The Food Of Italy - Tapa dura

"Timeless... Completely approachable for home cooks" (Daily Telegraph)

"So much more than a catch-all Italian cookbook. Claudia's writing puts the romance back into ubiquitous dishes such as panzanella and bolognese, and gives context to classic flavour combinations and techniques we take for granted... It's time to fall back in love with Italian mama food, guided by the mama of cookery writing and food anthropology" (Eve O'Sullivan Guardian)

"Claudia’s erudite style remains as compelling as ever" (Waitrose Kitchen)

"The writing is peerless, the recipes as meticulous as you would expect from perhaps the planet’s finest food writer" (Observer)

Over 300 fully tested recipes which are part of authentic regional traditions. They were collected whilst the author travelled in Italy, spending time in the kitchens of both professional and private cooks, watching them at work and listening to their stories. The author appeared on the BBC TV series "Mediterranean Cookery".