By Salma Abdelnour
Oprah.com |
From the November 2008 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine
Autumn weather seems to call for Italian food (well, so does every season). This year brings a slew of cookbooks and memoirs from top Italian-cuisine chefs.
Il Viaggio di Vetri (Ten Speed): From Marc Vetri's eponymous Philadelphia restaurant comes this compilation of his distinctive dishes, like pistachio fettuccine with artichokes.
Amarcord (Gotham): Every home needs at least one Marcella Hazan Italian cookbook. Her new memoir deserves to become as classic as her recipes.
Urban Italian (Bloomsbury): Ingenious chef Andrew Carmellini introduces each recipe in this cookbook with musings on the dish and tells how to make arguably the best tomato sauce ever.
Simple Italian Snacks (William Morrow): A primer for making the panini and bruschetta served at New York City's popular 'Ino.
