Hot Chocolate

Informationen zum Autor Michael Turback is a veteran restaurateur and the author of The Banana Split Book and A Month of Sundaes. He lives in Ithaca! New York.   THE AUTHOR SCOOP Who would you cast as yourself in a movie of your life? When I ran my restaurant in Ithaca! NY! we would often guess who would play each of the staff if they ever filmed the story of running a restaurant.  The consensus was that Clint Eastwood would have been tapped to play me:  "Go ahead! make my day." Have you ever met a famous person? Guest speakers and performers who visited Cornell would often be taken out to dinner at my restaurant! so over the years I met people like George McGovern! Geraldine Ferraro! William F. Buckley! John Houseman! Douglas Edwards! Carl Sagan! John F. Kennedy Jr.! Betty Freidan! Andre Tschelicheff! Al Unser! Jr.! Kim Alexis! Cousin Bruce Morrow! Peter Yarrow! and Neil Sedaka! to name a few.   Favorite cocktail? Smoked-Tomato Bloody Mary (Stonecat Café! Hector! NY) Favorite dessert? Tin Roof Sundae (Tom's Ice Cream Bowl! Zanesville! OH) Tell me something that people might not know about you. As a long distance runner! I've completed 109 races of marathon distance or longer (includes five 50-mile trail races). Klappentext Featuring luxurious concoctions ranging from ancient Latin American originals and European café classics to comforting childhood treats. No longer just a simple! syrupy sweet drink! today's hot chocolates are brimming with extraordinary flavors like cayenne! vanilla beans! Nutella! buttered rum! pistachios! wasabi! peanut butter! and malted milk balls. Featuring white chocolate foam! marshmallow cream! and frozen and fondue versions! the 60 recipes presented in Hot Chocolate are setting trends in haute chocolate consumption. Contributed by the world's preeminent chocolatiers! including Vosges Haut-Chocolat! Serendipity 3! Citizen Cake! Fran's Chocolates! Scharffen Berger Chocolate! and many more! these imaginative modern variations are for the hip chocoholic of any age. A cup of hot chocolate is twice as rich in antioxidants as a glass of red wine. And! some would say! is just as intoxicating. ChocologueIngredients, Tools, and Techniques Just as American consumers have begun to enjoy more extravagant wines, beers, and coffees, so, too, are we beginning to appreciate the pleasures of real hot chocolate. This book is intended not only to demystify the process of preparing sophisticated drinking chocolates but also to advance the state of the chocolate arts with contributions from our most accomplished culinary virtuosos.  Before we begin talking about specific recipes and procedures, it's worth discussing what you'll need to have on hand. Although many ingredients on the following pages will be available at your local supermarket or gourmet food shop, consider stocking your cupboard with supplies that may be more difficult to find. As for equipment, hot chocolate requires few items other than what you probably already have in your kitchen.  INGREDIENTS Master chocolatiers and pastry chefs take the same care in selecting chocolates as vintners do when choosing varieties to produce fine wines. Like the expression of terroir in wine grapes, it is interesting to see how cacao beans develop different characteristics when grown in different regions. Each high-quality chocolate contributes a distinctive aroma, personality, and complexity to the end result's final character. The most important principle when choosing chocolate for your drink, however, is to trust your own taste.  ChocolateA package of fine chocolate will list the percent of cocoa butter and/or cacao solids it contains. High-quality chocolate contains more fat, which results in more flavor and a luxurious feeling on the tongue, or mouthfeel. The higher the number, the better the c...

Product details

• Authors: Michael Turback
• Publisher: Ten Speed
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2005
• EAN: 9781580087087
• ISBN: 978-1-58008-708-7
• No. of pages: 160
• Subject: Guides > Food & drink > Theme cookery books