be a better choice. The Fee brothers old fashioned bitters will work better with the sweeter bourbons. They aren’t my favorite bitters, but they are pretty solid. It’s more a taste thing to me than a style of making-...

Rustic and tasty, it hearkens back to a more innocent time.

This book is great for beginners. The Ultimate Candy Book by Bruce Weinstein The recipes are east to follow. Tip-always use the best ingredients you can afford.

Check out Carole Bloom’s book on candy as well as Bruce Weinstein’s "Ultimate Candy Book". Both of these books are incredible resources.

There have been a few posts in the past weeks about chocolate and truffle making. What are some of your favorite candy making books? Is there a book out there that anyone considers an essential text on the subject? Are there any...

Two new NYC public food markets.

I’m turning to you Chowhounders for your expertise: We have a couple of SF friends who are huge foodies coming to visit and we’ve promised to provide them the ultimate culinarian tour of NYC. They want to do a very...

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I’m looking for books on candy making/confections that are geared more toward the professional chef. Any suggestions?

I am volunteering to make desserts for an event on Thrusday and would love to find the ultimate brownie recipe. One that would be chewey and buttery would be perfect (not cake-like). So many recipes I have seen call for only...

Where are you? Is it very humid where you are? If not, don’t worry. Humidy is the worst. "The Ultimate Candy Book" by Bruce Weinstein. The brittle recipes are great. There’s also a book by Carole Bloom that’s...

What would you have in your ultimate kitchen, no expense spared? I’d have a maple finish, with an islan in the centre (with the oven and stove) I’d have a pizza oven. Le Creuset casserole and frying pan Copper saucepan Non...

. If you want something approximating cassoulet, but quick and easy, look up a Jacque Pepin ‘more fast food my way’ recipe. This is a series on the CreateTV (PBS) lineup, with book and web site at one of the PBS...

This afternoon I’ll be doing brownies from Julia Child’s Baking Book. I want to try them in teflon coated muffin tins. Has anyone done this?Because they will bake faster, I’m trying to figure out what will be my...