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How Italian Food Conquered the World Hardcover - 2011

by Mariani, John F


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Not so long ago, Italian food was regarded as a poor man's gruel-little more than pizza, macaroni with sauce, and red wines in a box. Here, John Mariani shows how the Italian immigrants to America created, through perseverance and sheer necessity, an Italian-American food culture, and how it became a global obsession. The book begins with the Greek, Roman, and Middle Eastern culinary traditions before the boot-shaped peninsula was even called "Italy," then takes readers on a journey through Europe and across the ocean to America alongside the poor but hopeful Italian immigrants who slowly but surely won over the hearts and minds of Americans by way of their stomachs. Featuring evil villains such as the Atkins diet and French chefs, this is a rollicking tale of how Italian cuisine rose to its place as the most beloved fare in the world, through the lives of the people who led the charge.

With savory anecdotes from these top chefs and restaurateurs:
- Mario Batali- Danny Meyer
- Tony Mantuano- Michael Chiarello
- Giada de Laurentiis- Giuseppe Cipriani
- Nigella Lawson

And the trials and triumphs of these restaurants:
- Da Silvano- Spiaggia
- Bottega- Union Square Cafe
- Maialino- Rao's
- Babbo- Il Cantinori

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  • Title How Italian Food Conquered the World
  • Author Mariani, John F
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 1st
  • Pages 288
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Palgrave Macmillan, New York
  • Date 2011-03
  • ISBN 9780230104396

About the author

John Mariani is a food and travel columnist for "Esquire, "wine columnist for Bloomberg News," " has a newsletter that goes out to 40,000 subscribers. He has been called by "The" "Philadelphia Inquirer" "the most influential food-wine critic in the popular press." He is author of "The Encyclopedia of American Food & Drink, The Dictionary of Italian Food & Drink," and with his wife Galina, "The Italian-American Cookbook." He lives in Tuckahoe, New York.

Lidia Bastianich is an American chef and restaurateur. Specializing in Italian and Croatian cuisine, she has been a regular contributor to the PBS cooking show lineup since 1998. In 2007, she launched her third TV series, "Lidia's Italy." She also owns four Italian restaurants in the U.S.: Felidia and Becco in Manhattan; Lidia's Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Lidia's Kansas City in Kansas City, Missouri.
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