Book List

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The Glorious Pasta of Italy
by Domenica Marchetti
 
 
 

 
Big Night In: More Than 100 Wonderful Recipes for Feeding Family and Friends Italian-Style
by Domenica Marchetti
 
 
 

 
Cucina Povera: Tuscan Peasant Cooking
by Pamela Sheldon Johns
 
 
 

 
A Taste of Ancient Rome
by Ilaria Gozzini Giacosa
 
 
 

 
Cucina del Sole: A Celebration of Southern Italian Cooking
by Nancy Harmon Jenkins
 
 
 

 
Flavors of Puglia
by Nancy Harmon Jenkins
 
 
 

 
Flour
by Joanne Chang
 
 
 

 
Bugialli on Pasta
by Giuliano Bugialli
 
 
 

 
My Calabria
by Rosetta Costantino with Janet Fletcher
 
 
 

 
The Blue Chair Jam Cookbook
by Rachel Saunders
 
 
 

 
Breaking Bread in L’Aquila
by Maria Filice
 
 
 

 
Mastering the Art of French Cooking (2 Volume Set)
by Julia Child
 
 
 

 
Joy of Cooking
by Irma S. Rombauer and Marion Rombauer Becker
 
 
 

 
Lidia’s Family Table
by Lidia Bastianich
 
 
 

 
Lidia’s Italian-American Kitchen
by Lidia Bastianich
 
 
 

 
Lidia’s Italian Table
by Lidia Bastianich
 
 
 

 
Lidia’s Italy
by Lidia Bastianich
 
 
 

 
Lidia Cooks from the Heart of Italy
by Lidia Bastianich
 
 
 

 
Recipes from an Italian Summer
Editors of Phaidon Press
 
 
 

 
The Italian Baker
by Carol Field
 
 
 

 
In Nonna’s Kitchen: Recipes and Traditions from Italy’s Grandmothers
by Carol Field
 
 
 

 
Celebrating Italy: Tastes & Traditions of Italy as Revealed Through Its Feasts, Festivals & Sumptuous Foods
by Carol Field
 
 
 

 
Italian Festival Food
by Anne Bianchi
 
 
 

 
The Craft of Baking
by Karen DeMasco
 
 
 

 
Rustico: Regional Italian Country Cooking
by Micol Negrin
 
 
 

 
Encyclopedia of Pasta
by Oretta Zanini De Vita
 
 
 

 
Bitter Almonds: Recollections and Recipes from a Sicilian Girlhood
by Maria Grammatico and Mary Taylor Simeti
 
 
 

 
A Passion for Desserts
by Emily Luchetti
 
 
 

 
A Passion for Ice Cream
by Emily Luchetti
 
 
 

 
The Silver Spoon
by Phaidon Press
 
 
 

 
Food Festivals of Italy
by Leonardo Curti and James O. Fraioli
 
 
 

 
Celebration Breads
by Betsy Oppenneer
 
 
 

 
La Cucina Siciliana di Gangivecchio
by Wanda and Giovanna Tornebene and Michele Evans
 
 
 

 
Sicilian Home Cooking: Family Recipes from Gangivecchio
by Wanda and Giovanna Tornabene and Michele Evans
 
 
 

 
Sweet Sicily: The Story of an Island and Her Pastries
by Victoria Granof
 
 
 

 
Cucina del Sole: A Celebration of Southern Italian Cooking
by Nancy Harmon Jenkins
 
 
 

 
Williams-Sonoma Foods of the World: Florence
by Lori de Mori
 
 
 

 
Biba’s Italy: Favorite Recipes from the Splendid Cities
by Biba Caggiano
 
 
 

 
Naples at Table: Cooking in Campania
by Arthur Schwartz
 
 
 

 
The Southern Italian Table: Authentic Tastes from Traditional Kitchens
by Arthur Schwartz
 
 
 

 
The Oxford Companion to Italian Food
by Gillian Riley
 
 
 

 
Around the Roman Table: Food and Feasting in Ancient Rome
by Patrick Faas
 
 
 

 
The Perfect Scoop: Ice Creams, Sorbets, Granitas, and Sweet Accompaniments
by David Lebovitz
 
 
 

 
The Timeless Art of Italian Cuisine
by Anna Maria Volpi
 
 
 

 
Red, White, and Greens: The Italian Way with Vegetables
by Faith Heller Willinger
 
 
 

 
Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking
by Marcella Hazan
 
 
 

 
The New Making of a Cook: The Art, Techniques, and Science of Good Cooking
by Madeleine Kamman
 
 
 

 
Pie: 300 Tried-and-True Recipes for Delicious Homemade Pie
by Ken Haedrich
 
 
 

 
The Lost Ravioli Recipes of Hoboken: A Search for Food and Family
by Laura Schenone
 
 
 

 
Cocolat: Extraordinary Chocolate Desserts
by Alice Medrich
 
 
 

 
Bittersweet: Recipes and Tales from a Life in Chocolate
by Alice Medrich
 
 
 

 
Molto Gusto: Easy Italian Cooking
by Mario Batali
 
 
 

 
Italian Grill
by Mario Batali
 
 
 

 
The Cake Bible
by Rose Levy Beranbaum
 
 
 

 
The Pie and Pastry Bible
by Rose Levy Beranbaum
 
 
 

 
The Bread Bible
by Rose Levy Beranbaum
 
 
 

 
Everyday Italian: 125 Simple and Delicious Recipes
by Giada De Laurentiis
 
 
 

 
Everyday Pasta
by Giada De Laurentiis
 
 
 

 
Giada’s Kitchen: New Italian Favorites
by Giada De Laurentiis
 
 
 

 
Giada’s Family Dinners
by Giada De Laurentiis
 
 
 

 
Recipes from Paradise: Life & Food on the Italian Riviera
by Fred Plotkin
 
 
 

 
La Terra Fortunata: The Splendid Food and Wine of Friuli Venezia-Giulia, Italy’s Great Undiscovered Region
by Fred Plotkin
 
 
 

 
Italian Festival Food: Recipes and Traditions from Italy’s Regional Country Food Fairs
by Anne Bianchi
 
 
 

 
Dolce Italiano: Desserts from the Babbo Kitchen
by Gina DePalma
 
 
 

 
Artisan Baking Across America: The Breads, The Bakers, The Best Recipes
by Maggie Glezer

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