Part guidebook, part cookbook,Chocolate Frenchtakes readers on a culinary tour of the world's most celebrated sweet. Packed with recipes, facts, chocolatier reviews, and restaurant recommendations, the book explores chocolate from several angles, and includes anecdotes from Proust, songs by Trenet, and even fashion by the noted designer Sonia Rykiel. Conquering the myth that great French chocolate desserts require difficult preparations,Chocolate Frenchshows how delicious chocolate dishes can be easily made, and how a chocolate-loving philosophy can sweeten life.