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The true history of chocolate: third edition
A richly detailed and illustrated investigation into the story of the world's favourite food
'A true classic'
Literary Review
'A splendid treat
"Genuinely scholarly and highly entertaining... erudite and delightful"
New York Review of Books
Sunday Telegraph
'Begins with the origins of the cacao tree and follows the story up to today's mass-produced chocolate candy and its expensive boutique counterparts A pleasure, not just for chocoholics but for anyone who enjoys lively, thorough historical sleuthing via the printed page'
Gourmet
'A beautifully written, indexed, and illustrated history of the Food of the Gods, from the Olmecs to present-day developments'
Chocolatier
Sophie D. Coe, an anthropologist and food historian, was the author of America's First Caionez.
Michael D. Coe, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, Yale University, is the author of Breaking the Maya Code, The Maya, Mexico (with Rex Koontz), Realing the Maja Glyphs, and Royal Cities of the Ancient Maya.
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