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Chocolate: A Bittersweet Saga of Dark and Light
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Chocolate: A Bittersweet Saga of Dark and Light Soft cover - 2005

by Rosenblum, Mort

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New York, New York, Usa: North Point Press, 2005. 1st Edition . Soft cover. New. New Condition. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges. For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. A Delectable Journey Into The World Of Chocolate--From Manufacturing To Marketing, French Boutiques To American Multinationals--By The Award-Winning Author Of Olives. Science, Over Recent Years, Has Confirmed What Chocolate Lovers Have Always Known: The Stuff Is Actually Good For You. It's The Valentine's Day Drug Of Choice, Has More Antioxidants Than Red Wine, And Triggers The Same Brain Responses As Falling In Love. Nothing, In The End, Can Stand Up To Chocolate As A Basic Fundament To Human Life. In This Scintillating Narrative, Acclaimed Foodie Mort Rosenblum Delves Into The Complex World Of Chocolate. From The Mole Poblano--Chile-Laced Chicken With Chocolate--Of Ancient Mexico To The Contemporary French Chocolatiers Who Produce The Palets D'or--Bite-Sized, Gold-Flecked Bricks Of Dark Chocolate--To The Vast Empires Of Hershey, Godiva, And Valrhona, Rosenblum Follows The Chocolate Trail The World Over. He Visits Cacao Plantations, Meets With Growers, Buyers, Makers, And Tasters, And Investigates The Dark Side Of The Chocolate Trade As Well As The Enduring Appeal Of Its Product. Engaging, Entertaining, And Revealing, Chocolate: A Bittersweet Saga Of Dark And Light Is A Fascinating Foray Into This "Food Of The Gods.
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  • Title Chocolate: A Bittersweet Saga of Dark and Light
  • Author Rosenblum, Mort
  • Binding Soft cover
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Condition New
  • Pages 180
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher North Point Press, New York, New York, Usa
  • Date 2005
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 005837
  • ISBN 9780865476356 / 0865476357
  • Weight 1.26 lbs (0.57 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.54 x 6.1 x 1.12 in (24.23 x 15.49 x 2.84 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Chocolate - History, Cocoa trade - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004054734
  • Dewey Decimal Code 641.337

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A half millennium ago, a canoe full of Indians rowed out to an ungainly floating house anchored at Guanaja, a palm-flecked island off the Honduran coast.

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About the author

Mort Rosenblum is a special correspondent to the Associated Press, and a former editor of the "International Herald Tribune." He is the author of, most recently, "Olives "(FSG, 1996). He lives in Paris.

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