CO-AUTHOR: ALISON NELSON
PUBLISHER: RUNNING PRESS BOOK PUBLISHERS

A STONESONG PRESS BOOK

PUBLICATION DATE: JANUARY, 2005
ISBN: 0762419210; PRICE; $24.95

HARDCOVER-COLOR ; 8"x10" PAGES: 208

Indulgent, decadent, and absolutely fun! This book is exactly what chocolate should be.Pavia Rosati, Executive Editor, DailyCandy

Annual TimeOut New York 2004 Eat Out Award: Chocolate Bar: "Best Chocolate Store"

NEW YORK- Chocolate should never be stuffy but always mildly sinful. As a tribute to this philosophy, co-author Alison Nelson, owner of New York City's Chocolate Bar show you how to charge up your palate and appreciate the full range of chocolate choices from the luscious of darks to the creamiest of milks, all while creating a fabulous, chocolate-centered lifestyle. From chocolate fondues, moles, sundaes, brownies and cookies Chocolate Bar: Entertainment Recipes for Living the Sweet Life (Running Press, January 2005) will show you how to shake your bon bon while achieving swank affairs of style. From baking, drinking, dining and entertaining, here is a style manual dedicated to everyone's favorite sweet treat. Like a kid in a candy store, Chocolate Bar will inspire you to experiment. Learn how to throw a swinging sugar soiree, design decadent tasting events and mix the perfect chocolate martini. Or go retro and indulge your craving for old-fashioned chocolate egg creams garnished with a nostalgic bit of saltwater taffy. Honor tradition by baking classic favorites like Deep, Dark Brownies or Red Velvet Cakes. Afterwards, draw a chocolate bath. Chocolate Bar offers recipe revolutions for everything from Lime Brownies and Chocolate Gelatin to Spiced Chocolate Meatballs. Breaking the mold, Chocolate Bar provides a full resource guide including a chronicle of “retro reconfigured” recipes for at home entertaining allowing readers an opportunity to pull off their own stylish celebrations while truly enjoying a mouth full of chocolate. With Chocolate Bar, Alison Nelson shares her abiding affection for confection through witty observations, delectable recipes and good old-fashion fun. Offering a rare glimpse into the inspirations and experiences behind Manhattan's candy store for grown-ups, Chocolate Bar juxtaposes American candy store nostalgia through innovative design and the modern lifestyle. A whimsical look at the world of cosmopolitan cocoa, Chocolate Bar is the perfect compliment to any chocolate occasion. Press requests please contact Devon Mack at mack@workhousepr.com.

BIOGRAPHY
Alison Nelson, Owner
Alison Nelson, a native New Yorker, Alison sipped her first cup of coffee with her father at the age of eight and began serving coffee at St. William's BINGO night when she was twelve. By the time she hit her teenaged years, she was an avid coffee consumer. Alison put herself through college on the tips of customers at top-notch New York coffee shops including 52 Irving ,Zido's ,Once Upon a Tart and Heaven and has always wanted to open her own little place serving the best coffees and teas available. In 2001 she founded the event executing firm Four Little Sisters. Alison's goals in creating Chocolate Bar are to provide a wonderful product, great service and a reason to make her Dad's fire truck visit between alarms.

ABOUT
Chocolate Bar
A candy store for grown-ups, Chocolate Bar offers cosmopolitan luxury through old-fashioned collections and unique inspirations. Incorporating style, comfort and classic New York treats, Chocolate Bar features sweets by New York's Jacques Torres, Sweet Bliss and Garrison Confections along with a signature line of nostalgia-influenced chocolate bars. The boutique's dazzling menu includes authentic New York Egg Creams, coffee by illy Caffe, fine teas by Serendipitea, four kinds of iced and hot chocolates and pastries by the City's best bakers. Decadent confections are available for everything from Corporate gifts to personalized wedding and party favors. Online orders are available through Chocolate Bar's dynamic web site which allows visitors to order a host of scrumptious items including truffles, chocolate bars, hot chocolate, tea and more. Chocolate Bar is located at 48 Eighth Avenue between Jane and Horatio streets in New York's West Village and since the store's opening in May, 2002, the concept has become extremely popular with sweet lovers of all ages. Created, designed and operated by Alison Nelson. For more information please visit www.chocolatebarnyc.com

Stonesong Press
A book development company, Stonesong Press produces award-winning, best-selling titles for all the major trade publishers. Stonesong is noted for their books with major brands and institutions including Lands' End, ESPN, National Baseball Hall of Fame, Harvard Medical School, National Public Radio, and American Film Institute. They've developed several best-selling titles with The New York Public Library, including its million copy seller, The New York Public Library Desk Reference . With over 25 years experience, Stonesong offers complete book development from concept to bound books. For more information visit www.stonesong.com

Running Press Book Publishers
Running Press Book Publishers, founded in 1972 and based in Philadelphia, publishes books under three imprints: Running Press, Miniature Editions and Courage Books. Running Press has succeeded by being passionately committed to publishing innovative books with a strong backlist and series orientation. In 2002 they merged with the Perseus Books Group, creating one of the largest independent trade book publishing companies in North America. For more information please visit www.runningpress.com.

PRESS KIT
Press contact Workhouse Publicity, Devon Mack directly at 212. 334. 8006 or visit www.workhousepr.com. For high-resolution scans to your specification are available upon request; scanning from the book or lifting images from the PDF file are strictly prohibited. Mandatory credit line: from Chocolate Bar: Recipes and Entertaining Ideas for Living the Sweet Life by Alison Nelson & Matt Lewis, a Stonesong Press Book, published by Running Press Book Publishers.