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Adventures with Chocolate: 80 Sensational Recipes Hardcover – November 16, 2011

by Paul A. Young (Author)
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Famed for his exquisite chocolates and ingenious flavor combinations, Paul A. Young now shares his chocolate-making secrets for the first time. After teaching you the finer points of chocolate tasting, you are invited to his masterclass on how to make a classic chocolate truffle. Soon you’ll be melting, blending, and tasting chocolate like a true aficionado, and so your chocolate adventure begins. There are up to 400 flavors in a piece of fine dark chocolate, and the variety and origin of the cocoa beans, as well as the way they were processed, all affect the taste of the finished product. With Paul at your side, you’ll discover why Equadorian chocolate lends itself beautifully to flavors such as marmalade, pink peppercorns, and saffron, while Venezuelan chocolate tastes amazing when paired with cinnamon, chile, or lavender. Once you understand how to combine chocolate with other flavors, you can let your imagination run wild and experiment with your own tastebud-tingling combinations.

The recipes are divided into chapters such as Fruit & Nuts, Sugar & Spice, and Unadulterated, and offer much more than just truffles. You’ll find recipes for Paul’s famous hot chocolate, cakes, cookies, desserts, and even savory dishes—a sure talking point at any dinner party. Take your pick from Wild Strawberry and Pink Peppercorn Truffles, Sea-salted Caramel Tart, and the Ultimate Chocolate Martini. The Alchemy chapter is for the more adventurous cook, with wild and wonderful recipes such as Paul’s Venezuelan Chocolate Chile Chicken, Sweet Chocolate Pesto, and even a Honey-cured Bacon, Stilton and Chocolate Sandwich—which Paul swears by as a hangover cure! Paul’s enthusiasm for chocolate is irresistible and his stunning, easy-to-follow recipes are essential for all chocolate lovers.
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“British chocolatier Paul Young, who worked with the legendary chef Marco Pierre White before opening his three London chocolate shops, is known for his experimental, bold chocolate flavor pairings. It’s those intriguing combinations that make this cookbook, his first, quite the chocolate-covered ride. The front of the book is dedicated to the hows of working with chocolate, including Young’s 10 steps to tasting chocolate, how to best use single-origin chocolates (he prefers cacao beans grown in one place rather than mass-produced blends), and his truffle-making technique. Then Young shares his recipes for everything from brownies and truffles to cocktails and a one-pot chicken dinner. Each recipe is based on his extensive tasting and testing of single-origin chocolates in unusual flavor combinations, be it a fruity Madagascan chocolate ganache with Marmite, or a fragrant Venezuelan chocolate sandwich with bacon, butter, and Stilton. Perfect for serious chocophiles, this beautifully photographed book will have you craving cacao from page one.” - Fine Cooking

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"An inspiration." -- Nigella Lawson

"Paul has such a beautiful way of bringing simple ingredients together and making magic through his sweet delights." -- Curtis Stone

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Writing this book, I set out to take you on a journey of chocolate exploration, in which you will learn to really taste and love chocolate in all its wonderful forms. You will hopefully learn how to make the perfect truffle, and learn to enjoy my experimental flavor combinations as well as come up with some of your own. If you never get beyond the first chapter, entitled "Unadulterated," which includes my own chocolatey versions of classics such as Christmas pudding and trifle, I will not be heartbroken, but if you grow to love making the green garlic truffles and other more daring recipes in the last chapter, called "Alchemy," you can rest assured that I will be very proud of you! Most importantly, however, I hope that this book will encourage you to become a genuine chocolate aficionado.

But just remember, there are times when eating chocolate has nothing at all to do with skill or identifying flavors, but is simply for pure indulgence. For me, this might mean a sea-salted caramel at coffee break, a Madagascan truffle at 2 o'clock to pick me up, and a dense nugget of my famous chocolate brownie at 4 o'clock which, for me, is by law teatime, when eating something sweet and indulgent is absolutely compulsory.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Kyle Books (November 16, 2011)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 144 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1906868050
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1906868055
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.86 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.66 x 0.72 x 9.86 inches
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    Born in Yorkshire, Paul started work as a pastry chef for Marco Pierre White at The Criterion, London. He later became Head Pastry Chef at Quo Vadis in Soho before giving it up to make chocolate. Paul's chocolate has won many awards, including gold medals at the World Chocolate Awards. He has appeared on BBC2's Food and Drink, ITV's This Morning as well as UKTV Food's Great Food Live and Market Kitchen.

