Beyond The Pasta: Recipes, Language and Life with an Italian Family
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.47 (559 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0982102380 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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He leads cooking classes nationwide. Mark Leslie, seen nationally cooking on NBC's "Today" and Hallmark Channel's "Home & Family," loves to cook for anyone with an appetite, vacations in Italy every year, and lives to eat his way through every plate of pasta and cone of gelato placed before him. His historic home and family-style recipes have been featured in national publications, books, and blogs such as "House Beautiful," "PaulaDeen," "F
Accessible recipes and a great story teller are a pretty unbeatable combination. --FruttodellapassioneFor those of us desk-side who long to learn about cultures and food I'm particularly fond of Beyond the Pasta: the journal-style writing is delightful and recipes basic and exceptional. Every day a new recipe, the interpretation behind it and a story that ties it all in harmonyItaly through its cuisine and culture: every page, a new emotion! --La Gazzetta ItalianaHis book has amazing recipes, wrapped in his story of his adventures in Italy. 300+ pages of Italian food, daily stories & memories in Italy. It reaffirmed my own wishes and dreams. Keep this one in mind for Christmas gifts to travelers, epicures, and stay-at-homes who like to read about other people's adventures. It's a very cool presentation of recipes within a story that helps each recipe tell a story. --Julia Oliver, Alabama Writers' ForumT
Autamme_dot_com said Interesting!. Could this have been the start of a plot for a feature film?Read the following from the book's publicity material with a deep "Hollywood Trailer" voice: "Several years ago, on a break between theatrical gigs in Alabama, Mark traveled to Italy and fell in love with the people, food and culture. Armed w. The Best of Both Worlds Erin Kelly If you are like me, you are drawn to Italy for many reasons. The food, the history, the scenery, the language and the lifestyle are the highlights for me. Lately, I have been on a bit of a hunt to read every account of Americans in Italy that I can get my hands on. But, most of them are more like fair. "Beyond The Pasta" is Buonissima Carole Herdegen "Beyond The Pasta" by Mark Leslie is for anyone who believes he or she knows almost everything about Italian cooking and then finds themselves mesmerized by the author. What is the quintessential aspect of this book is that Mark ventures beyond the rudiments of meal preparation and dives into the cult
NEW for 2014 10 BONUS recipes, including gluten-free dishes, are included in this newly released paperback edition. Though the book contains authentic, delicious family recipes Nonna shared with Mark, Beyond the Pasta delves into food memoir subject matter not found in a typical cookbook. His teachers were beyond his wildest dreams-he learned to cook from the grandmother, or Nonna, of the family, who prepared every meal in a bustling, busy household, as women in her family have done for generations. It was the day-to-day shopping with Nonna, exploring the countryside and le gelaterie, where he truly developed his language skills, and a new, more joyful and uniquely Italian way of looking at the world.. He would travel south of Tuscany to Viterbo, Italy and live with an Italian family. Same heartfelt, award-winning story; now with ten more reasons to bring your family to the table! Several years ago, on a break between theatrical gigs in Alabama, Mark traveled to Italy and fell in love with the people, food and culture. Besides culinary secrets and prepositions, they opened