Italian Food

Elizabeth David's <b>Italian Food</b> 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. <p/>For more than seventy years Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1700 titles Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.