- Paperback: 304 pages
- Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications; illustrated edition edition (1 Mar 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1864500220
- ISBN-13: 978-1864500226
- Product Dimensions: 16.3 x 11.4 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 729,499 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Most travellers spend less time inside monuments than in restaurants--yet a food itinerary is the last thing they think about before setting out on holiday. Lonely Planet's World Food: Italy, part of a new series from the benchmark travel publisher, makes it clear that eating well is essential to enjoying a culture.
Italian food is so familiar--pasta, pizza, minestrone soup---that a pocket-book on the subject may seem superfluous. Author Matthew Evans recognises this and does his best to point out the food, the markets and the restaurants where regional Italian flair reigns. "Eating in Italy is a revelation", Evans writes, "to see how important eating is for a happy life". The chef-turned-food columnist even offers strategies on what to bring home from Italy: "those (foods) that are either hard to buy or are overpriced: porcini mushrooms ... truffles and olive oil." As with other books in the series, this is for people who like to eat, not a cookbook (there are only nine short recipes).
Though the wine and spirits section will suffice in a pinch, a guide such as Burton Anderson's Pocket Guide to Wines of Italy or the massive Gambero Rosso Slow Food Guide To Italian Wines annual compilation of Italian Wines will supplement this book if your tastes go beyond regional vino di tavola. Evans' glossary of Italian food and menu terms is thorough and, since the book takes up little more room than a mobile phone (another Italian essential accessory), don't be shy about using it. --Kathleen Buckley
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A definitive culinary guide to Italy. With tantalising photography throughout and written in an entertaining, opinionated and contemporary style, this guide is intended to be the benchmark for Italy's cuisine. This pocket-sized guide includes everything to do with eating and drinking in Italy.
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Delicious Culture,
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This review is from: Lonely Planet: World Food Italy (Paperback)
When it comes to touring Italy people often get trapped between ancient buildings, paintings and sculptures, etc. But to really get to know a country's culture you have to taste it! You might even say that you already know the Italian cuisine, that you eat it every day at "Mario's pizza place" or something like that, but Italian food is not only pizza and pasta and especially not real Italian when seasoned with ketchup! The Italian cuisine is rich, colorful and delicious. Da gustare! It is important to say that this is not a cookbook, it is a guide, and a very good one, for people who want to know better the Italian cuisine and its restaurants. The author's opinion about eating in Italy being a revelation is not only true but also well remarked. That the Italians are a happy nation we all know and you should consider the fact that it might be "food related", or such as Matthew Evans (the author) says in Lonely Planet's World Food: Italy that "to see how important eating is for a happy life". Hope you all enjoy it as mush as I did.
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4.2 out of 5 stars (5 customer reviews) 24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
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The ultimate foodie travel guide,
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This review is from: Lonely Planet: World Food Italy (Paperback)
This book is a gem. Lonely Planet has some of the best, behind the scenes, adventurous and independent minded travel guides....."World Food, Italy" never strays from this focus. Better yet, it for the true food loving traveler. It doesn't provide tips on the hottest restaurants to visit in this vast dining paradise, but instead gives insight into Italian culture through food and describes each region by their food, letting you know, region by region, what delicacies just can't be missed. Excellent!
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Food for daydreams,
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This review is from: Lonely Planet: World Food Italy (Paperback)
This small, hand-sized guide is packed with information about Italy and its food. There are useful maps, glossy color pictures and page after page of useful information about Italian cuisine, Italian food staples and specialties and drinks. Plus, there are sections about Italian home cooking, regional food specialties and food celebrations, as well as tips about food shopping, and places to eat and drink. There is even a 72-page guide to Italian food language. 5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Italian food described,
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This review is from: Lonely Planet: World Food Italy (Paperback)
I own the LP world food Hong Kong and it was so useful that I decided to purchase the Italian version. Even though I know quite a bit about Italian food, it was nice to read the background material and have information about customs. Further the book includes a listing of gelato flavors (essential) and a food glossary in the back. Although not quite as useful as the one for Hong Kong, it was still important to know what foods are particular specialties to what area - even if specific restaurants are not listed.
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