Al Dente by William Black
William Black is serious about Italian food, and in this title he eats whatever gets in his way - expounding the joys of everything from maggot-infested cheese to pasta with donkey sauce. William travels the length and breadth of Italy in his quest for the most delicious and authentic cooking and the very finest ingredients - eating agnolotti in Turin, chasing after rabbits in Ischia and viewing the mattanza, the annual tuna catch, off Siciliy far to the south. One minute he's scoffing eel brodetto, the next he's waxing lyrical about frog risotto.
'Bill Bryson meets Elizabeth David' say the publishers and, yes, that just about sums up this hybrid product of humorous travel writing and expert cookeryThe author's cookery credentials are impeccable. With his partner Sophie Grigson he has written several bestselling cookery books and was a founding partner of the restaurant chain, Fish. In Al Dente he tours gastronomic Italy and eats off-road, showing a brave preference for road side caffs and local trattorie over more expensive venues. So here we learn about such local delicacies as cheese with maggots and pasta with donkey sauce. But what comes across as much as the author's love of food and passion for Italy is his talent for humorous prose. Bill Bryson and Elizabeth David write well. So does William Black.
William Black is the author of several bestselling books with his partner Sophie Grigson, including Fish, Organic and Travels A La Carte. He was the winner of a Glenfiddlch award for his television programme A Question Of Taste and he has sourced ingredients (fish in particular) for many of the UK's finest restaurants. William was also founding partner of the Fish restaurant chain, and instrumental in the establishing of Sergio Locatelli's very highly praised restaurant, Locanda Locatelli. William lives on the outskirts of Oxford with Sophie and their two children, Sidney and Florence.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780593049426 |
| ISBN 10 | 059304942X |
| Title | Al Dente |
| Author | William Black |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Year published | 2003-07-01 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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