'With this book you will not only be able to cook authentic Italian food, you will also be able to go on an exciting journey of discovery throughout the whole of Northern Italy' - Delia Smith
'Beyond doubt, the best writer on Italian food'- Nigella Lawson
'The queen of Italian cuisine' - The Times
'Anna Del Conte is one of the best at cucina regionale, the doyenne even' - The Spectator
'Anna Del Conte writes cookbooks that become reading books - those you keep open on the sofa or piled beside the bed to thumb through before falling asleep'- Amy Bryant, The Daily Telegraph
'She writes in a warm, friendly way that just makes me want to sit down and eat carbs'- Xanthe Clay, BBC Radio Four, The Food Programme
The original edition of 'Classic Food of Northern Italy' in 1996 won both The Guild of Food Writers Book Award and the Orio Vergani prize of the Accademia Italiana della Cucina. In this updated edition, Anna Del Conte revisits classic dishes to show the best of northern Italian cuisine both rustic and sophisticated.
In this collection of over 150 recipes Anna has chosen the very best ideas sourced from acclaimed restaurants, elegant home kitchens, rural inns and country farmsteads. Many of the traditional dishes may not be familiar, such as flatbread made with chickpea flour, Ligurian Ciuppin or macaroni pie in a sweet pastry case, but she also presents definitive versions of popular dishes such as Pesto, Ragu and Ossobuco. Her recipes are thoroughly researched and tested; she provides the home cook with a trusted and essential companion. This timeless cookbook is the quintessential bible for very kitchen.