Long considered a simple fast food, today the hamburger is a gourmet delight. Here it is served in all the glory of traditional Italian cooking, with artisanal breads and meats bursting with a whole range of delicious toppings. This book illustrates recipes for hamburgers stemming from traditional Italian cuisine alongside recipes for French fries, salads, and sauces to discover or rediscover all the tastes of a timeless favourite. Mouthwatering highlights include the Smartburger with Scottona beef, roasted ham, Sorrento tomato, wild arugula, and mango; the Funburger with Scottona beef, gorgonzola, Italian speck, spumiglia lettuce, and green pepper sauce; and the Skillburger with Scottona beef, Parma ham, Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, spinach, and black truffle paste. Vibrant images of ingredients and delectable finished burgers complete the book.

Featuring the recipes and techniques of eleven legendary Neapolitan pizza makers, this book reveals how to make authentic Neapolitan pizza at home. Wood-fired oven baking and fresh ingredients, such as San Marzano tomatoes, buffalo mozzarella, and extra virgin olive oil distinguish Neapolitan pizza from other pies. Chefs Enzo De Angelis and Antonio Sorrentino guide readers down narrow streets into the neighbourhoods of Naples, to hear the stories of the families who, generation after generation, were the creators of this culinary legend known and appreciated all over the world. Like Ciro Oliva, the owner of the pizzeria Da Concettina ai Tre Santi, carries on his family s tradition of pay-it-forward pizza, where customers pay for pizza for the hungry. Or the story of Luigi Condurro, a sixth-generation pizza maker whose family invented the Cosacca pizza as a gift to Czar Nicholas II on his visit to Naples. Enriched with anecdotes by the most revered pizza makers, this unique cookbook includes forty delicious, authentic recipes, including Pizza Capricciosa with mozzarella, ham, mushrooms, and black olives; Pizza Port Alba with mussels, clams, shrimp, and tomatoes; and Pizza Pear with smoked mozzarella di bufala, gorgonzola cheese, slices of pork, and pear. Complete with a practical dough tutorial for the home cook, this book is a must-have for Neapolitan pizza aficionados and novices everywhere.