Italian Cuisine

Until recently, the true complexity of Italian cuisine was unknown. Now, restaurateur Tony May presents a comprehensive cookbook that celebrates Italy's authentic gastronomic pleasures. In chapters devoted to breads, antipasti, sauces, meats, vegetables, soups, pasta, fish, poultry, cheeses, and desserts, never-before-published traditional recipes show the breadth of Italian cuisine: Chisolini--flaky fried dough served with antipasti Zucchini blossom soup Crisp fried polenta with borlotti beans and cabbage Pappardelle with wild hare sauce Christmas capon stuffed with walnuts Ligurian seafood caponata Tortelli de Carnevale--sweet, puffy fried beignets In addition to the many recipes, a comprehensive Italian to English glossary of food terms provides a cook's quick reference. Throughout, May's inimitable native Italian voice guides the cook's hands in a book destined to become a standard volume on the cookbook shelf.