Festa: A Year of Italian Celebrations - Recipes and Recollections - Hardcover

Eileen Dunne Crescenzi

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0717164446 ISBN 13: 9780717164448

Publisher: Gill Books / Gill & Macmillan Ltd., 2016

Synopsis

In Festa the renowned restaurateur shares the recipes and memories that defined her many happy years living la dolce vita. For every occasion, there is a recipe, and for every recipe, there is a story about the trials and triumphs of an Irish food lover's life in Italy.

About this title

About the Author:

'Italian cuisine is a cultural and social art form that has developed over hundreds of years, revered by most and misrepresented by many. In this book I have portrayed my life in Italy through the culture of food.'

Hailing from Dublin, Eileen Dunne Crescenzi began her love affair with Italian food and culture when she moved to Rome in the 1970s, aged 17, to study painting at the Accademia di Belle Arti.

During that time she met and married her Italian husband Stefano Crescenzi and learned to cook with his formidable grandmother, Nonna Valentina. She then spent a year at Gambero Rosso to formalise her training. Eileen and Stefano's combined love of Italian food and wine brought them back to Dublin where they opened a number of restaurants and cafes.

Today, Eileen and Stefano own and run several award-winning establishments in Dublin, including Dunne & Crescenzi, Bar Italia and L'Officina. Eileen is also the author of the acclaimed cookbook Dunne & Crescenzi: The Menu.

About this edition

• Publisher: Gill Books / Gill & Macmillan Ltd.
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0717164446
• ISBN 13: 9780717164448
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 336