false 2712373 1 Perhaps more than any other person, Marcella Hazan is responsible for bringing Italian cuisine into the homes of American cooks. We're not talking spaghetti and meatballs here--Hazan's cuisine consists of polenta, risotto, squid braised with tomatoes and white wine, saut&eacuteed Swiss chard with olive oil and garlic.... Twenty years ago, when Hazan first exploded into the American consciousness with <I>The Classic Italian Cook Book</I> and <I>More Classic Italian Cooking</I>, such recipes were revolutionary. With time, however, these classic dishes have become much-loved family favorites. <p> Now a new generation is ready to be introduced to Marcella Hazan's way with food, and in <I>Essentials of Italian Cooking</I>, Hazan combines her two earlier works into one updated and expanded volume. In addition to the delicious collection of recipes, this book serves as a basic manual for cooks of every skill level. Recipes have been revised to reduce fat content, and a whole new chapter full of fundamental information about herbs, spices, and cheeses used in Italian kitchens--as well as details on how to select specific ingredients--has been added. New chapters, new recipes--it's hard to ask for more than <I>Essentials of Italian Cooking</I>. But that didn't stop us. We're adding two Italian American New York favorites--<I>Mario Batali's Simple Italian</I> from TVFN's <I>Molto Mario</I> and <I>Rao's Kitchen</I>, a celebration of that unique Southern Italian American, red-sauce cooking that first made Italian cuisine accessible to so much of America. A gift of these three titles together will make any home cook sing an aria. 2737917 The Random House Italian Kitchen 0 0 0 0 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2712373