| In my book review article this month I review three of | | | | Sardinia - this is the best of them. Efisio is one of the |
| the best Italian cookbooks. I have lived ten years in | | | | most famous Sardinian chefs and his sheer love of the |
| Piedmont Italy and my Italian wife is a fabulous cook. | | | | magical island of Sardinia and the island's cuisine |
| Once I moved to Italy I realized that very few English | | | | infuses this book from beginning to end. Many of the |
| language Italian cookery books come close to | | | | recipes in this book are virtually unknown outside of |
| capturing that special something that real Italian cooking | | | | Sardinia but boy are they tasty!! The photos are also |
| is about and so I set about finding those that do and | | | | exceptional - a beautiful journey through perhaps the |
| this is the result. | | | | most beautiful of the Mediterranean islands. |
| Molto Italiano: 327 Simple Italian Recipes to Cook at | | | | Autumn in Piemonte: Food and Travels in Italy's |
| Home | | | | Northwest |
| Mario's book is just full of everything I love about Italian | | | | I bought this magnificent book last Christmas as a gift |
| cooking, authentically simple recipes made with the | | | | for my wife. We both now love it. The perfect coffee |
| finest ingredients. If you buy just one Italian cook book | | | | table book but ours is so well thumbed it has had to be |
| in your lifetime then this is the one. Mario comes | | | | removed from the coffee table. |
| across as just so genuinely Italian - so full of all that | | | | This really is our world, our little corner of Italy in |
| passion and love of life that is quintessentially Italian. | | | | hardcover. The author succeeds brilliantly in evoking |
| The recipes too are 100% authentic. They are exactly | | | | the atmosphere of Piedmont Italy and sharing the |
| how you would eat in Italy and just reading them | | | | great recipes and food of Italy's greatest culinary |
| makes me hungry. | | | | region. The photos are exceptional and together with |
| Sweet Myrtle and Bitter Honey: The Mediterranean | | | | the passionate writing of the author they will have you |
| Flavors of Sardinia | | | | longing to follow in her footsteps. |
| There are few decent cookbooks about the cuisine of | | | | |