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.The River Cafe Cook Book
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by: Rose Gray, Ruth Rogers

October 03, 1996
My first impression, having bought this book, was enthusiasm. All these great recipes, great ideas. But as I read through the recipes I found the lack of advice and explanation disapointing. I re-read the instructions for jointing a chicken about four times, and I still don't understand them. Why not illustrate the steps for something like this?

Anyway, I came away wondering if I should have got Jamie Oliver instead.
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.Greek Cookery: 300 Traditional Recipes
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by: Aspasia Angelikopoulu

December 01, 1997
All style and no substance. The recipes are very brief and leave you guessing. Covers all the favourites, but not in any detail. Sorry I wasted the money and I found it a copy of the popular blue covered tourist cookbook available in every language in the souvenier shops, so don't buy it if you already have that one!
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.Quick and Easy Tapas: 70 Delicious Finger Foods from the Bars and Restaurants of Spain, Shown Step-by-step in 300 Colour Photographs
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by: Silvana Franc

January 15, 2007
this is an okay book but there is very little that makes you go 'mmmm yeah ill have to make that' i think i ll keep looking for that perfect tapas book
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."The Sopranos" Family Cookbook
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by: Allen Rucker

October 03, 2002
Someone bought me this as a present, as I am very fond of 'The Sopranos'. The formula is to present a series of recipes allegedly edited by Artie Bucco with interjections from various Sopranos regulars (Janice remembering mealtimes at home as a child, Carmela on entertaining for a large number of guests, Tony giving his views on the conduct of a sucessful barbecue, Bobby defending food for the big guy, and so on). Compared to the series it's unsubtle, but fun too, and well illustrated with pictures of the cast and some of the dishes. Certainly one to recommend to afficianados. Oh, and the recipes do work ; I've tried some of them.
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.Simple Italian Cookery
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by: Aldo Zilli

July 14, 2005
a range of recipes some of which you will have seen before. I think the strength of this book is that it is so small (i.e. there's not hundreds of recipes) and so all it contains are dishes you'd actually want to cook and, possibly more importantly, those you can cook.

Unlike other cook books, Aldo doesnt just show you the finished product and give you instructions on how to get there, he also gives you photographs of what the dish should look like at various stages so this gives you some condfidcence that what you are doing is right.

If you've never cooked Italian before (and I have) then this is a good book to get you started - a book full of simple cooking, simply put !
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.Italian Food
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by: Elizabeth David

June 25, 1998
What I found most interesting about this book was not so much the recipes, but more what it revealed about the conditions and attitudes to food of the post-war years, when this was first published. So much has changed, partly thanks to Elizabeth David herself - thank God we no longer have to use Primula as a substitute for mascarpone, as she grudgingly suggests! And I cannot imagine a time when pasta was a speciality to be tracked down in a couple of London shops.

If you're used to the more verbose, food-porn style of Nigella and Jamie Oliver, the recipes here may seem a bit spare - an ounce of this, two ounces of that, and fry. However, this format means that she can pack a lot into this little book. I don't think I've ever ... Read More:
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.The Delia Collection, Italian (Delia Collection)
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by: Delia Smith

March 18, 2004
Having bought the first four books in The Delia Collection last year, I was delighted to see the latest edition to this series was 'Italian' (being a total Italian food addict!). Yes I have got some of the recipes in other Delia cookbooks, but it's an absolute luxury to have a really good selection of Italian recipes all in one place - thank you Delia! - this makes life a whole lot easier when you need a recipe pronto!
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.The Classic 1000 Italian Recipes
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by: Christina Gabrielli

March 30, 2002
This recipe book is a superb addition to anyone's culinary library - clearly not every recipe will suit every person but it is inconceivable that you would not find a significant number of useful recipes in here and even if you found just one nugget, then considering the price, it would be well worth it.

The variety of recipes in any of the 1000 series is simply staggering - to say you are stuck for choice is an understatement - but this particular one includes a great many vegetarian dishes too.

Ok, so there are no photographs but against that, the books don't cost a fortune either and they are compact.

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.Crazy Water, Pickled Lemons: Enchanting Dishes from the Middle East, Mediterranean and North Africa
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by: Diana Henry

April 13, 2006
'a glorious and magical feast for the senses' (as Claudia Roden says about this book..) & I really can't say more ~ This is a wonderful book full of inspiration, a myriad feast for the senses, drawing from the rich cultures & flavours of the Mediteranian & Middle East. Just reading through & looking at this book is an evocative experience, which has a much to do with place & culture/experience as it does with flavour & tastes.

A very personal book ~ far more than just a collection of recipes, which conjures up the whole experience of places, tastes, sounds, sights, textures & smells. And reproducing the tastes contained within it's recipes transports you to these places.

A real treasure!
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.Eating Up Italy: Voyages on a Vespa
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by: Matthew Fort

June 20, 2005
Matthew Fort's epic scooter ride up the thigh-boot of Italy is a truly delicious read. Every aspect of the fascinating and varied Italian life he encountered is amusingly reflected upon in his lightly erudite prose. I thought his acknowledgement of feeling homesick (unlike Thesiger et al) was particularly endearing and the description of his amateurish Vespa riding in Naples most entertaining.Mr Fort was the restaurant critic for The Guardian, a foodie professional, but the gusto with which he describes the various meals he was presented with en route shows a boyish enthusiast peeping through the culinary afficionado. The recipes, which are added to each chapter-ending, are splendidly simple but totally mouthwatering.What Mr Fort has managed to do is deftly mix an ... Read More:
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