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  • Hardcover: 1264 pages
  • Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd (14 Oct 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0714844675
  • ISBN-13: 978-0714844671
  • Product Dimensions: 27.8 x 19.4 x 6.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (56 customer reviews)
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The Silver Spoon is the most influential and successful cookbook in Italy. Originally published in 1950, it became an instant classic, selling over one million copies in eight editions. Considered to be essential in every household, it is still one of the most popular wedding presents today. The Silver Spoon was conceived and published by Domus, the design and architectural magazine famously directed by Gio Ponti from the 1920s to the 1970s. A group of cooking experts was commissioned to collect hundreds of traditional Italian recipes and make them available for the first time to a wider audience. In the process, they updated ingredients, quantities and methods to suit contemporary tastes and customs, at the same time preserving the memory of ancient recipes for future generations. They also included modern recipes from some of the most famous Italian chefs, resulting in a style of cooking that appeals to the gourmet as well as the occasional cook A comprehensive and lively book, its simple and user-friendly format makes it both accessible and a pleasure to read. It provides an introduction to every course, and an explanation of the main type of ingredients. Each recipe is accompanied by a recommended list of wines, and a section on menus (seasonal, special occasions, everyday) aims to help not only with the cooking but also with the planning of a pleasant culinary event. Never translated before, The Silver Spoon has now been adapted to an international market, with every recipe checked for suitability, measurements converted and methods rewritten to accommodate cultural differences, yet maintaining the authenticity of real Italian cooking. The new layout emphasises its contemporary appeal and the colour coding of each section simplifies the process of cross-referencing ingredients and methods. This is a substantial and prestigious cookbook that will share the bookshelves with other titles such as The Joy of Cooking and Larousse Gastronomique, another classic of national cuisine. With over 2,000 recipes illustrated with specially commissioned artwork and photography, the book is destined to become a new classic in the Italian cooking booklist.

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119 of 120 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars All you will ever need for Italian cookery, 19 Oct 2005
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Excellent layout and for such a large book, easy to find recipes for any food item you care to think of.
Each recipe is also easy to follow and made as simple as possible to follow.
Many of the recipes are well known but this still leaves literally hundreds that the reader has probably never heard of or thought of.
When they say this is the only Italian cookery book you will ever need - they are right.
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50 of 50 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A classic to treasure, 25 Nov 2005
By Pat C (Altrincham, Cheshire UK) - See all my reviews
I oriiginally bought a copy of this for my niece to share with her my love of Italian food and cooking. I have had to buy another for myself. It is a veritable encyclopedia covering equipment and basic recipes as well the more unusual and sophisticated. Yet everything is explained simply, so can be used by both a beginner and an expert. Like Delia Smith but Italian. This isn't a book that you will leave on the coffee table and make an occassional dish from. Beware this one will end up dog-eared and your children will want to take it with them when they leave home!
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125 of 127 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The essential guide to Italian cookery, 16 Nov 2005
By Budge Burgess (Kilmarnock, Scotland) - See all my reviews
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"The Silver Spoon" offers, in over 1200 pages, the ultimate guide to Italian cookery. It is a massive, very heavy book. It is designed to be used, to be explored, to enthuse, to instruct, but overall, to feed your imagination, your palette, your body. And yet it's not a book to leave around casually on the kitchen table … and certainly not the coffee table. For the serious cook, this is a must have. It's a book to be read and used, a book which will be referred to for decades, a book you will pass on to your children.

It begins with the instruction that 'eating is a serious matter'. Cooking is an art form as well as a pleasure. First published in 1950, this cook book has stood the test of time. There are few glossy pictures. The meat of the volume is its thousands of recipes. Simple. Complex. There is primary advice on cooking techniques and terms, what to use, how to use it. You get instruction on sauces and marinades, all the different courses, meat, fish, vegetables, pasta. An absolutely comprehensive guide. The day you buy it you begin wondering how you've lived your life without it.

The recipes are clearly described. No frills, no gloss. Straightforward description of how to cook each dish, how to get the best out of your ingredients, how to enjoy food and feeding others. The layout is simple, accessible, the recipes easy to find, easy to follow. But it's a vast work. You really need to sit and read it, leaf through it, highlight new ideas you'd like to try, refer to the classics and standards which you'll produce again and again.

An exciting, stimulating essential, the ultimate guide to Italian cooking, and a book which, once you own a copy will not only become indispensable, it's a book which will make you evangelical as you try to convince friends and family that they too must own a copy. Give this to someone as a present - they will never stop thanking you.

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5.0 out of 5 stars This is, as advertised, the bible of authentic Italian cooking!!
This is a must have item for every home that takes food seriously. The recipes are mostly simple, well explained and delicious. The book has both depth and breadth. Read more
Published 18 days ago by Oz Hassan

5.0 out of 5 stars A very useful guide

Having read a number of the good and bad reviews I have to say I have used this book many times and have always been very pleased with the results, but I have been cooking... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Keri

2.0 out of 5 stars Quite disappointing really
Having owned this since it has came out I'm quite mystified by a lot of the reviews here as they definitely seem to be for a different book - rather curiously there seems to be a... Read more
Published 1 month ago by David Hampson

5.0 out of 5 stars Buying another
I've only had mine a short time, and have cooked lots of the recipes already. Its easy to find dishes you may have eaten in restaurants as they are indexed in both English and... Read more
Published 2 months ago by G. Morse

3.0 out of 5 stars The Silver Spoon
Lots of unusual Northern Italian recipies but lacking in Southern Italian recipies: shame really because la cucina povera rocks! Read more
Published 2 months ago by K. M. Zichittella

5.0 out of 5 stars excellant
The book is informative, and loads of common and unusual recipes. No long lists of ingredients that would never be used again. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Wendy Coad

5.0 out of 5 stars The Silver Spoon
Along with 1080 recipes this a book for finding a recipe with little in the cupboard. Love it. Full of inspirational stuff and a fanatastic reference tool.
Published 2 months ago by JB

5.0 out of 5 stars Not Just Italian
This is apparently the standard wedding present for new Italian couples. It has an encyclopaedic content - including Irish Stew. Read more
Published 3 months ago by James Stephenson

4.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic
This book should probably be called the encylopedia of food. With not only receipes but full discriptions and advice on every type of food imaginable. Read more
Published 3 months ago by A. Toynbee

1.0 out of 5 stars What's the point?
I don't have the English version of this book, but the Italian one is my Bible of traditional Italian Cooking. Read more
Published 3 months ago by margherita

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