{"product_id":"the-food-of-italy-a-culinary-guidebook-9780679738961","title":"The Food of Italy: A Culinary Guidebook","description":"In this thoroughly comprehensive, utterly captivating culinary guidebook, acclaimed food writer Waverley Root traverses Italy from Lombardy to Sicily, and across 3,000 years of invasions. An exhaustive catalog of the country's gastronomic legacy, \u003ci\u003eThe Food of Italy\u003c\/i\u003e explains the regional delicacies, the traditions, and the history that define the way Italians eat. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the legally enforced frugality of the Renaissance table to the enduring Saracen luxury of Sicilian desserts, from the lasagna of Bologna to the saltimbocca of Rome, Root explores the secrets and customs of a cuisine so nuanced that even the basic \u003ci\u003eragu Bolognese\u003c\/i\u003e has some two hundred variations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A culinary adventurer who made his mark decades before Anthony Bourdain appeared on the scene, Root shares the stories of an elephant forced to spend the winter of 1551 in the South Tyrol and the dishes named after him, the proper way to bottle Chianti, and the mysteries surrounding the origin of tortellini. Essential reading for travelers--of the armchair and ticketed variety, alike--\u003ci\u003eThe Food of Italy, \u003c\/i\u003e which features decorative maps (that may not be legible for all readers) and illustrations, brings the subtleties of the Italian palate into any home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWaverley Root was a foreign correspondent in Europe for nearly fifty years, representing the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, and other outlets. He also contributed regularly to \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInternational Herald Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGourmet\u003c\/i\u003e. Among his books are \u003ci\u003eThe Food of Italy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Food of France\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eContemporary French Cooking\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Best of Italian Cooking\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEating in America\u003c\/i\u003e. Considered one of the major writers on cuisine of his time, Root passed away in 1982.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51860214808850,"sku":"9780679738961","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_45a57aeb-1dfc-4106-9028-cf13e57e8e28.jpg?v=1767779458","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-food-of-italy-a-culinary-guidebook-9780679738961","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}