Eating Up Italy: Voyages on a Vespa - Softcover

Fort, Matthew

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1933572027 ISBN 13: 9781933572024

Publisher: Centro Books, 2006

Synopsis

Fort examines Italy through its food and the people who produce it. He discovers a land where regional differences are still alive and uncovers the rich connection between history, tradition and cuisine. The enticing sum of these parts--the food, producers, ingredients, consumers and eating occasions--is nothing less than a contemporary portrait of the country.

About this title

Review:

‘The most intensely greedy, fragrant and sensuously written travelogue I have ever read.’ Nigel Slater

'A beautifully written, humorous account of a talented food writer controlling what seems to be a midlife crisis by travelling around Italy on a Vespa.' Jamie Oliver

‘Elizabeth David meets Jack Kerouac – around the table and on the road, this is a brilliant insight into Italian gastro-culture.’ Giorgio Locatelli

About the Author:

Matthew Fort has nursed a passion for the whole of Italy and its foods since his first visit at the age of eleven. Whilst pursuing a career in advertising he started writing about food in the Financial Times and eventually became Food & Drink editor of the Guardian in 1989. As well as continuing to hold that post, he writes for Esquire, the Observer, Country Living, Decanter and Food Illustrated.

About this edition

• Publisher: Centro Books
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1933572027
• ISBN 13: 9781933572024
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 296