Top Books About Italian Food

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La Cucina: The Regional Cooking of Italy
La Cucina: The Regional Cooking of Italy 4.33 avg rating — 187 ratings
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Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking
Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking 4.07 avg rating — 25,214 ratings
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Beyond the Pasta; Recipes, Language and Life with an Italian Family
Beyond the Pasta; Recipes, Language and Life with an Italian Family 4.05 avg rating — 153 ratings
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Why Italians Love to Talk About Food
Why Italians Love to Talk About Food 4.08 avg rating — 249 ratings
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Pasta, Pane, Vino: Deep Travels Through Italy's Food Culture
Pasta, Pane, Vino: Deep Travels Through Italy's Food Culture 4.15 avg rating — 604 ratings
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Italian Food
Italian Food 4.29 avg rating — 648 ratings
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The Tuscan Year: Life and Food in an Italian Valley
The Tuscan Year: Life and Food in an Italian Valley 3.75 avg rating — 138 ratings
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Only in Naples: Lessons in Food and Famiglia from My Italian Mother-in-Law
Only in Naples: Lessons in Food and Famiglia from My Italian Mother-in-Law 3.74 avg rating — 2,127 ratings
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Italian Food Rules
Italian Food Rules 3.80 avg rating — 40 ratings
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Eating Up Italy: Voyages on a Vespa
Eating Up Italy: Voyages on a Vespa 3.58 avg rating — 194 ratings
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A Portrait of Emily Price
A Portrait of Emily Price 3.79 avg rating — 3,355 ratings
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Authentic Italian: The Real Story of Italy's Food and Its People
Authentic Italian: The Real Story of Italy's Food and Its People 4.50 avg rating — 12 ratings
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The Basic Art of Pizza
The Basic Art of Pizza 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings
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Dinner in Rome: A History of the World in One Meal
Dinner in Rome: A History of the World in One Meal 3.98 avg rating — 691 ratings
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Not in a Tuscan Villa: During a Year in Italy, a New Jersey Couple Discovers the True Dolce Vita When They Trade Rose-colored Glasses for 3Ds
Not in a Tuscan Villa: During a Year in Italy, a New Jersey Couple Discovers the True Dolce Vita When They Trade Rose-colored Glasses for 3Ds 3.91 avg rating — 721 ratings
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Mincemeat: The Education of an Italian Chef
Mincemeat: The Education of an Italian Chef 3.10 avg rating — 145 ratings
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The Basic Art of Italian Cooking:DaVinci Style
The Basic Art of Italian Cooking:DaVinci Style 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings
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Al Dente: A History of Food in Italy
Al Dente: A History of Food in Italy 4.17 avg rating — 18 ratings
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La Bella Figura: A Field Guide to the Italian Mind
La Bella Figura: A Field Guide to the Italian Mind 3.26 avg rating — 2,032 ratings
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Northern Italy-Recipes & History (The Basic Art of Italian Cooking Book 2)
Northern Italy-Recipes & History (The Basic Art of Italian Cooking Book 2) 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings
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Italian Identity in the Kitchen, or Food and the Nation
Italian Identity in the Kitchen, or Food and the Nation 3.64 avg rating — 77 ratings
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Living in a Foreign Language: A Memoir of Food, Wine, and Love in Italy
Living in a Foreign Language: A Memoir of Food, Wine, and Love in Italy 3.77 avg rating — 2,114 ratings
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Tasting Italy: A Culinary Journey
Tasting Italy: A Culinary Journey 4.24 avg rating — 140 ratings
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The Basic Art of Italian Cooking
The Basic Art of Italian Cooking really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings
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The Food Traveler's Guide to Emilia Romagna: How to taste the history and tradition of Italy
The Food Traveler's Guide to Emilia Romagna: How to taste the history and tradition of Italy 3.85 avg rating — 20 ratings
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Under the Tuscan Sun: At Home in Italy
Under the Tuscan Sun: At Home in Italy 3.77 avg rating — 329,146 ratings
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The Roads to Rome
The Roads to Rome 4.27 avg rating — 30 ratings
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Adventures of an Italian Food Lover: With Recipes from 254 of My Very Best Friends
Adventures of an Italian Food Lover: With Recipes from 254 of My Very Best Friends 3.79 avg rating — 14 ratings
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Let's Eat Italy!: Everything You Want to Know About Your Favorite Cuisine (Let's Eat Series, 2)
