title: Bittersweet: Recipes and Tales from a Life in Chocolate
author:  Alice Medrich 
description: In <i>Bittersweet</i>, Alice Medrich continues her mouthwatering crusade to educate chocoholics everywhere about her passion. With 30 years experience, first at her famous Berkeley bakery, Cocolat, and then as an award-winning cookbook author, there is little Medrich doesn't know about chocolate. And what sets this book apart from all others is her willingness to share what's she's learned.
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  _The House of_
  
  
  _Hope & Chocolate_
  
  
  _by_
  
  
  _Ava Miles_
  
  
    
  
  
  A Friends & Neighbors Novel
  
  
    
  
  
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  From the time she was a little girl with a chocolate stand instead of
  lemonade, Alice Bailey dreamt of opening a chocolate shop. After all,
  chocolate heals everything, from heartache to woes.
  
  
  
  
  
  If Alice has learned anything recently, it's that life is precious. It’s now
  or never— _carpe diem_ time. She's ready to put down roots and live her
  dreams.
  
  
  
  
  
  Only opening up a chocolate shop in this close-knit community proves harder
  than she imagined, especially when other neighborhood businesses are
  experiencing hard times. She's not only an outsider, but resentment over her