Synopsis Michelle Scicolone is an American cook who traveled through Italy seeking traditional foods and the best ways to prepare them--and also why those ways are the best. Includes recipes for such Italian treasures as Roman-Style Fish Soup, Braised Lamb Shanks with Tomatoes, and many varieties of biscotti.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1999-10-01 | | Series: | The Savoring Series | | Editor: | Chuck Williams |
| Size | | Length: | 256 pages | | Height: | 13.3 in | | Width: | 8.8 in | | Thickness: | 1.2 in | | Weight: | 70.4 oz |
Publisher's Note From Palermo's oldest outdoor market to the wine bars of Venice, the heart of Italian life is food -- and so it has been for centuries. Renaissance Italians were dining with silver utensils when much of Europe was still eating with its fingers. Today, Italian flavors and styles can be found in the culinary traditions of nearly every country in the world. But in Italy, recipes have as many varieties as Italy has regions, because each region bases its cuisine on locally produced fresh foods. Savoring Italy captures, in lush photographs, anecdotal narrative, and 145 exquisite recipes, the mulled Italian table. Part travelogue, part cookbook, it takes readers on a tour of the regional cultures and cuisines, from Sicily to Milan, and includes vignettes that explore different facets of those regional traditions.
Industry Reviews "SAVORING ITALY is not your average cookbook. It's also a tour of Italy that would be favored by those of us who may enjoy museums just fine, but who really travel to eat. And despite the beautiful photos, it's is not just another pretty face....Best of all, [Scicolone] provides representative recipes from Piemonte in the north to Sicily in the South." Epicurious - Irene Sax (03/24/2000)
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