Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking
What can we say about Marcella Hazan that hasn’t been said before? Perhaps something like "you are a goddess among women, and a fabulous cook and teacher, and our lives would not have been as rich without you and your influence”? To the divine Signora Hazan we say “grazie mille, Marcella" for bringing the joy of Italian food into our previously sad and culinarily-challenged homes.
Marcella Hazan ranks right up there with Julia Child as a cutting-edge culinary trailblazer. Her passion for her native Italy and its incredible food, and her determination to share it with the rest of us has earned her an exalted place in the cooking Hall of Fame.
The Essentials of Italian Cooking is a compendium of two of Marcella’s classic and ground-breaking cookbooks: The Classic Italian Cookbook and More Classic Italian Cooking (both now out of print).
If you love to cook and love Italian food, your cookbook collection is simply not complete without this volume. It is “perfetto”. Lovingly endorsed and highly recommended by eyeItalia.
The Essentials of Italian Cooking: Published by Knopf; 704 pages, hardcover; 9.6 x 7.3"
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Restoring a Home in Italy
A beautiful and practical book for anyone buying a property in Italy, and a book of dreams for anyone who longs to.
Outstanding in terms of both production and subject matter, this is a coffee-table book for the ages. Dividing the text into five geographical sections, Minchilli, who has restored an Italian home herself and written several books on Italian art and culture, considers the various challenges encountered while restoring an old house. She presents problems of site, structure, and design along with the chosen solutions. The lucid text is illustrated by 180 large and magnificent photographs by McBride, whose work has appeared in such publications as Architectural Digest, House & Garden, and Country Living. A seaside home in Liguria, a rooftop apartment in Rome, a farmhouse with loggia near Siena, a convent in Lombardy, and a watchtower in Tuscany are just some of the restoration projects described. Not a bad consolation prize for those of us who will never restore an old house in Italy. Recommended for anyone with a passion for all things Italian.
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If you’re on your way to Italy, these three volumes are indispensable. All will enhance your Italian experience, and are the perfect size and weight to stash in a purse or carry-on for airplane reading.