Eating Italy: A Chef's Culinary Adventure

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Paladina: a butcher's apprentice -- Alme: a maestro in the kitchen, amore in the dining room -- Cene and Fiobbio: farm to table ... fifty feet -- Cinque terre: sex on the Italian Riviera -- Barolo and Barbaresco: I can't see through this fog -- Villa d'Almè: simple Italian cooking at its best -- Alba: if you can't smell the truffles, you must be dead -- Venice: losing myself in the city -- Leffe: becoming a chef -- Florence: the romance continues -- Trescore Balneario: Our big Italian wedding -- Desenzano del Garda: the culinary journey of a lifetime -- Basic and essential recipes -- Sources for the cook and traveler.;The author travels through twelve northern Italian towns while learning the culinary culture and cooking techniques of each. Paladina: a butcher's apprentice -- Alme: a maestro in the kitchen, amore in the dining room -- Cene and Fiobbio: farm to table ... fifty feet -- Cinque terre: sex on the Italian Riviera -- Barolo and Barbaresco: I can't see through this fog -- Villa d'Almè: simple Italian cooking at its best -- Alba: if you can't smell the truffles, you must be dead -- Venice: losing myself in the city -- Leffe: becoming a chef -- Florence: the romance continues -- Trescore Balneario: Our big Italian wedding -- Desenzano del Garda: the culinary journey of a lifetime -- Basic and essential recipes -- Sources for the cook and traveler.