Joanne Chen

Not As Sweet As Can Be
I bought this book hoping it would be another madcap adventure in the land of plentiful sweets, but was disappointed to find investigative reporting applied to sweet stuff. Though the book is definitely uber-researched and well-written, I kept waiting for author Chen to bust out a chapter on her favorite sweets. Instead, she teases with glimpses of personal preferences, then dives headlong into the complications of the chemistry of sweet. Fascinating, if a bit dry at times. Place this book on your whole-grain cookie shelf: good for you, but not sinfully delicious.… (meer)