{"product_id":"op-chocolat-lenvers-du-decor","title":"OP: Chocolat: l'Envers du Decor","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLes Editions de l’If, France, 2000. Hardcover. Fine. First printing.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Philippes Bertrand and Marand, both professional pastry chefs and instructors at the Callebaut Chocolate Academy, come together here with photographer Moussa Elibrik to showcase exceptional levels of chocolate work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot for the uninitiated, the book offers only a brief historical and scientific overview before getting into the primary attraction: techniques for elaborate showpiece sculpting. While some examples are regularly seen in any advanced chocolate book—milk- and dark-chocolate striped “cigarettes,” curls and rosettes, thin “straws” or “nests”—others are more novel. For example, white chocolate becomes flowing seaweed when poured over a cylinder filled with ice cubes; or fresh, supple tree leaves can be painted with red cocoa butter and tempered chocolate to create sturdy, edible fall leaves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThough probably not the only book you’ll need to advance your skills, \u003cem\u003eChocolat: l’Envers du Decor\u003c\/em\u003e (2000) is an aspirational and illuminating resource on the potentials of chocolate. Ours is a Fine \u003cstrong\u003efirst printing\u003c\/strong\u003e copy. \u003cstrong\u003ePublished bilingually in French and English\u003c\/strong\u003e, though the English text is somewhat passive aggressively printed in light gray italics, making it a strain on the eyes. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KNOP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41405702865029,"sku":"Philippe Bertrand and Philippe Marand","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0297\/5046\/0549\/files\/Bertrand_chcolat_lenvers_du_decor.jpg?v=1761168266","url":"https:\/\/www.kitchenartsandletters.com\/products\/op-chocolat-lenvers-du-decor","provider":"Kitchen Arts \u0026 Letters","version":"1.0","type":"link"}