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Lonely Planet: World Food Italy
A myriad of regional influences make up what we know as 'Italian cuisine' but what all Italians have in common is ars vivendi (the art of living). With this unique guide to the culture of food & drink in Italy, you will discover that it all starts at the table.
* a guide to home cooking, traditions and celebrating with food
* wine guide, by region and by grape
* a guide to finding the best places to eat, and understanding the menu
* an exploration of the regional cucinas
* the definitive culinary dictionary, quick-reference glossary and useful phrases for every food & drink occasion
* tantalising photography & recipes
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Eating in Italy
Grab this book and your forchetta (fork) and head to Italy for a tantalizing tour of tastes. If you think Italian food equals pizza and spaghetti, the variety of offerings found in the 11 northern regions explored in this book will astound you.
Each regional section begins with helpful explanations of Italian dishes from local menus. Next, the wine and food specialties are temptingly presented with interesting tidbits about production methods and historical origins. Each section is finished off with a listing of restaurants and inns, organized by city. If you aren't sated yet, Eating in Italy also provides gelato flavors, a key to Italian opening and closing hours, types of pasta, wine terminology, and a food glossary.
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Italy for the Gourmet Traveler
Eating as the rationale for traveling through Italy - where food and culture are so naturally bound together - is the theme of Italophile Plotkin's latest book. His ardent admiration for the country and its cuisine is evident in his personalized tour through the nation's 22 regions. Guiding us through a land bountiful and diverse in terrain, history, and tradition, he explores each area's distinctive foods and wines. He uses his extensive knowledge to create a catalog of helpful restaurant reviews, recipes, a glossary of food terms, profiles of cities and their local histories, and anecdotes that blend into an informative, entertaining, comprehensive guide.
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The Italian Food Guide: The Ultimate Guide to the Regional Foods of Italy (Dolce Vita)
This unique guide takes readers on a food and wine tour of a country with a wonderful gastronomic history and tradition. Organized by province, experts suggest tasting tours, describe typical dishes, first-class restaurants, and food and wine producers worthy of a visit. Along the way, famous chefs review classic recipes, and sommeliers from the "Enoteca Italiana" in Siena suggest the appropriate wine pairings for any meal. Over 200 different travel itineraries are accompanied by detailed, regional road maps. In addition, the book identifies over 1,500 gourmet products and provides thousands of references to hotels, restaurants, wineries, and food shops all over Italy. Full-color illustrations are featured throughout.
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Claudia Roden's the Food of Italy: Region by Region
Containing more than three hundred recipes, Claudia Roden's timeless and enchanting book is set against a backdrop of the story of Italy and its people and is the most authoritative and approachable guide to one of the world's best-loved cuisines by one of the great food writers of our time.
From simple and rustic to grand bravura, the recipes collected here represent traditional regional dishes as they are cooked today in Italy, and as they can now be cooked with ease and delight in our own kitchens.
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Vino Italiano: The Regional Wines of Italy
Vino Italiano is the only comprehensive and authoritative guide to the wines of Italy. It surveys the country's wine-producing regions; identifies key wine styles, producers, and vintages; and offers delicious regional recipes.
Extensive reference materials-on Italy's 300 growing zones, 361 authorized grape varieties, and 200 of the top producers- provide essential information for restaurateurs and wine merchants, as well as for wine enthusiasts.
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A Traveller's Wine Guide to Italy
Italy has probably the richest variety of wines of any country in the world. Every one of the country's twenty regions produces a unique selection of wines, often made with grapes used nowhere else for wine-making. Stephen Hobley describes Italy's most important wine-producing areas, gives the background to the wines, and provides a guide to visiting the best producers.
Hundreds of wineries that welcome visitors are listed, together with their addresses, telephone and fax numbers, Web sites, and opening times.
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Italian Wine Guide (Dolce Vita)
The wines of Italy are a delightful part of any visit to the Bel Paese, and The Italian Wine Guide is the ultimate guide to the world of these wines.
This practical handbook offers current information on wineries, tours, and tastings throughout Italy, plus listings for over 1,900 wine stores. For those visiting winery towns, over 60 detailed maps and itineraries are featured, with suggestions on where to enjoy the best wines and dine on the finest local cuisine. A look at contemporary wine production in Italy is followed by detailed discussions of each region.
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Italian Wines for Dummies
Italian Wine For Dummies introduces you to the delectable world of fine Italian wine. It shows you how to:
* Translate wine labels
* Identify great wine bargains
* Develop your own wine tastes
* Match Italian wines with foods
This lighthearted and informative guide explores:
* The styles of wine made in Italy and the major grape varieties
* The meanings of common label terminology
* Italy's important wine regions and the best vineyards
* A guide to order Italian wines in restaurants
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Books and Guidebooks about Italy: Food & Wine