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How Italian Food Conquered the World

Name: How Italian Food Conquered the World
ISBN: 9780230112414

John F. Mariani,

289 pages
English
ePUB (mobile friendly)
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eBook - ePub

How Italian Food Conquered the World

John F. Mariani,

About this book

"[An] entertaining and savory gastronomical history of the cuisine of Italy and how it won over appetites worldwide." — USA Today

Not so long ago, Italian food was regarded as a poor man's gruel—little more than pizza, macaroni with sauce, and red wines in a box. Here, John Mariani shows how the Italian immigrants to America created, through perseverance and sheer necessity, an Italian-American food culture, and how it became a global obsession. The book begins with the Greek, Roman, and Middle Eastern culinary traditions before the boot-shaped peninsula was even called "Italy," then takes readers on a journey through Europe and across the ocean to America alongside the poor but hopeful Italian immigrants who slowly but surely won over the hearts and minds of Americans by way of their stomachs.

Featuring evil villains such as the Atkins diet and French chefs, this is a rollicking tale of how Italian cuisine rose to its place as the most beloved fare in the world, through the lives of the people who led the charge.

With savory anecdotes from these top chefs and restaurateurs:

Danny Meyer
Tony Mantuano
Michael Chiarello
Giada de Laurentiis
Giuseppe Cipriani
Nigella Lawson

And the trials and triumphs of these restaurants:

Da Silvano
Spiaggia
Bottega
Union Square Café
Maialino
Rao's
Babbo
Il Cantinori

"Mariani captures the history and elemental beauty of a cuisine that really does seem to appeal to more palates than any other . . . you owe it to yourself to read this book." — Las Vegas Weekly

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