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Customers appreciate the book's knowledge about chocolate, with one mentioning their favorite recipe is the whiskey chocolate.

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  • charlotte
    5.0 out of 5 stars Adventures in Chocolate is a GREAT book
    Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2012
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    It was delivered very swiftly, although w/out the paper cover, but since I always put the jacket away anyway, it really didn't matter. The book was "used" but seemed brand new to me! Wonderful book w great recipes. Will not be getting rid of my copy any time soon! Thank you.
    The recipes are amazing with llots of very useful information. A book for novices, experts or just plain chocolate lovers!
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  • Sean P. Endress
    5.0 out of 5 stars Extraordinary!
    Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2012
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    "80 Sensational Recipes" doesn't even BEGIN to cover the amount of content in this book. There's so much to talk about I'm not even sure I'll have space to mention them in this review!
    From the opening pages, in which Young instructs his readers in his method of fully enjoying the consumption of chocolate, I knew I was in intelligent, passionate hands. Here is a man who knows his chocolate and absolutely loves it, and every page of this book shows that. Colored with Young's personal touch, each recipe feels like a baker's secret, handed over in hushed tones, only to me. And my goodness are the results astounding! The range of recipes are fantastic and their quality is positively striking!
    Even more than that though, I learned SO MUCH from Young's helpful instructions in technique - he taught me to use chocolate in ways I hadn't even heard of, and the instructions were clear and easy to follow! Furthermore, Young demonstrates his extensive knowledge of regional chocolate and its origins - listing how each kind is different, and even exactly how to procure it! These of course can be expensive steps to follow, but local chocolate generally works just as well.

    Major kudos to Paul Young, for bringing the recipes and techniques of masters to the baking public!
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  • Gayle
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very nice book and his YouTube videos!
    Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2019
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    I love this guy! he is my rainy day YouTube go to guy.. My favorite is the whiskey chocolate... Watch him on YouTube you'll die laughing... For me the book is a must have.. When I swing by London. His shop will be a go-to..
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  • Book Worm
    5.0 out of 5 stars But the book is wonderful. I am so looking forward to embarking on ...
    Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2015
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    Just received this book. The recipes in the book are "different". I have made chocolates for years (about 20) and have mostly stuck with the basic fondant fillings, or a peanut butter chocolate filling. The recipes in this book are definitely "thinking outside the box", definitely suits the title "adventures with chocolate". For me the only "down side" is that the recipes are in the US cup measurements instead of weight measurements. Probably because this is a US edition. But the book is wonderful. I am so looking forward to embarking on this chocolate adventure.
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  • Tom F
    4.0 out of 5 stars Book has a very out of the box approach to chocolate
    Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2012
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    This book is very good at inspiring a creative influence about working with chocolate in ways that you wouldn't of imagined.
    I really enjoyed the recipes and the knowledge about chocolate.
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  • Valmg
    3.0 out of 5 stars Adventures In Chocolate review
    Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2012
    Chapters include

    The first thing you do with chocolate is eat it
    How to make a chocolate truffle
    Unadulterated
    Fruits & Nuts
    Sugar & Spice
    Herbs & Flowers
    Alcohol
    Alchemy

    I have to start by saying that this book has a lot of information on chocolate in it! The beginning of the book helps you learn about types of beans and chocolates, where chocolate comes from, and even how to eat chocolate properly. (No, you don't just gobble it up like I have often been known to do.) The book is loaded with color photos. Not all recipes have them but things like the tutorials have multiple photos so you can follow along. I'm not sure where you'd get some of the ingredients needed for these recipes, perhaps a specialty store? Recipes that made me want to eat include Trifle Of Four Chocolates, Citrus Fruit Confit, and Venezuelan Chocolate Pancakes With Chocolate Maple Syrup. This book would be great for anyone that truly loves chocolate and wants to learn how to use it to make far from ordinary creations.
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  • Henry
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2017
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    Two thumbs up.
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  • ThirstyBrooks
    5.0 out of 5 stars For the adventurous, includes savory chocolate ideas
    Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2012
    Adventures with Chocolate will expand your horizons with new ideas for including chocolate in surprising contexts. This is NOT "The Ultimate Brownie Book." For those who want to push the envelope on innovative recipe ideas, Adventures with Chocolate is what it says on the cover: "an inspiration."

