If you are not feeling well, if you have not slept, chocolate will revive you. But you have no chocolate! I think of that again and again! My dear, how will you ever manage?" Marquise de Sévigné (French writer and lady of fashion) February 11, 1677

 

 

Recomended books:

 
Chocolate by Ramon Morató bilingual English/Spanish Edition by Ramon Morato



SWISS CONFECTIONERY (The Swiss Confiseur, Pralines, Chocolate specialities,Ices, Buffet articles,Totten decoration)
Author: The Richemont School in Switzerland



Wybauw's books:

limited view of book available online at:
http://books.google.com/books?id=P-hFBMEBLBAC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Fine+Chocolates:+Great+Experience#v=onepage&q=&f=false


            
 

Pierre Herme:

egullet forum link on this book:
http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?showtopic=55848&hl=Pierre+Herme

 Peter Greweling's books:

(excellent for beginners and experienced chocolatiers,contains information and recipes)
egullet forum on this book: http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?showtopic=99874





Chocolate Designs
by Philippe Bertrand


Clay Gordon (recommended)




Roger Geerts:
 
His recipes include buttercreams, marzipan, and fondant- a bit sweet but interesting for ideas)


 Andrew Garrison Shotts:

egullet forum on this book:
http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?showtopic=97476&hl=Andrew+Shotts

Pure Chocolate: Divine Desserts and Sweets from the Creator of Fran's Chocolates
by Fran Bigelow, Helene Siegel
 
The Chocolate Bible: The Definitive Sourcebook, With Over 600 Illustrations 
by Christian Teubner, Karl Schumacher,
Leopold Forsthofer, Silvio Rizzi,
Edkart Witzigmann, Schonf
 


Ecole Lenotre:
      



Michael Recchiuti:



Stephane Leroux:



Chocolate, Cocoa, and Confectionery : Science and Technology
by Bernard W. Minifie

The Science of Chocolate (Issues in Environmental Science)
by Stephan T. Beckett
 
The Chocolate Companion
by Chantal Coady

Real Chocolate
by Chantal Coady

The Chocolate Connoisseur: For Everyone With a Passion for Chocolate
by Chloe Doutre-Roussel

The Great Book of Chocolate
by David Lebovits

Chocolate in Mesoamerica: A Cultural History of Cacao (Maya Studies)
by Cameron L. McNeil

The True History of Chocolate, Second Edition
by Sophie D. Coe, Michael D. Coe 
 
Chocolate: A Bittersweet Saga of Dark and Light
by Mort Rosenblum

Crafting the Culture and History of French Chocolate (contains information on the Jewish connection to chocolate)
by Susan J. Terrio

The Chocolate Tree: A Natural History of Cacao, Revised and Expanded Edition
(Smithsonian Nature Books)
by YOUNG ALLEN M

Chocolate: Riches from the Rainforest 
For children aged 9-12 years
by Robert Burleigh

The Cocoa Commotion (Carmen Sandiego Mystery)
Mystery by Melissa Peterson
For middle to older children

Cocoa Ice
Author: Diana Appelbaum
Publisher/Year: New York: Orchard Books
Children aged 4-8 years

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Author: Roald Dahl
Publisher: New York: Alfred A.Knopf
Children Aged: 9–12 years old

The Chocolate War (Readers Circle)

Author: Robert Cormier
Publisher: New York: Laurel Leaf Library, Dell
Publishing Co., Inc.,
Ages: 12–16 years old 

Like Water for Chocolate: A Novel in Monthly Installments with Recipes, Romances, and Home Remedies
Author: Laura Esquivel
For adults or teens

Curious George Goes to a Chocolate Factory
Author: H.A. Rey and Margaret Rey
Ages: young children

 

 

 

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