Let's Eat Italy!: Everything You Want to Know About Your Favorite Cuisine (Let's Eat Series, 2) 4.76 avg rating — 216 ratings
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The Silver Spoon for Children: Favorite Italian Recipes
The Silver Spoon for Children: Favorite Italian Recipes 4.28 avg rating — 99 ratings
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Science in the Kitchen and the Art of Eating Well
Science in the Kitchen and the Art of Eating Well 4.33 avg rating — 296 ratings
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Everybody Loves Pizza: The Deep Dish on America's Favorite Food
Everybody Loves Pizza: The Deep Dish on America's Favorite Food 4.12 avg rating — 16 ratings
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How to Be Italian: Eat, Drink, Dress, Travel and Love La Dolce Vita
How to Be Italian: Eat, Drink, Dress, Travel and Love La Dolce Vita 4.14 avg rating — 221 ratings
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How to Do It: Guides to Good Living for Renaissance Italians
How to Do It: Guides to Good Living for Renaissance Italians 3.17 avg rating — 29 ratings
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A Short History of Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce
A Short History of Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce 3.76 avg rating — 439 ratings
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Becoming Italian: through Family, Food, and Life in the South
Becoming Italian: through Family, Food, and Life in the South 4.69 avg rating — 29 ratings
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Marcella Cucina
Marcella Cucina 4.32 avg rating — 256 ratings
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Made in Italy: Food and Stories
Made in Italy: Food and Stories 4.36 avg rating — 366 ratings
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Aperitivo: The Cocktail Culture of Italy
Aperitivo: The Cocktail Culture of Italy 4.27 avg rating — 44 ratings
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Lidia's Family Table
Lidia's Family Table 4.25 avg rating — 568 ratings
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Italian Cuisine: A Cultural History
Italian Cuisine: A Cultural History 3.72 avg rating — 102 ratings
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Italy in Small Bites
Italy in Small Bites 3.77 avg rating — 30 ratings
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Cinnamon and Salt: Ciccheti in Venice: Small Bites From The Lagoon City
Cinnamon and Salt: Ciccheti in Venice: Small Bites From The Lagoon City 4.07 avg rating — 42 ratings
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Acquacotta: Recipes and Stories from Tuscany's Secret Silver Coast
Acquacotta: Recipes and Stories from Tuscany's Secret Silver Coast 4.29 avg rating — 34 ratings
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Real Pizza: Secrets of the Neapolitan Tradition
Real Pizza: Secrets of the Neapolitan Tradition 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings
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An A-Z of Pasta: Stories, Shapes, Sauces, Recipes
An A-Z of Pasta: Stories, Shapes, Sauces, Recipes 4.40 avg rating — 167 ratings
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Red Sauce: How Italian Food Became American
Red Sauce: How Italian Food Became American 3.66 avg rating — 151 ratings
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La Bella Cucina: How to Cook, Eat, and Live Like an Italian
La Bella Cucina: How to Cook, Eat, and Live Like an Italian 4.16 avg rating — 31 ratings
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How Italian Food Conquered the World
How Italian Food Conquered the World 3.29 avg rating — 216 ratings
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La Cucina Italiana: The Encyclopedia of Italian Cooking
La Cucina Italiana: The Encyclopedia of Italian Cooking 4.08 avg rating — 24 ratings
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Italy's Great Chefs and Their Secrets
Italy's Great Chefs and Their Secrets 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings
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I Love Pasta: An Italian Love Story in 100 Recipes
I Love Pasta: An Italian Love Story in 100 Recipes 4.18 avg rating — 11 ratings
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The Vatican Cookbook: Presented by the Pontifical Swiss Guard
The Vatican Cookbook: Presented by the Pontifical Swiss Guard 4.13 avg rating — 108 ratings
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Spring In Sicily: Food From An Ancient Island
Spring In Sicily: Food From An Ancient Island 4.25 avg rating — 16 ratings
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Sweet Honey, Bitter Lemons: Travels in Sicily on a Vespa
Sweet Honey, Bitter Lemons: Travels in Sicily on a Vespa 3.42 avg rating — 306 ratings
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Virgin Territory: Exploring the World of Olive Oil
Virgin Territory: Exploring the World of Olive Oil 3.66 avg rating — 38 ratings
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Cucina del Sole: A Celebration of Southern Italian Cooking
Cucina del Sole: A Celebration of Southern Italian Cooking 3.95 avg rating — 19 ratings
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A Blissful Feast: Culinary Adventures in Italy's Piedmont, Maremma, and Le Marche
