Angela Hartnett's Cucina

With stunning food photography, a foreword from Gordon Ramsay, and 140 evocative and accessible recipes, Cucina by Michelin-starred chef Angela Hartnett brings the warmth of the Italian family kitchen to your home. ''Angela is a natural cook ... Her personality shines through in these recipes, making this book as warm and engaging as Angela herself. This is a book for everybody who shares Angela''s joy for food.'' -- Gordon Ramsay ''Anyone who wants to cook good Italian food should buy this book'' -- Reader review ''A delight'' -- Reader review ''A great book, written with passion'' -- Reader review ''I cook again and again from this book'' -- Reader review ''Enthralling'' -- Reader review Michelin-starred chef Angela Hartnett''s innovative cooking has been commended by reviewers and fellow chefs alike. But her real inspiration comes from the food she grew up with - the classic dishes that she learned at her Italian grandmother''s side . This is a unique collection of the family recipes that Angela has nurtured and developed over the years, and a celebration of the fantastic tastes, aromas and textures of Italian cooking that she loved from childhood . The freshness and richness of Italy''s food shine through in Angela''s recipes - in traditional rustic dishes like rabbit pappardelle , aubergine parmigiana and wild mushroom risotto . Alongside such classic Italian peasant fayre are refined dishes including spaghetti with lobster , Mackerel tart with olive tapenade and pigeon stuffed with pancetta and dates , and delectable desserts such as Figs in red wine . But, as always for Angela, home is where the heart is, evidenced in the likes of Auntie Rosina''s walnut cake and her mother''s lemon meringue tart . This heartfelt and touching cookbook, interwoven with stories from Angela''s unbringing, is a wonderful way to bring a slice of authentic Italy into your home.