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Risotto with Nettles: A Memoir with Food
Anna Del Conte
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Description for Risotto with Nettles: A Memoir with Food
Paperback. Born in Milan, Anna del Conte grew up in Italy in a gentler time. When war came to Italy everything changed: her family had to abandon their apartment and the city for the countryside, where the peasants still ate well, but life was dangerous. This is a memoir of a life seen through food - each chapter rounded off with recipes. Num Pages: 336 pages, ill. BIC Classification: BM; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 322.
A wonderful, evocative memoir by the woman who first brought Italian cooking to Britain and fuelled a culinary revolution.
'Anyone who cooks should have Anna's books, it is the simple truth' Nigella Lawson
Born in Milan, Anna del Conte grew up in Italy in a gentler time. When war came to Italy everything changed: her family had to abandon their apartment and the city for the countryside, where the peasants still ate well, but life was dangerous... As a teenager, Anna became used to throwing herself into a ditch as the strafing planes flew over, and was imprisoned, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Books
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099505990
SKU
V9780099505990
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About Anna Del Conte
Anna Del Conte was born in Milan, came to England as an au pair in 1949, married an Englishman and has lived in Britian ever since. Her books have won many prizes: Gastronomy of Italy received the Duchessa Maria Luigia di Parma award, Entertaining All'Italiana was shortlisted for the Andre Simon award, and The Classic Food of Northern Italy won ... Read more
Reviews for Risotto with Nettles: A Memoir with Food
Anyone who cooks should have Anna's books, it is the simple truth, along with the fact that she is, I'm telling you the best writer on Italian food there is...Anna Del Conte is unutterably chic and to be relished
Nigella
Observer Food Monthly
A well-mannered memoir of an engaging life, laced with recipes
Mail on Sunday ... Read more
Nigella
Observer Food Monthly
A well-mannered memoir of an engaging life, laced with recipes
Mail on Sunday ... Read more