A Blissful Feast: Culinary Adventures in Italy's Piedmont, Maremma, and Le Marche 3.97 avg rating — 39 ratings
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Pass the Polenta: And Other Writings from the Kitchen
Pass the Polenta: And Other Writings from the Kitchen 4.05 avg rating — 87 ratings
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Dolci: Italy's Sweets
Dolci: Italy's Sweets 4.09 avg rating — 86 ratings
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Sicilian Summer: An Adventure in Cooking with My Grandsons
Sicilian Summer: An Adventure in Cooking with My Grandsons 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings
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Italian Street Food: Recipes from Italy's Bars and Hidden Laneways
Italian Street Food: Recipes from Italy's Bars and Hidden Laneways 4.02 avg rating — 48 ratings
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Nonna's House: Cooking and Reminiscing with the Italian Grandmothers of Enoteca Maria
Nonna's House: Cooking and Reminiscing with the Italian Grandmothers of Enoteca Maria 4.19 avg rating — 81 ratings
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Beppina & The Kitchens of Arezzo: Life & Culinary History in an Ancient Tuscan City
Beppina & The Kitchens of Arezzo: Life & Culinary History in an Ancient Tuscan City 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
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Eating My Way Through Italy: Heading Off the Main Roads to Discover the Hidden Treasures of the Italian Table
Eating My Way Through Italy: Heading Off the Main Roads to Discover the Hidden Treasures of the Italian Table 4.11 avg rating — 228 ratings
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Eating Rome: Living the Good Life in the Eternal City
Eating Rome: Living the Good Life in the Eternal City 4.11 avg rating — 304 ratings
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The Dog Who Ate the Truffle: A Memoir of Stories and Recipes from Umbria
The Dog Who Ate the Truffle: A Memoir of Stories and Recipes from Umbria 3.25 avg rating — 65 ratings
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The Italian Way: Food and Social Life
The Italian Way: Food and Social Life 4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings
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Dictionary of Italian Food and Drink
Dictionary of Italian Food and Drink 4.30 avg rating — 10 ratings
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Old World Italian: Recipes and Secrets from Our Travels in Italy
Old World Italian: Recipes and Secrets from Our Travels in Italy 4.35 avg rating — 333 ratings
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The Lost Art of Feeding Kids: What Italy Taught Me about Why Children Need Real Food
The Lost Art of Feeding Kids: What Italy Taught Me about Why Children Need Real Food 3.61 avg rating — 126 ratings
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SPEAK LIKE YOU EAT!: a fun journey to Italy in 108 surprising food idioms, their meaning and origin
SPEAK LIKE YOU EAT!: a fun journey to Italy in 108 surprising food idioms, their meaning and origin 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
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The Eternal Table: A Cultural History of Food in Rome
The Eternal Table: A Cultural History of Food in Rome 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings
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Chewing the Fat: An Oral History of Italian Foodways from Fascism to Dolce Vita
Chewing the Fat: An Oral History of Italian Foodways from Fascism to Dolce Vita 4.37 avg rating — 51 ratings
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Il Viaggio Di Vetri: A Culinary Journey [A Cookbook]
Il Viaggio Di Vetri: A Culinary Journey [A Cookbook] 4.24 avg rating — 34 ratings
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Puglia in Cucina: The Flavours of Apulia
Puglia in Cucina: The Flavours of Apulia 4.78 avg rating — 9 ratings
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Adriatico: Stories and recipes from Italy's Adriatic coast
Adriatico: Stories and recipes from Italy's Adriatic coast 4.38 avg rating — 13 ratings
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Wogfood: An Oral History with Recipes
Wogfood: An Oral History with Recipes 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
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Italian Moms - Spreading their Art to every Table: Classic Homestyle Italian Recipes from Abruzzo with some modern creations
Italian Moms - Spreading their Art to every Table: Classic Homestyle Italian Recipes from Abruzzo with some modern creations 4.22 avg rating — 72 ratings
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Tasting Rome: Fresh Flavors and Forgotten Recipes from an Ancient City: A Cookbook
Tasting Rome: Fresh Flavors and Forgotten Recipes from an Ancient City: A Cookbook 3.90 avg rating — 251 ratings
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Celebrating Italy: Tastes & Traditions of Italy as Revealed Through Its Feasts, Festivals & Sumptuous Foods, The
Celebrating Italy: Tastes & Traditions of Italy as Revealed Through Its Feasts, Festivals & Sumptuous Foods, The 4.25 avg rating — 24 ratings
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Cooking alla Giudia: A Celebration of the Jewish Food of Italy
Cooking alla Giudia: A Celebration of the Jewish Food of Italy 4.25 avg rating — 40 ratings
83.
