The Gastronomy of Italy
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The Gastronomy of Italy by Anna Del Conte
Revised, updated, and illustrated with new photography, this is the seminal work on Italian cooking--its regions, ingredients, and techniques This classic book leaves no stone unturned in its exploration of Italian gastronomy. Anna del Conte, the doyenne of Italian cooking, defines the country's regions, ingredients, dishes, and techniques for a new generation in her comprehensive explanation of its culinary terms. The 200 recipes include the great dishes from every major region of Italy. Variations on the classics--pasta, polenta, gnocchi, risotto, and pizzas--sit alongside Anna's recipes for versions of Italian favorites, such as peperonata, lamb fricasee, and ossobucco. Specially commissioned photographs of the dishes and illustrations of the ingredients and techniques make this a truly unique and invaluable book. Includes dual measures.
Anna Del Conte was born in Milan. Her first book, Portrait of Pasta, was published in 1976. Since then she has gone on to publish award-winning titles such as Classic Food of Northern Italy, which won The Guild of Food Writers Book of the Year Award. In 1994 she won the prestigious Premio Nazionale de Cultura Gastronomica Verdicchio d'Ora prize for dissemination of knowledge about authentic Italian food. In 2010 she won The Guild of Food Writers Lifetime Achievement Award. Anna's most recent book Italian Kitchen was published in 2012.
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ISBN 13 | 9781586632960 |
ISBN 10 | 1586632965 |
Title | The Gastronomy of Italy |
Author | Anna Del Conte |
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Publisher | Friedman/Fairfax Publishing |
Year published | 2001-10-10 |
Number of pages | 416 |
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