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Italy

The Ultimate Cookbook
By Barbara Caracciolo
Series: Ultimate Cookbooks
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In Italy by Barbara Caracciolo, discover the rich diversity of Italian cuisine through a delightful exploration of traditional recipes and cooking techniques. The book captures the essence of Italy's regional culinary heritage, offering readers a taste of its vibrant flavours and gastronomic history. Perfect for food enthusiasts, it presents a journey through Italy's most beloved dishes, beautifully illustrated and thoughtfully presented.
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A beautiful and thorough collection of authentic Italian recipes with over 300 delicious dishes.

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Journey deep into the heart of Italy with Italy: The Ultimate Cookbook.

Italy is a country with a culinary tradition like no other, one that symbolises the comfort of home and food’s power to bring people together all across the globe. Italy: The Ultimate Cookbook is a thorough, wide-ranging look at the genius that guides the cuisine in each region of Italy. It celebrates the country’s unmatched ability to preserve traditions while always seeming fresh and contemporary, and features:

  • 500+ authentic regional recipes from Southern, Central, and Northern Italy, each one centred around Italy’s famed emphasis on fresh, quality ingredients
  • Effortless and elegant handmade pastas
  • Enlightening histories of the most famous Italian recipes and ingredients
  • Beautiful photography that provides both instruction and inspiration
  • Hundreds of antipasti, contorni, primi, secondi, dolce, and pane so that you can enjoy the celebrated cycle that makes up the full Italian meal
  • Tips on purchasing and working with ingredients, handling difficult preparations, and much more

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    Journey deep into the heart of Italy with Italy: The Ultimate Cookbook. Italy is a country with a culinary tradition like no other, one that symbolises the comfort of home and food’s power to bring people together all across the globe. Italy: The Ultimate Cookbook is a thorough, wide-ranging look at the genius that guides the cuisine in each region...
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781646432400

Publisher: HarperCollins Focus

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 23 November 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Cider Mill Press Book Publishers LLC

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 50.0mm

Width: 194.0mm

Height: 276.0mm

Weight: 1944g

Pages: 848

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About the Author

Kimberly Zerkel is a freelance writer originally from Joplin, Missouri. After a decade of living in Paris, where she obtained a Master's Degree in Comparative Literature and Translation Studies from The Sorbonne, she returned to the United States to reside in San Francisco, California. It was there where she discovered her love of all things food, wine, and hospitality. She is a contributor to the San Francisco Chronicle and Represent Collaborative, amongst other publications. She currently resides back in her hometown of Joplin.

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