Hot Chocolate by Michael Turback

Hot Chocolate by Michael Turback

Featuring luxurious concoctions ranging from ancient Latin American originals and European caf 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.

Michael Turback, a writer known for his variety and ingenuity, has tackled topics as diverse as the ice cream sundae, banana split, hot chocolate, the relationship of chocolate and coffee, inventive barista beverages, artisan cocktails, Finger Lakes Wine Region, the Farmers Market movement, Cornell University Who's Who, and renowned characters such as John Wayne and Toots Shor.