Dimensions
145 x 177 x 9mm
The perfect book to indulge the true chocolate lover, in a unique, sharply designed package.
The first chocolate of the day is pure nectar, a "hit" that sends you soaring, but once you have the taste in your mouth, it is impossible not to stop. Chocolate is the preferred panacea for millions hooked on its velvety fix. Little did Cortes know what bliss he was about to unleash on the world when he first discovered the Aztec's predilection for chocolate.
With this book, find out how they used cocoa beans as money - a night in a bordello cost 10 beans - and why Quaker John Cadbury built a worker's village at Bourneville. Follow that bean on its journey from cocoa tree to bar. Find out just why the EEC tried to decree that British chocolate wasn't worthy of the name and what happened next. Everything you could want to know from how to appreciate chocolate (as if you didn't know) to pairing it with alcoholic drinks.
The 'Beacons' series is a unique concept combining practical information with the cultural and the visual - the design values of a magazine meet the content of a reference work.
