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1982, New York
Simon and Schuster

(1989 - paperback)
Bugialli's
masterpiece of scholarly research, this veritable encyclopedia of Italian
cookery provides detailed and lucid instructions for hundreds of classic
specialties, with a special focus on the more difficult haute cuisine.
The
book is structured around cooking techniques -- from blanching nuts to hand
cutting fresh pasta -- as applied in the preparation of more than 250 dishes.
Over
1,000 photographs, diagrams, and illustrations provide comfort, guidance,
and inspiration for the home chef. For lovers of cooking and culture, food,
history and artistry, this book remains in a class of its own. |
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ISBN 0-671-25218-6
Hardcover, 528 pages
More than a thousand black-and-white photographs

(ISBN 0-671-69069-8 - paper)
Photographs by Paolo Tosi |