{"product_id":"the-oxford-companion-to-italian-food-9780198606178","title":"The Oxford Companion to Italian Food","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe popularity of Italian food all over the world is ever increasing. Unhampered by any sense of superiority, and unburdened by the weight of a great classical tradition, Italians cook and eat in the ways they have known and trusted for generations, absorbing new influences while cultivating and maintaining a distinct and esteemed gastronomic tradition. Lovers of Italy, the Italian people, and their cuisine, from the general ravioli revering public to those with specialist skills and interests, will welcome this new A-Z reference. The Companion consists of a short introduction followed by entries covering a range of topics such as the universal appeal of Italian gastronomy, influences from outside Italy, dishes, ingredients, delicacies, obscure terms, cooking methods and implements, regional specialties, personalities, books and writers, and history. This is an inspirational work providing an even blend of history, practical information, quotation, and anecdote.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA compelling reference book. * Taste Italia. *\u003cbr\u003eGet cozy on the sofa with the new 'Oxford Companion to Italian Food'. * The London Paper. Gillian Riley. *\u003cbr\u003eThe research meticulous, the scholarship exacting, and the writing pure pleasure....There's a wealth of information here and it's easy to spend hours browsing the entries...This book is for those who like their facts peppered with wit, and their knowledge seasoned with good humour. * Time Out. *\u003cbr\u003eRiley is a food historian, photographer, amateur of art history, frighteningly knowledgable and charmingly opinionated. * Paul Levy, Observer *\u003cbr\u003ea grand buffet of curious delights... essential browsing for the serious Italo-foodie. * John Dickie, The Guardian *\u003cbr\u003esolid, erudite and carefully constructed... reliable but entertaining and often humorous * Regina Sexton, Irish Examiner *\u003cbr\u003eA stupendous addition to the literature of the table... quirky, opinionated, fresh-thinking, but deeply scholarly. * Elisabeth Luard, The Scotsman *\u003cbr\u003eDevotees of the best cuisine in the world should snap up The Oxford Companion to Italian Food. * Christopher Hirst, The Independent *\u003cbr\u003eErudite, witty and stuffed with gems... reading matter comes no better. * Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eErudite, engaging and captivating: an indispensable guide for Italophiles, food lovers and the greedily curious. * Nigella Lawson *\u003cbr\u003eThis is an awe-inspiring, wide-ranging and fascinating scholarly work that has been written with love and wit. It must be the definitive reference book about Italian food. * Claudia Roden *\u003cbr\u003ea lively new addition to the family begat by Alan Davidson...a compendium that managed to pack, miraculously, all essential information into a single volume. * Elisabeth Luard, Literary Review *\u003cbr\u003eA fascinating and addictive read. * Heston Blumenthal *\u003cbr\u003eHandsome, inspirational and indispensable. * Paul Levy *\u003cbr\u003eDepth of research and the editor's original mind make this confident A-Z as entertaining as it is erudite. And witty too: fun to read on a cold day at the start of a northern winter. Don't wait for the paperback: this is a book to treasure between hard covers. * Elisabeth Luard, Literary review *","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766956786007,"sku":"9780198606178","price":35.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-oxford-companion-to-italian-food-9780198606178","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}