Publisher's Synopsis
Following the acclaimed Rice, Noodle, Fish and Grape, Olive, Pig, comes Pasta, Pane, Vino: a beautifully photographed food-lover's travelogue through Italy, from the James Beard Award-winning author Matt Goulding and his popular website Roads & Kingdoms.
The book celebrates the breadth and beauty of Italian food, culture, and history - part detailed user's guide, part moving love letter to a country where eating is an art. A blend of intimate narrative and insider knowledge, Pasta, Pane, Vino is a unique culinary journey through Italy's key regions.
It introduces the chefs, shepherds, fisherman, farmers, grandmas and others who power Italy's revered culinary traditions. From the pasta temples of Rome to the pizza palaces of Naples to the truffle-strewn forests of the Piedmont, Pasta, Pane, Vino captures the breathtaking diversity of Italian regional food culture.
Illustrated with nearly 200 lush colour photographs, this food-obsessed guide reveals Italy as never before-an odyssey that will rouse your appetite and imagination in equal measure.