Cucina Romana

by Sara Manuelli

Book Overview

"I grew up in Via dei Cappellari, a dingy, narrow street of Camp di Fiori in Rome. Every morning, I woke up to the sound of the market carts rattling on the cobblestones, as they made their way to the market, laden with tightly packed vegetable and fruit wooden boxes. And regardless of how many times I've done it, I still gasp at the view as I approach from Via dei Cappellari the photogenic Campo de Fiori market square--both a tourist destination...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1566566010
• ISBN13: 9781566566018
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Interlink Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.9" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Famous and hidden restaurants and food shops in all parts of Rome

Part cookbook, part travel guide, and part armchair tour, Cucina Romana reveals the gastronomic secrets of Rome, as recorded by Rome native, travel writer, and gastronomic connoisseur Sara Manuelli. Chapters reveal both famous and hidden restaurants and food shops in all parts of Rome, complete with an address book for food lovers on vacation, sample recipes, and dazzling full-color photographs of such treats as '"torta ai frutti di bosco", a succulent dessert pastry that has to be seen (if not tasted) to be truly appreciated. A pleasure to browse through; though the sumptuous illustrations, descriptions, and recipes of succulent Rome cuisine are sure to make the reader hungry!