What is good for you - what tastes good

Throw all your other Italian Cookbooks away. This is the real thing. Written, edited & printed in Italy. Everything from cuts of meat to sweetbreads to lobster to eggplant to homemade pasta. Need to know what wine to serve? It is in this book. Need to plan a real Italian summer menu? This book is your best resource. It even has maps telling you where various food come from. Over 850 pages of epicurean ecstasy!

Whether you are a novice or an old hand in the kitchen, The Silver Palate Cookbook is one you cannot do without. Using fresh ingredients and showing you that there is no need to take shortcuts to make good food quickly and simply.