Discusses food's place in Italian culture and describes Italy's cooking techniques, typical and special occasion meals, and diet-related health, providing several recipes.
an amateur's adventures as kitchen slave, line cook, pasta maker, and apprentice to a Dante-quoting butcher in Tuscany
Buford, Bill
2006
The author provides an account of his experiences training to be a chef in the kitchen of Mario Batali's three-star New York restaurant, Babbo, where he worked himself up from kitchen slave to cook, while at the same time developing relationships with Batali and other kitchen colleagues, and tells of his further adventures as a butcher's apprentice in Italy.
Contain a collection of 125 simple recipes for everyday Italian cooking, including antipasta, sauces, pastas, entrees, and desserts. Includes photographs.
Introduces the different culinary regions of Italy through recipes adapted for young chefs and discusses the basics of food handling and kitchen safety.
Contains recipes for Italian dishes adapted for young cooks from "The Silver Spoon," including lunches and snacks, pasta and pizza, main courses, desserts, and baked goods, and provides tips on cooking safety, equipment, and techniques.