Title:	Chocolat: Parisian Desserts and Other Delights (Essential Parisian Recipes)
	Author:	Aleksandra Crapanzano
	Published:	October 14, 2025, Scribner
	No. of Pages:	384
	Cover Price:	$35.00 Hardcover, $16.99

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Essential Paris Recipes is a fairly new series, and Chocolat: Parisian Desserts and Other Delights. is the second installment. Having spent a fair amount of time in Paris, and having eaten baked goods and desserts more often that I should, I was excited to pick up this cookbook. This is a cookbook for serious bakers, those who use the best chocolate and are willing to spend the time it takes to prepare chocolate delicacies that look and taste like they came from a Paris boulangerie.

The recipes are well-written and sound mouthwatering. They are presented in the traditional way with the ingredients listed first, followed by step-by-step instructions. They are easy to understand, but are more geared toward advanced bakers and cooks. The ingredients are listed in both metrics and American measurements so this cookbook is for everyone. The author has added notes at the beginning of the recipes with tips and information that is nice to know.

While there are illustrations throughout, they aren’t colored, and aren’t especially good, there are no photographs. With a book like this, beautiful photographs are essential, and that is honestly the only drawback to this cookbook.

While I have a long “want to make asap” queue, I would rather see what the finished dishes look like, as most readers would also. This is an excellent cookbook except that problem.

Special thanks to NetGalley for supplying a review copy of this book.