Fiori di Zucca: Recipes and Memories from My Family's Kitchen Table - Hardcover

Harris, Valentina

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9781848990852: Fiori di Zucca: Recipes and Memories from My Family's Kitchen Table

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1848990855 ISBN 13: 9781848990852

Publisher: Duncan Baird Publishers, 2013

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This evocative "foodoir"—a piquant blend of cookbook and memoir—relates the unforgettable history of chef Valentina Harris's family, along with a menu of international dishes that have deeply personal meaning for her. Valentina lovingly recalls her virulently anti-fascist grandfather, a former Italian ambassador forced into exile during WWII; parents whose relationship caused a family scandal; her childhood in Tuscany; and the family cook who taught her all about food. These heartfelt memories unfold with 85 recipes, from Braised Cinnamon Duck with Caramelized Pears to Seafood Risotto to Belgrade Almond Cake.

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About the Author:

Valentina Harris grew up in Tuscany, has written authoritatively on many aspects of Italian food, and has appeared on TV regularly since her first BBC series, Italian Regional Cookery. Considered the “Queen of Italian Cookery,” she is the author of more than 40 internationally successful titles, including Valentina Harris's Complete Italian Cookery Course (BBC Books), Risotto! Risotto! (Seven Dials), and the recent Gourmand World Cookbook Award-winning series on regional Italian cookery. Valentina divides her time between London and Italy and works as a consultant, teaches at La Cucina Caldesi in London, runs the Chef's Theatre at London's Real Food Festival, and holds cookery courses in different parts of Italy.

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"Fiori di Zucca is as much a cilinary treasure as it is an up-close and personal view of unfolding history through one family's eyes, and highly recommwnded."
- The Midwest Book Review (July 2013)

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