Product Description
Lynne Rossetto Kasper, author of The Splendid Table and host of PRI’s award winning radio program of the same name, is a master at transporting her readers and listeners into the fascinating world of the Italian countryside. In Stories from The Italian Country Table, Lynne brings to life her adventures in rural Italy. Stories from The Italian Country Table illustrates how, in Italy, eating well and coming together around the table are inseparable from the folklore… More >>
Stories from The Italian Country Table: Exploring the Culture of Italian Farmhouse Cooking
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#1 by peejay on April 5, 2010 - 3:34 am
This book is as dull and annoying and pretentious as Lynn Rosetta Kasper’s voice on the Splendid Table on NPR. Everytime I hear her I want to commit suicide. The recipes are full of things you can’t really get, they’re kind of dull, and basically nothing to write home about. Did I mention how dull and pretentious her stupid radio program on NPR is? This is NPR to the nth degree. Dull, dull, dull.
Rating: 1 / 5
#2 by James Beard Award-winning authors Andrew Dornenburg & Karen Page (dornenburg@aol.com) on April 5, 2010 - 6:09 am
Yet another *splendid* cookbook from Lynne Rossetto Kasper! Bravo, Lynne
Rating: 5 / 5
#3 by K. M Merrill on April 5, 2010 - 8:59 am
I added a star after I found myself using the book again for ideas on what to do with my box of veggies from the farm.I rarely measure, and like farm house books.
Like the chapter explanations and I may try making pasta again!
Came back from Italy last week, and realize how much cooking has drifted, sometimes for the better inthe NW.
If you want a cookbook that shows how to make more of the common things you see in the resturants in central Italy, buy a copy of Great Italian Food (Maxi Series) (Paperback)
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. The dessert section alone is worth the price of the book.
You will happy if you have your own parsley, sage, rosemary and bucket of fresh basil, hard to make this with out that.
Rating: 3 / 5
#4 by Anonymous on April 5, 2010 - 11:37 am
I bought this title after looking and looking at many reviews for Italian cookbooks. I have made 5-6 recipes and cannot rave about even one.
Rating: 2 / 5
#5 by Joy on April 5, 2010 - 2:07 pm
This book was recommended to me by an Italian friend when I asked for a cookbook recommendation that could serve as sort of an Italian cuisine bible. Over the last 4 years, every recipe I’ve tried as seemed to be time consuming to make and slightly disappointing to eat.
I’m planning to buy 1 or 2 Biba books to replace this one.
Rating: 2 / 5