Outside of Italy, the country's culture and its food appear to
be essentially synonymous. And indeed, as "The Italian Way" makes
clear, preparing, cooking, and eating food play a central role in
the daily activities of Italians from all walks of life. In this
beautifully illustrated book, Douglas Harper and Patrizia Faccioli
present a fascinating and colorful look at the Italian table.
"The Italian Way" focuses on two dozen families in the city of
Bologna, elegantly weaving together Harper's outsider perspective
with Faccioli's intimate knowledge of the local customs. The
authors interview and observe these families as they go shopping
for ingredients, cook together, and argue over who has to wash the
dishes. Throughout, the authors elucidate the guiding principle of
the Italian table--a delicate balance between the structure of
tradition and the joy of improvisation. With its bite-sized history
of food in Italy, including the five-hundred-year-old story of the
country's cookbooks, and Harper's mouth-watering photographs, "The
Italian Way" is a rich repast--insightful, informative, and
inviting.
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