Silver Spoon

Product Description

The Silver Spoon the most influential & successful Italian cookbook of the last 50 years is now available in a brand new revised edition. Originally published in 1950 it became an instant classic selling over one million copies in eight editions. Considered essential in every household it continues to be one Italy's the most popular wedding presents. The Silver Spoon was first conceived & published by Domus Italy's famed design & architectural magazine. A select group of cooking experts were commissioned to collect hundreds of traditional Italian recipes & make them available for the first time to a wider modern audience. In the process they updated ingredients quantities & methods to suit contemporary tastes & customs at the same time preserving the memory of ancient recipes for future generations. They furthermore included modern recipes from some of the most famous Italian chefs resulting in a style of cooking that appeals to the gourmet chef & the amateur enthusiast alike. A comprehensive & lively book its uniquely stylish & user-friendly format makes it accessible & a pleasure to read. The new edition features new introductory material covering such topics as how to compose a traditional Italian meal typical food traditions of the different regions & how to set an Italian table. Its over 2000 recipes are illustrated with newly commissioned photographs & contains a new section of menus by celebrated chefs cooking traditional Italian food.