Andrew Garrison Shotts

I have made several of the recipes from this book. They are complicated recipes, but the instructions are accurate and easy to follow. The recipes I have tried are phenomenal, and, while I wouldn't try some of his flavor combinations (Wasabi and chocolate doesn't sound appealing to me, for example.), the recipes are easy to tweak according to one's tastes. I would highly recommend this book to anyone wanting to make artisan chocolates.
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Interesting insight into chocolate-making techniques. Underlying techniques seem more approachable than Chantal Coady. If there is one criticism the recipes largely revolve around riffs on ganache - more variation would have been welcome.

el arte del chocolate