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How Italian Food Conquered The World (2011)

by John F. Mariani(Favorite Author)

3.03 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0230104398 (ISBN13: 9780230104396)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Palgrave Macmillan Trade

review 1: I found this book fascinating. Maybe it is because I have a deep love of Italian food and over the past few years have read extensively on the Italian cuisine, the Italian-American cuisine and the various cuisines of the Mediterranean but I was amazed at the depth of information contained in this book. While at times I found myself scanning the pages because of the level of detail, I still continued on with it because of the numerous anecdotal and historical information about various dishes and how the food items worked its way into the global food scene. One chapter is devoted to the history of wine-making and how the Italian wine industry developed and the persons who made it happen. This book will be enjoyed by anyone who has an interest in Food History and Italian ... morefood in particular.
review 2: Thus far I'm not terribly impressed. If he is a well known food critic, personally I've never heard of him, I would expect him to be able to write better than he does. Frankly I've found the book to be pretentious and annoying so far. I'm really glad I got this book for free, I wouldn't pay a dollar for it. The book doesn't get better, the author's pretensions shine through from page to page and make it a tough read. The only good thing about the book is the recipes he includes. less

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