Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking by Marcella Hazan

Synopsisįrom award-winning, bestselling 'queen of Italian cooking' (Chicago Tribune), a culinary bible for anyone looking to master the art of Italian cooking.Įssentials of Italian Cooking is a culinary bible for anyone looking to master the art of Italian cooking, bringing together Marcella Hazan's most beloved books, The Classic Italian Cook Book and More Classic Italian Cooking, in a single volume. As home cooks who have used Marcella's classic books for years (and whose copies are now splattered and worn) know, there is no one more gifted at teaching us just what we need to know about the taste and texture of a dish and how to achieve it, and there is no one more passionate and inspiring about authentic Italian food. Designed as a basic manual for cooks of all levels of expertise-from beginners to accomplished professionals-it offers both an accessible and comprehensive guide to techniques and ingredients and a collection of the most delicious recipes from the Italian repertoire.

Essentials of Italian Cooking is a culinary bible for anyone looking to master the art of Italian cooking, bringing together Marcella Hazan's most beloved books, The Classic Italian Cook Book and More Classic Italian Cooking, in a single volume, updated and expanded with new entries and 50 new recipes. The most important, consulted, and enjoyed Italian cookbook of all time, from the woman who introduced Americans to a whole new world of Italian food. Designed as a basic manual for cooks on every level-from beginners to accomplished professionals-it offers both an accessible and comprehensive guide to techniques and ingredients and a collection of the most delicious recipes from the Italian repertoire. Now a new generation is ready to master the art of Italian cooking, and their bible will be Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking-this new volume that combines the two books, updates and expanded throughout. Where other authors failed, Marcella has brilliantly succeeded in capturing (and conveying to the reader on every page) the feel, the aromatic scent, the subtle nuances of fresh country flavors and, above all, the easy uncomplication of Italian food prepared in the Italian style.” As Roy Andries de Groot wrote, “Marcella’s book is the most authentic guide to Italian food ever written in the U.S.

Almost twenty years ago, with the publication of The Classic Italian Cook Book, followed by More Classic Italian Cooking, Marcella Hazan introduced Americans to a whole new world of Italian food.

Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking by Marcella Hazan