Chocolate for Breakfast: Entertaining Menus to Start the Day with a Celebration From Napa Valley's Oak Knoll Inn [Hardcover]

Barbara Passino (Author), Marc Hoberman (Photographer)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Hoberman Collection (February 3, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1919939555
• ISBN-13: 978-1919939551
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 8.8 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #865,604 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Margarita Tapioca!!!, September 1, 2009

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Lynne Anderson (Stanford, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chocolate for Breakfast: Entertaining Menus to Start the Day with a Celebration From Napa Valley's Oak Knoll Inn (Hardcover)

I came across this cookbook while visiting at my friend's house last month. She has had the opportunity to stay at this Inn many times over the years and talked glowingly of the Inn, Barbara and the food. I'm jealous! Well, I started out just casually flipping through this cookbook, but had to stop! This is not a flip-through kind of cookbook at all. You become absolutely mesmerized by each and every stunning photograph and recipe description. Barbara writes as if she were YOUR best friend. She is very honest, open and humorous -- not condescending or off-putting at all. Reading this cookbook inspires you to make these recipes yourself in order to impress the heck out of your friends - using the same presentations as Barbara does in her cookbook. I've just ordered this gorgeous cookbook to be mailed directly to my friend, hoping she will take it with her to the Inn next time -- and ask if Barbara will autograph her beautiful cookbook for me. I simply can't wait to try making the "Margarita Tapioca" (p. 47) for my friends -- using Barbara's own unique presentation of serving this dessert in a Margarita glass!!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great original ideas for breakfast, March 21, 2009

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Devon Cattell "Serious about chocolate" (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chocolate for Breakfast: Entertaining Menus to Start the Day with a Celebration From Napa Valley's Oak Knoll Inn (Hardcover)

I may not eat much the rest of the day, but a hot filling breakfast is something I never forgo. Chocolate for breakfast has such original recipes putting together things I never would have thought of putting together but when you eat them, it's magic. Who would have thought? Every time I look through the pages I drool looking at the photographs which perfectly capture these delicious dishes. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Start the Day Off Right With Chocolate for Breakfast, February 17, 2009

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D. Thompson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chocolate for Breakfast: Entertaining Menus to Start the Day with a Celebration From Napa Valley's Oak Knoll Inn (Hardcover)

The recipes are very thorough and are organized into a variety of chapters, making it easy to find just the right treat.

The 250 gorgeous photographs in the book, taken by internationally renowned photographer Marc Hoberman, showcase the variety of chocolaty recipes, each with cultural influences from around the world. Also included is a list of resources to find all the necessary ingredients to create the recipes.

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