The Italian Table delivers both parts of the fantasy and reality of Italian meals as they would be eaten on location. Combining menus and recipes with visual experience and inspiration--as well as insight into the traditions of the food and celebrations--it serves as a practical resource that gives home cooks and hosts step-by-step guidance on how to re-create these fabulous meals at their own tables. Menus and recipes include: Eating in the Market in Florence with Coward's Spaghetti, Pappa al Pomodoro, and Apple Cake; A Sunday Lunch in Emilia-Romagna with Ricotta and Swiss Chard Tortelli, Vegetable Pie, and Stuffed Pork Roast; and A Table by the Sea in Positano with Mozzarella on Grilled Lemon Leaves, Squid and Walnut Salad, and Jackie O's Spaghetti. With a resources section for Italian ingredients; headnotes brimming with interesting history, recipe shortcuts, and serving suggestions; and menu introductions detailing what to drink, how to set the table, and how to time the preparation and the party itself, this is an essential guide for home cooks and those who love to entertain.Trim size:8 x 10 inches "I want to cook every one of Elizabeth's recipes and, even more, I want to move to Rome and spend my afternoons listening to her stories over Campari spritzes! This book is filled with delicious recipes plus brilliant ideas for menus, table settings, and wine pairings to create the perfect Italian table, no matter where you live. What a beautiful, romantic, and incredibley useful cookbook!" - INA GARTEN , Barefoot Contessa cookbooks & TV "This cookbook is your guide to creating regional Italian dishes for home entertaining."- EPICURIOUS.COM "Food writer Elizabeth Minchilli, an American who lives in Rome, agrees. An Italian celebration is "all about creating a warm and inviting setting coupled with good food and drink," says Minchilli, who has written several books on Italy's culinary culture. Her next, The Italian Table (Rizzoli, Mar.), imagines dreamlike party scenes (lunch in a Renaissance garden, a table by the sea in Positano) and details how to recreate such gatherings at home, with table setting suggestions and tips on how to stretch or simplify the party." - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY "One look at the glossy cover photo of The Italian Table, and you'll be longing for an Italian escape. If a trip to Italy isn't in your future, then leave it to this lighthearted cookbook to take you on a jaunt through the country's many diverse regions." Forbes "Her crostata recipe, published in her new book, "The Italian Table," (Rizzoli, 2019), has a thick, buttery shortbread crust flecked with whole-wheat flour and grated lemon zest, and a glistening, not-too-sweet cherry jam filling. It's the stuff of my sugar-dusted dreams -- and the reason I never offer to bring dessert when going to Elizabeth's." Melissa Clark, The New York Times Elizabeth Minchilli has written about food, style, and culture from her home in Italy for the past 25 years. Her website, Elizabeth Minchilli in Rome (elizabethminchilli.com), won a Saveur Blog Award for Best Culinary Coverage, an Italy Magazine Best Food Blog Award, and was named The Culture Trip Local Favorite. Elizabeth is the author of nine books, including Eating My Way Through Italy , and the founder of the Eat Italy app. Her books, blogs, apps, and food tours have been praised by The New York Times , Los Angeles Times , Travel & Leisure , NPR , The Huffington Post , Condé Nast Traveler , and more.