Learn to bake your own bread with the acclaimed school. Le Cordon Bleu is the highly renowned, world-famous culinary school noted for the quality of its courses, aimed at beginners as well as confirmed or professional cooks. It is the world's largest hospitality education institution, with over 20 schools on five continents. Its educational focus is on hospitality management, culinary arts and gastronomy. The teaching teams are composed of specialist chefs and pastry experts, most of them honoured by national or international prizes. One of its most famous alumnae in the 1940s was Julia Child, as depicted in the film Julie & Julia. There are 80 illustrated recipes, explained step-by-step with 1,450 photographs presented in seven chapters with recipes for traditional baguette, sourdough bread, milk rolls, focaccia, ciabatta, pita, challah, croissants, pain au chocolate, Parisian brioche, stollen, panettone, vanilla flan, kouign-amann, galette des rois and much, much more. Discover recipes for traditional, regional and international breads from across the world as well as viennoiseries (Danish pastries) and French pastries. Learn how to knead, shape and score breads and achieve baking success thanks to the know-how and advice of the very best bakers.

Discover a world where chocolate is king, where this most versatile of ingredients is transformed into luscious cakes, tarts, mousses iced desserts, drinks, biscuits and sweets. Here is the ultimate collection of tempting classics as well as a selection of new and original creations. Success is guaranteed because the recipes have been created by the chefs of the world’s oldest and best known culinary institution, Le Cordon Bleu, which is famed for presenting cookery expertise in ways that are clear and simple to grasp. As well as including a photograph of every finished dish, a range of indispensable techniques are illustrated in step-by-step photographs, which makes mastering the recipes possible for even the novice cook. Any of the 180 mouth-watering recipes presented here will provide the high point of any meal – whether you are looking for a dazzling finale to a dinner, a stunning treat for a special day, or simply something to please yourself, your family or friends – you need look no further. This is the culinary guide to all things chocolate. Founded in Paris in 1895, Le Cordon Bleu is the world’s leading network of institutes for culinary arts and hotel management. Culinary programmes are provided for both professional and amateurs. Chef instructors are winners of major national and international competitions, eager to share their passion and pass on their knowledge to students from around the world.

Le Cordon Bleu is the highly renowned, world famous cooking school noted for the quality of its culinary courses, aimed at beginners as well as confirmed or professional cooks. It is the world's largest hospitality education institution, with over 20 schools on five continents. Its educational focus is on hospitality management, culinary arts, and gastronomy. The teaching teams are composed of specialists, chefs and pastry experts, most of them honoured by national or international prizes. One of its most famous alumnae in the 1940s was Julia Child, as depicted in the film Julie & Julia.