Taste: My Life Through Food
Taste: My Life Through Food 4.20 avg rating — 90,806 ratings
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Enoteca: Simple, Delicious Recipes in the Italian Wine Bar Tradition
Enoteca: Simple, Delicious Recipes in the Italian Wine Bar Tradition 4.19 avg rating — 16 ratings
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My Italian Guestbook: Delicious Stories of Love, Laughs, Lies, and Limoncello in the Tuscan Countryside
My Italian Guestbook: Delicious Stories of Love, Laughs, Lies, and Limoncello in the Tuscan Countryside 3.96 avg rating — 27 ratings
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Osteria: 1,000 Generous and Simple Recipes from Italy's Best Local Restaurants
Osteria: 1,000 Generous and Simple Recipes from Italy's Best Local Restaurants 4.43 avg rating — 14 ratings
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Passion on the Vine: A Memoir of Food, Wine, and Family in the Heart of Italy
Passion on the Vine: A Memoir of Food, Wine, and Family in the Heart of Italy 3.70 avg rating — 338 ratings
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Italian Festival Food: Recipes and Traditions from Italy's Regional Country Food Fairs
Italian Festival Food: Recipes and Traditions from Italy's Regional Country Food Fairs 3.89 avg rating — 9 ratings
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From the Tables of Tuscan Women
From the Tables of Tuscan Women really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
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Carmela's Cucina Povera: A journey of self-discovery and healing through Sicilian cooking
Carmela's Cucina Povera: A journey of self-discovery and healing through Sicilian cooking 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
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The Land Where Lemons Grow: The Story of Italy and its Citrus Fruit
The Land Where Lemons Grow: The Story of Italy and its Citrus Fruit 3.97 avg rating — 2,118 ratings
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Sweet Sicily: The Story of an Island and Her Pastries
Sweet Sicily: The Story of an Island and Her Pastries 3.97 avg rating — 29 ratings
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The Heart of Sicily: Recipes and Reminiscences of Regaleali, A Country Estate
The Heart of Sicily: Recipes and Reminiscences of Regaleali, A Country Estate really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 18 ratings
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Joy: Life Lessons from a Tuscan Villa
Joy: Life Lessons from a Tuscan Villa 4.06 avg rating — 130 ratings
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Vino: The Essential Guide to Real Italian Wine
Vino: The Essential Guide to Real Italian Wine 4.38 avg rating — 71 ratings
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Risotto With Nettles: A Memoir With Food
Risotto With Nettles: A Memoir With Food 3.65 avg rating — 212 ratings
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The Painter, the Cook and the Art of Cucina
The Painter, the Cook and the Art of Cucina 4.33 avg rating — 12 ratings
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Truffle Hound: On the Trail of the World’s Most Seductive Scent, with Dreamers, Schemers, and Some Extraordinary Dogs
Truffle Hound: On the Trail of the World’s Most Seductive Scent, with Dreamers, Schemers, and Some Extraordinary Dogs 4.26 avg rating — 572 ratings
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Parma: Ham, Cheese, and the Taste of Time
Parma: Ham, Cheese, and the Taste of Time 3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings
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Bella Figura: How to Live, Love, and Eat the Italian Way
Bella Figura: How to Live, Love, and Eat the Italian Way 3.83 avg rating — 3,342 ratings
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