{"product_id":"the-oxford-companion-to-italian-food-paperback","title":"The Oxford Companion to Italian Food - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGillian Riley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUniversally acclaimed by the critics, and now available for the first time in paperback, here is an inspiring, wide-ranging, AZ guide to one of the world's best-loved cuisines. Designed for cooks and consumers alike, \u003cem\u003eThe Oxford Companion to Italian Food\u003c\/em\u003e covers all aspects of the history and culture of Italian gastronomy, from dishes, ingredients, and delicacies to cooking methods and implements, regional specialties, the universal appeal of Italian cuisine, influences from outside Italy, and much more. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGillian Riley here celebrates a heritage of amazing richness and delight. She brings equal measures of enthusiasm and expertise to her writing, and her entries read like mini-essays, laced with wit and gastronomical erudition, marked throughout by descriptive brilliance, and entirely free of the pompous tone that afflicts so much writing about food. The \u003cem\u003eCompanion\u003c\/em\u003e is attentive to both tradition and innovation in Italian cooking, and covers an extraordinary range of information. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor anyone with a hunger to learn more about the history, culture and variety of Italian cuisine, The \u003cem\u003eOxford Companion to Italian Food\u003c\/em\u003e offers endless satisfactions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGillian Riley\u003c\/strong\u003e is a food historian. She has written many books on food in art such as \u003cem\u003eRenaissance Recipes\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eImpressionistic Picnics\u003c\/em\u003e and is the author of \u003cem\u003eA Feast for the Eyes, the National Gallery Cookbook\u003c\/em\u003e. She lives in London. She is the winner of the 2009 Scritture d'Acqua award.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 672\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.58 x 9.24 x 6.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762724634912,"sku":"9780195387100","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/fa1bfc6d790b99c993c60510ce7b91b6.webp?v=1780224417","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-oxford-companion-to-italian-food-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}