The Food Of Italy - Tapa blanda

"Timeless... Completely approachable for home cooks" (Daily Telegraph)

"So much more than a catch-all Italian cookbook. Claudia's writing puts the romance back into ubiquitous dishes such as panzanella and bolognese, and gives context to classic flavour combinations and techniques we take for granted... It's time to fall back in love with Italian mama food, guided by the mama of cookery writing and food anthropology" (Eve O'Sullivan Guardian)

"Claudia’s erudite style remains as compelling as ever" (Waitrose Kitchen)

"The writing is peerless, the recipes as meticulous as you would expect from perhaps the planet’s finest food writer" (Observer)

Claudia Roden researched The Food of Italy travelling throughout the country for over a year taking in both city and countryside. From simple and rustic to grand bravura, these recipes represent traditional regional dishes as they are cooked today in Italy. Claudia Roden presents them against a backdrop of the story of their regions and their people.