Batali, Mario

" ... this ... cookbook features the best America has to offer. With over 250 simple recipes celebrating the treasures of the state fairs and the dishes of the local rotary clubs and ethnic groups. Batali has interpreted these regional gems with the same excitement and passion that he has approached traditional Italian food. Covering the Northeast/New England, the Mid-Atlantic, the Gulf Coast, the Great Lakes, the Heartland, the Southwest, and the Pacific Coast, this book will share everything from the BBQ styles of Texas, the Smokeys and the Carolinas, to the seafood soups from Yankee Boston to the spicy gumbos of the Gulf Coast and the berry pies of the Pacific Northwest. All the dishes are very simple ... And while Batali uses recipes passed down through the generations, he also shares hints on what he would add to the recipe to take the flavor up a notch"--Amazon.com.

Presents full-color illustrated photographs and directions for creating three hundred twenty-seven simple Italian recipes, and provides interesting facts about Italian cuisine.

Chef Mario Batali draws from the traditions of the village of Borgo Capanne in Northern Italy and Greenwich Village in New York to provide over two hundred recipes for pastas, salads, ragus, and other Italian specialties.

The companion book to a prime-time PBS series airing in fall 2008. Mario Batali and Mark Bittman are single-minded, food-obsessed friends who are constantly on the lookout for the food, wine, and cooking that is unique to Spain--and in this TV series they find it. Actresses Gwyneth Paltrow and Claudia Bassols are eager to enjoy all the pleasures the country has to offer. The four of them on the road together make for a fun showcase of the pleasures of Spain, including road trip adventures, and the country's art, history, culture, and music, as it's never been seen before--all in the course of an anything-goes road trip.--From publisher description.

Contains simple Italian recipes from Chef Mario Batali for pizzas, pastas, antipasti, gelati, and more; featuring full-color photographs along with cooking tips and information on ingredients.