Amaretto, Apple Cake and Artichokes: The Best of Anna Del Conte | 
 enlarge | Author: Anna Del Conte
Publisher: Vintage
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 32576
Media: Paperback
Pages: 512
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.9 x 1.3
ISBN: 0099494167
EAN: 9780099494164
ASIN: 0099494167
Publication Date: August 3, 2006
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Delicious cake January 26, 2007
9 out of 17 found this review helpful
I only eat the results. However, my evidence to date indicates that - if your wife cooks, and you love food - this book is a worthwhile investment.
The Queen of Italian cooking November 26, 2006
33 out of 33 found this review helpful
I have a couple of Anna del Conte's books already, including "The Gastronomy of Italy" which is a truly fantastic book. I was slightly worried that this might be a rehash of her other work, but not at all! I haven't come across a duplicated recipe yet.
The book is divided into chapters focussed on key foods including: pasta; rice; bread; pulses; fish; molluscs; meat and poultry; prosciutto, salame and all that; vegetables; wild mushrooms and truffles; cheeses; fruit; nuts etc. which I've found very useful in practice, rather than the more usual antipasti, primi, secondi etc.
She writes very evocatively about food, always relating a certain preparation to a person or place, as is so often the case in Italy.
Her instructions are always clear and reliable - I've never made anything which turned out to be less than delicious, even first time out.
Anna del Conte is highly regarded in Italy as a writer on Italian food, and has won many awards there for her work (no Jamie Oliver interloper she!). This book is a really useful investment for anyone interested in Italian food, and how to cook simply and well.
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