"Italian immigrant, university professor, and bon vivant, Angelo Pellegrini provides an utterly charming exposition on the role of food, wine, and family in his 1948 classic, The Unprejudiced Palate. Born in a tiny hill town in Tuscany, Pellegrini believed that living richly meant cooking fresh, well-prepared food, growing your own vegetables, and plying dinner guests with glasses of homemade wine. Part memoir, part cookbook, the book is sprinkled with traditional Tuscan recipes and philosophical musings on food, seasoned with wit and unique tenderness. Pellegrini's thirst for the good life and his unfettered culinary instincts ultimately remind us that the quality of life starts with the food that nourishes the body and soul.

“THE UNPREJUDICED PALATE is a savory treat that, like a fine wine or good stinky cheese, has improved with age”

–Jessica Harris, author of The Africa Cookbook and Beyond Gumbo

First issued in 1948, when soulless minute steaks and quick casseroles were becoming the norm, The Unprejudiced Palate inspired a seismic culinary shift in how America eats. Written by a food-loving immigrant from Tuscany, this memoir-cum-cookbook articulates the Italian American vision of the good life: a backyard garden, a well-cooked meal shared with family and friends, and a passion for ingredients and cooking that nourish the body and the soul.