolate work is great.Thanks!have made a number of recipes from this book. the instructions are clear, most techniques are simple. the desserts have all been stellar.The design and layout of this book is as delicious as the chocolate!A wonderful tribute to the work and genius of Francois Payard.Excellant gift!great book with pretty picturesThis is a great book on chocolate with simple recipes that bring great results! I would give it as a gift to many friends..
