Nostalgic Delights: Classic Confections & Timeless Treats Hardcover – October 16, 2016

The latest edition of William Curley's Nostalgic Delights is an excellent cookbook for a aspiring pastry chef, kitchen professional or those foodies who are interested getting into making chocolate confections, pastries and few individual desserts. Most recipes are new, and other few you may find on 2 of his previous books like Couture Chocolate: A Masterclass in Chocolate and Patisserie with William and Suzue Curley. They are many British brand names candies that has been elevated to becoming luxury chocolates because he use high quality ingredients like chocolates, biscuits and such. I recommend this book highly. Although I made the Matcha and Yuzu teacakes and the blackberry teacakes - these are great confections. And family loved it. Even friends loved it too because it was amazing in textures, and flavors. Mind you... these are all natural meaning there are no preservatives or additives. That's William Curley's ethos or I should philosophy. His techniques are so flawless, and refined. The pictures are gorgeous, and the recipes are easy to understand for an expert foodie or chef. Aspiring pastry chefs can pickup his techniques too.I bought the Kindle version which supplied little pictures, but if you were to buy the paperback or hardback version they will contain a lot of detailed pictures.

Fast Delivery and very please the book and condition of the book, thanks

I have tried a few recipes.Pros:They are easy to followI love that the recipes come with shelf life and how they can stored.It's more than just ingredients and instruction how to make it.Good quality photos that help not only visualize the end product but how to make themCons:Not yet found any

A beautiful cookbook. Would make a perfect gift for any baker or person that enjoys sweets.Love the layout and the recipes are divine!

Beautiful book. Well laid out and lots of pictures with the instructions. Have tried some of the recipes and they work great

I wasn’t sure if I should have gotten this book but when I got it delivered, I was very Pleased that I did buy it. The recipes in this book work even for me, a novice in the Chocolate World. I could not be happier with my purchase if the writer himself gave me personal classes in Chocolateering! I don’t know if that is even a real word but this is how I am explaining it! Cheers

I was pretty keen to get this book and just about ripped the delivery guy's arm off to get it quickly. And I wasn't disappointed when I did get a chance to sit down and see what I'd bought.It's inspirational and aspirational - I don't think I've been so excited about receiving a cookbook that's so far above my level since I bought "Heston Blumenthal at Home".Sure, I like cookbooks with ideas which are easily within my grasp. I have a couple of hundred of them. But I also like books which will challenge me and take my skills to a higher level.I agree with earlier reviewers comments. It's not for most novices . But no one ever said it would be. It's not easy to produce brilliance at that level. It seems clear enough that this book is for advanced or extremely dedicated home cooks. If you want to make an easy dessert in 20 minutes with only a handful of ingredients then don't buy this book. On second thoughts, you might like the book as the photography is excellent, as are the little stories accompanying the recipes. Buy it and drool over it, even if you never make any of the recipes.Some of the recipes could take days to make at home, given all their components. But they're all there in the book with simple enough instructions. You just need the passion and dedication to learn and to do them.I absolutely love this book and can't wait to get started.I could've written this review in one word: Wow!

Veramente un bel libro peramanti di dolci e libridi cucina. Nostalgico per chi ha avuto un'infanzi e gioventù dal taglio anglosassone. Delicious!

Muy profesional, se necesita tiempo para preparar las recetas pero la verdad es que salen muy buenas, he probado tres y salen a la perfección.

Es sind wirklich sehr schöne Rezepte mit nostalgischem Wert enthalten. Schöne Bilder und Ideen. Allerdings habe ich noch nichts ausprobiert, denn mir fehlt die Zeit. Den Aufwand scheue ich grundsätzlich nicht: Nichts ist schöner, als edle, super schmeckende Köstlichkeiten...

Great recipes, wonderful pictures. Love William Curley's work and philosophy - a wonderful craftsman and artist.