Synopses & Reviews
With its beautiful design, stunning photos, and classic recipes from one of the world's great food writers,
Italian Kitchen belongs in every home. Anna Del Conte's signature flair and expertise resonate on each page as she covers the fundamentals of preparing Antipasti, Pasta, Risotto, and Dolci, as well as regional specialties. The dishesand#8212;which will appeal to regular families as well as avid foodiesand#8212;include simple starters like tomato bruschetta; timeless pasta sauces, including pesto and Bolognese; distinctive risottos; and delectable desserts, such as Chocolate and Pear Cake.and#160;First published in four separate volumes, these recipes are now together in a single, exquisite edition.and#160;
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Review
and#8220;The best Italian food writer around.and#8221; and#8212;Nigella Lawson
and#8220;My favorite Italian food writer.and#8221; and#8212;Delia Smith
and#8220;Something of a hero ... Her writing is warm and unaffected, and full of fascinating historical detail.and#8221; and#8212;Guardian (UK)
About the Author
Cristina Ferrare is the author of two New York Times best-selling books and was featured in a series of cooking segments on Oprah.com entitled Cooking with Cristina. She began her career as a model that graced the covers of every major fashion magazine including Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, and Cosmopolitan, and was a spokesperson for Max Factor. Cristina co-hosted AM Los Angeles, the highest-rated morning television show during her five-year tenure, and hosted Cristina and Friends and Home and Family. She was a substitute co-host on Good Morning America and co-hosted with Regis Philbin on Live with Regis and Kathie Lee. Her primetime series for CBS, Shame on You, was one of the first magazine format shows that featured consumer fraud and awareness. Cristina is also an entrepreneur whose successful lifestyle home décor company--Ferrare With Company--is distributed not only in more than 100 stores in the United States but internationally, as well.