Italy for the Gourmet Traveller - Softcover

Plotkin, Fred

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1856262715 ISBN 13: 9781856262712

Publisher: Kyle Cathie, 1997

Synopsis

Taking readers beyond the traditional tourist experience, this gastronomic guide to Italy aims to reveal the richness of the country's cuisine and the lifestyle that surrounds it. The book's scope ranges from country markets and wineries to city restaurants and cooking schools, and lessons on cheese-making, wine, olive oil and balsamic vinegar. The author covers more than 500 places, selecting a "classic town" in each Italian region from Sicily to the Alps that he believes best embodies that region's cuisine and culture. He includes 40 recipes, and also provides information on more than 800 ristoranti, osterie and trattorie.

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Review:

There is far more to Italy than pizza, pasta and Bolognese sauce. It is a country profoundly influenced by its neighbours, its history and its people with every region having their own specialities and wines. Fred Plotkin, aka 'Garibaldi with a fork' having followed in his footsteps all over this evocative country, shares his memories of over 25 years residence, describing with salivatory delight the tastes, aromas and ambience of Italian eating. His dedication to the gastronomic gems to be found here are obvious - anyone who can fill the better part of twenty pages describing a single meal obviously spends his life according to his stomach! Region by region, Plotkin gives a highly personalised tour of the bars, restaurants, shops and markets, interspersed with places to see and be seen. Much more than a gastronomic guide, this is a journal of memories of a country Plotkin obviously adores - its people, geography, climate as well as food-making. It is as much a bedtime read as a food and travel guide and all visitors to Italy, looking to enjoy and share in its culture, will find this indispensable. - Lucy Watson --Lucy Watson

'This encyclopedic book is almost the last word on Italian food...where this labour of love is good, it is very good, and invaluable reference before you visit Italy for hidden bars, shops and restaurants.' --The Sunday Telegraph

From the Publisher:

In the most complete gastronomic guide to Italy ever published Fred Plotkin, who describes himself as ‘Garibaldi with a fork’, covers over 504 gorgeous locations, selecting a ‘classic town’ in each region from Sicily to the Alps that best embodies that area’s cuisine and culture. He also provides information on more than 800 ristoranti, osterie and trattorie as well as over 40 mouth-watering recipes. Fred’s approach to food is refreshing and fascinating, illuminating tradition as well as taste: "the ingredients come out of the land and the sea, but the cuisine is a product of the people who cultivate the food and bring their values, taste and genius".

About this edition

• Publisher: Kyle Cathie
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 1856262715
• ISBN 13: 9781856262712
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 736