ELIZABETH DAVID — Italian Food

UK, Barrie & Jenkins, London. 1987. Hardcover with dust jacket, 24 Cm. Book, dj is all there but with a small closed tear at top and a few stains at lower (I guess the book was used for what it should be used for - so just lie to your friends and say Miss David caused that spill reaching for a glass of Chablis). GBks content > Elizabeth David's Italian Food was one of the first books to demonstrate the enormous range of Italy's regional cooking. For the foods of Italy, explained David, expanded far beyond minestrone and ravioli, to the complex traditions of Tuscany, Sicily, Lombardy, Umbria, and many other regions. David imparts her knowledge from her many years in Italy, exploring, researching, tasting and testing dishes. Her passion for real food, luscious, hearty, fresh, and totally authentic, will inspire anyone who wishes to recreate the abundant and highly unique regional dishes of Italy. review > This is a classic book on traditional Italian cooking, worth reading for its introductions as much as the actual recipes. and one more > One of the funniest and engaging reads on traditional italian cookery. 240pp in great order with masses of well themed illustration. Probably 1.4kg packed weight; buy the book, pour a glass & enjoy the Italian "gioia di vivere". Very Good/Good-fair.