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The best books on Italian Food, recommended by Ruth Roger 1. Cooking the Roman Way by David Downie https://amzn.to/2QYp9tM 2. Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking https://amzn.to/2CXyPlB 3. The Splendid Table by Lynne Rossetto Kasper https://amzn.to/2CWlcTC 4. The Talisman Italian Cookbook by Ada Boni https://amzn.to/2S4m2C8 5. Italian Food by Elizabeth David https://amzn.to/2R4441b About the book 1. The book is delightful, with outstanding recipes; meaningful organization; enjoyable and entertaining vignettes, personal family history, ancient Roman food history, and tie-in of Roman culture; excellent description of ingredients, including how to choose ingredients and appropriate substitutes, excellent description of unique food preparation techniques; and easy to follow recipes. 2. Essentials of Italian Cooking is a culinary bible for anyone looking to master the art of Italian cooking. 3. The Splendid Table is an Italian cookbook for the nineties. It will take you from Parma, Bologna, Modena, Ravenna, and Ferrara to tiny villages in the foothills of the Apennines, from Renaissance banquet halls to the simplest of farmhouses, offering history, folklore, and substantive cooking tips along the way. 4. Talismano is and has been for over 50 years the one great standard Italian cookbook. It is to Italians what Joy of Cooking is to Americans. Containing in simple and clear form the best recipes for all the foods that we associate with Italian cuisine, it covers all the regional variations of Italian cooking: Milanese, Bolognese, Venetian, Neapolitan, Sicilian, Veronese, and Florentine.