Product Description

A collection of 150 Tuscan recipes inspired by traditional Italian family recipes. Step-by-step instructions are given for each recipe, and tips on selecting the best and freshest ingredients are suggested throughout. The author has also included some reminiscences of his own life in Tuscany.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1258576 in Books
• Published on: 2000-09-07
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

Amazon.co.uk Review
Alvaro Maccioni is the owner and chef at La Famiglia restaurant, the popular Chelsea eatery which in 1996 became the first restaurant outside Italy to win the Academia Della Cucina Italiana prize. This is Maccioni's first book, which is a surprise as he has been cooking for over 30 years and is reasonably well known in England, having been described as the "Godfather of many a London trattoria".

In Alvaro's Mamma Toscana he offers 150 authentic--and sometimes historical--Tuscan recipes. You'll find anguilla marinata (marinated eel), pappardelle con la lepre (pasta with hare sauce), pollo ai semi di finocchio (chicken with wild fennel sauce), and fegatini con funghi frifolati (chicken livers with porcini). A description of where the dish originated or a personal anecdote about Maccioni or a member of his family accompanies each recipe.

Tuscany is enchanting and Maccioni's tome to the region's food certainly is too. It's a worthwhile purchase for aficionados of Italian food. --Dale Kneen