Mastering Pasta by Marc Vetri

Mastering Pasta by Marc Vetri

The award-winning master of Italian cuisine shares his vast knowledge of pasta, gnocchi, and risotto in this inspiring, informative primer featuring expert tips and techniques, and more than 100 recipes.

"The bible of all things pasta."-Michael Symon, chef, restaurateur, television personality, and author

In Mastering Pasta, Marc Vetri's personal stories of travel and culinary discovery in Italy appear alongside his easy-to-follow, detailed explanations of how to make and enjoy fresh handmade pasta. Whether you're a home cook or a professional, you'll learn how to make more than thirty different types of pasta dough, from versatile egg yolk dough, to extruded semolina dough, to a variety of flavored pastas-and form them into shapes both familiar and unique. In dishes ranging from classic to innovative, Vetri shares his coveted recipes for stuffed pastas, baked pastas, and pasta sauces. He also shows you how to make light-as-air gnocchi and the perfect dish of risotto.

Loaded with useful information, including the best way to cook and sauce pasta, suggestions for substituting pasta shapes, and advance preparation and storage notes, Mastering Pasta offers you all of the wisdom of a pro. For cooks who want to take their knowledge to the next level, Vetri delves deep into the science of various types of flour to explain pasta's uniquely satisfying texture and how to craft the very best pasta by hand or with a machine. Mastering Pasta is the definitive work on the subject and the only book you will ever need to serve outstanding pasta dishes in your own kitchen.

Marc Vetri is the chef/owner of Vetri and Osteria, both in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was named one of the top ten new chefs in the United States by Food & Wine and won the James Beard Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic Award in 2005. In 2006, Gourmet selected Vetri as one of the top fifty restaurants in the country.

David Joachim is the author or coauthor of many cookbooks, including Mastering the Grill and the New York Times best seller A Man, a Can, a Plan. He lives in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

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ISBN 13	9781607746072
ISBN 10	1607746077
Title	Mastering Pasta
Author	Marc Vetri
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2015-03-17
Number of pages	272
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