The Basic Art of Italian Cooking

In Stores Spring 2006

A passionate and heartwarming look at the recipes that connect Maria from her past to her present.

Join Maria on a tour of Italy through her refreshingly straightforward recipes. Experience every fresh fruit macedonia from her family's vineyard. Taste the minted pears and parmigiano antipasto. Enjoy the portrait painted of Maria at the famed Italian artist Nerone's studio in the Parma region.

Italian cooking is never just a recipe, it is the basic art of creating something special from something simple and fresh.