Inspired by the Italian style of living and eating, but reinvented for contemporary urban tastes and needs, the recipes in this book are perfectly matched to current trends in eating and drinking.
In addition to providing over 100 recipes, the book also serves as a reference guide to choosing and using ingredients; from basics like olive oil and tomatoes to luxurious staples such as truffles and buffalo mozzarella that can transform the simplest of meals into something special.
The book is divided into seven chapters: basics, vegetables and salads, pasta, pulses and grains, fish and seafood, meat, poultry and game, desserts. Each chapter includes an introduction to key types of produce, how to chose them, and how to prepare and adapt them for use in various dishes.
Visually underscoring the freshness of the ingredients and dishes, the book is superbly illustrated with atmospheric colour photographs of raw ingredients and finished recipes.