    Paul Young provides a few uncommon sweet ideas, a good number that are both sweet and savory, and several ideas for chocolate with rosemary, Stilton, and ale. We have modified some of these ideas for vegetable dishes in our kitchen. I'm working my way up to the recipe for pizza that appears as an afterthought to the caramelized red onion and rosemary truffle recipe.

    I rate cookbooks by the number of novel recipes in them. This book pushes the envelope to reward the adventurous. It makes a fine gift for the molecular gastronomist in your crowd, or chocoholics working to slash flour and sugar from their repertoire. I give Adventures with Chocolate five stars, but be warned they are weird stars and that Young has avoided recipes you'd expect to find in other books. If you really wanted The Ultimate Brownie Book or Nick Malgieri's Chocolate book, you could find this one uncomfortable.
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  • KayBee
    5.0 out of 5 stars Chocolate heaven
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 7, 2014
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    Paul A Young's book is a great resource for making your own fabulous choc creations. The recipes are varied, the friendly writing style makes everything seem achievable, I read the whole book before choosing to make a couple of things, and both turned out well, the fresh raspberry ganache was extra special. You need plenty of time to make your own chocs, but on this showing the effort is definitely worth it. Other recipes for desserts are tempting, and there are plenty of other unusual dishes including savoury ones .
    Paul's enthusiasm for the subject, and his generous sharing of tips and techniques, make this a good and useful purchase. Buy one for yourself, or give to a friend, you won 't be disappointed.
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  • Amazon Customer
    3.0 out of 5 stars Too many fancy ingredients.
    Reviewed in Canada on March 24, 2019
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    I bought this as a Christmas gift, but when it arrived and I flipped through it I realized it would entail hours of hunting through speciality stores to even make one recipe. I had to find a new gift. A nice book, but only if you have access to a lot of hard to get ingredients.
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  • Clare&Maya
    5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing recipes, beautiful photography and styling!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 3, 2013
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    I requested my brother buy me this one xmas as Id seen Paul A. Young on Market Kitchen and was impressed. The book has some great, innovative recipes in there and some great explanations on how to temper chocolate, and ideas on flavour pairings to give you some confidence to try your own recipes with chocolate. Not only that, the photography and styling in the book is absolutely gorgeous and its just a lovely thing to flick through. I used some of the ideas in to make two types of truffles for on top of a cake and it was so well received by my sister in law I bought her the book too as she wanted to make some! Its a really lovely book well worth the modest price tag, anyone who likes a bit of cooking beyond the norm or just generally loves choccie will really love this book.
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  • Greg Middlebrook
    5.0 out of 5 stars A must have for any Chocolatier!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 13, 2013
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    If you're starting out in the world of chocolatiering this is a brilliant book. It gives you the confidence to try out all sorts of recipes and you get to enjoy eating them as well!
    An extremely, clear and accessible book with a broad selection of chocolate recipes using: herbs, spices, drinks, alcohol and general food etc.
    It has certainly entertained friends and widened our appreciation of good quality chocolate moving away from the sugar rush and towards the more sophisticated taste of dark chocolate including it's health benefits.
    Paul Young writes in a very entertaining and down to his Yorkshire earth way.
    Explanations and photos are excellent throughout.
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  • W. Bedford
    4.0 out of 5 stars So glad I bought it
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 4, 2010
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    I bought this book to add to my collection of books on chocolate after 'looking inside' on Amazon (a great idea) and reading previous reviews.

    He has some very interesting recipes, not just for chocolates and truffles but also sweet and savoury dishes. There is a good introduction and notes on 'how to taste chocolate' and he shows boundless enthusiasm for his craft.
    Some of his recipes are very unusual (marmite ganache for example) but all worth a try as they will be interesting to taste and there is obviously a place for them.
    I had hoped there might be some notes on pairing wine with chocolate.
    I am looking forward to working through many of his recipes.
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