Death by chocolate
Subtitle: the last word on a consuming passion
By: Marcel Desaulniers ; photography by Michael Grand.
Contributors: Grand, Michael.
Publisher: Rizzoli; Rizzoli International Publications, Incorporated
Published: 1992
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 143
Subjects: Trellis Restaurant; Cookery (Chocolate); Chocolate
Description: This book is about obsession, cravings, and licit indulgences. It is about deliriously delicious, silkily sensuous, soul-stirring chocolate desserts, about Rabelaisian pleasures, and fantasies come true. These seductive cakes, elegant ice creams, lustrous sauces, mouthwatering truffles, divine wafers, and unbelievably satisfying brownies are all from the kitchen of Marcel Desaulniers, a truly inspired chef. At the Trellis Restaurant, in Colonial Williamsburg, Marcel.

Desaulniers has created a unique and innovative cuisine. One of the joys of the Trellis is its extraordinary desserts: Chocolate Phantasmagoria, White and Dark Chocolate Dacquoise, and Death by Chocolate - to name just a few. The recipes for, these and other magnificent desserts are now revealed, detailed with foolproof, step-by-step instructions. Following the author's invaluable advice, the home cook can successfully create even the most elaborate of these chocolate.

wonders. From a unique Chocolate Chip Cookie that will make all others pale by comparison to Simply the Best Chocolate Brownie, from Ebony and Ivory Chocolate Truffles to White Chocolate Ice Cream, from Double Mocha Madness to a fantastic Chocolate Wedding Cake, the kaleidoscopic glories of Marcel Desaulniers' chocolate repertoire are presented here in full color, each as delightful to make as it is to eat. This is a book for endless pleasure.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.141) and index.
"A Kenan book."