The Heritage of Italian Cooking

by Lorenza de'Medici

The author has compiled recipes from historic menus, ancient diaries, and early classic cookbooks. This old-world cookery, gathered from every region of Italy, is complemented by over 260 color photos and 150 art reproductions. An incredible book!

Genres: Cookbooks, Food

256 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1990

About the author

Lorenza de Medici has published more than 30 cookbooks. She has appeared in a 13-part series on Italian cooking for public television and conducts a cooking school at Badia a Coltibuono, an 11th-century estate and winery near the Chianti region of Tuscany. She divides her time between Milan and Badia a Coltibuono.