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The Silver Spoon Hardcover – 1 Jan. 2005

by Francesca Bazzurro (Artist), Jason Lowe (Photographer)

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The Silver Spoon is the first international edition of the most influential Italian cookbook of the last fifty years. With over 2,000 traditional and modern recipes, its simple style and traditional authenticity will appeal to both the gourmet and the occasional cook. With a new layout, specially commissioned photography and artwork it is destined to become a classic in the Italian cooking booklist for the international market.

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'a seriously comprehensive guide that shows that Italian food is about for more than just pasta and pizza. … One for serious Italophiles.'
Gordon Ramsey, The Times

'A joy to cook from. … may well prove to be the only Italian cookery you’ll ever need.'
Henrietta Green, Daily Mail

'I predict this is going to become the new bible on Italian food.'
The Bookseller

'Big and bountiful, it's a welcoming jumble of recipes…and by the looks of it, it may give cookbooks by American celebrity chefs a run for their money'
The New York Times Magazine

'The most exhaustive Italian cookbook in recent memory, this volume offers something for every cook, regardless of their skill level, and deserves to be a fixture in American kitchens.'
Publishers Weekly

'It's not so much one more Italian cookbook as the one-volume encyclopedia of Italian home cookery. Lavish illustrations, a helpful glossary of cooking terms and a translation geared to the intelligent layout make The Silver Spoon both pleasant browsing and an accessible manual in the kitchen.'
The Wall Street Journal

Print length

1264 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Phaidon Press
Publication date

1 Jan. 2005
Dimensions

18 x 6.3 x 27 cm
ISBN-10

0714844675
ISBN-13

978-0714844671
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Phaidon Press; UK edition (1 Jan. 2005)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 1264 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0714844675
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0714844671
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 18 x 6.3 x 27 cm

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Phaidon Press is a global publisher of books on art, architecture, design, fashion, photography, and popular culture, as well as cookbooks, children's books, and travel books. The company is based in London and New York City, with additional offices in Paris and Berlin. With over 1,500 titles in print, Phaidon books are sold in over 100 countries and are printed in English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Mandarin, and dozens of other languages. Since the publisher's founding in Vienna in 1923, Phaidon has sold more than 42 million books worldwide.

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Simply superb! The best Italian book I possess.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 January 2008

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I am a real foodie and think I could open a cook book shop with the amount of books I have. However, the Silver Spoon is certainly a top favourite of mine. I can cook but often want inspiration when faced with cooking another mid week family dinner. That is when the Silver Spoon really comes into its own. I have learnt so many new and tasty ways of cooking vegetables, for example by soaking pre sliced carrots in water for 15 minutes you can cook them for 10 - 15 minutes in a pan with no water. The result is superb as they are not too soggy or al dente but perfect. You can then add flavourants such as sliced garlic or lemon zest, butter etc to complement the carrots with the main dish.

A Italian friend who lives in Nairobi, Kenya recently came to stay and she was so impressed with the Silver Spoon being in English and now being available that I gave her my copy as we did not have time to order another copy on-line and our local book shop was sold out. I realised then how much I missed the book when it was not in my kitchen for a few weeks. Luckily my new copy has arrived.

One does however, need to know how to cook to use the book with ease. It assumes that you know how to do the basics and there are no photographs and pretty pictures. But if you can cook, invest in the Silver Spoon and you will use it every day in your kitchen. A sound investment! Highly recommended.

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Wonderful - just beware the quantities

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 August 2008

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There are some reviews of this fabulous cook book which complain about the poor translation, the fact that the book isn't in Engish alphabetical order, that the quantities aren't precise enough ... You're safe to ignore all these quibbles provided you accept the basis on which this cookebook was created.

It was designed to guide (young) Italians who were starting to lose their traditional roots in national cuisine and to help them know just how to make high quality food. For this audience it isn't necessary to give exact quantities or lengths of time ... they just know. And after working with this cookery book, you'll get to know these things too.

For me, a precise English/American book telling me just precisely what to do down to the last millilitre, gramme or degree of heat is not letting you be creative, not allowing you to find out what works best for you in your kitchen, and - above all - what great ingredients work with which.

This is a classic book; its English translation works; and I simply couldn't be without it. (And excuse me, if cooking is all about glossy photos, count me out: I prefer pictures that look like what I make, not some bizarre studio impersonation of food.

The Silver Spoon is all about good food cooked by real people in real kitchens. Bravo! Buy it!

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Sacha

Guaranteed to improve your cooking ability

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 May 2010

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I've had my eye on this book for ages, so I was over the moon when a generous friend gave it to me as a birthday gift this year.

I have a huge collection of cookbooks but this is one of my favourite. The recipes are so easy to follow and everything tastes incredible. I had friends to stay recently and thought I'd push the boat out. I made the seafood risotto on page 328 and it went down a storm. We'd been out to a top London restaurant the night before and my friends said this risotto tasted better than the food served at a D&D restaurant. Praise indeed! Not meaning to blow my own trumpet but it was the best risotto I've ever had. I was very proud of myself!

The options are endless and each recipe is incredibly easy to follow. I regulary have to tweak recipes to suit my tastes but I would strongly advise that you don't mess with the programme here. So far, every recipe I've tried has been followed to the letter and has tasted amazing.

Every household should have a copy of this book; unless of course you don't like Italian food!

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Sally Wilton

A must for any Italian food lover

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 April 2008

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My late step father was an Italian restauranteur and had a copy of this same book in Italian throughout his career. He even had it rebound a few years back. During his life he ran a hotel in Rome a stones throw from the Vatican and cooked for cardinals that came to the hotel using recipes from the Silver spoon.

I was therefore thrilled when this came out in English and so far have bought 3 copies so that both my daughters have them for their homes. They use them daily. Not only is this the authentic cookery book for Italian food lovers it is amazingly economical, utilising seasonal fresh foods and not that many ingredients unlike so many newer recipes.

No matter what the ingredient there will be a delicious recipe or more to make in the authentic Italian style. Rabbit, Hare, Brains, Celery or Turnip all get the Silver spoon makeover turning them into totally delicious meals.

Risotto with carrots for example is fantastically creamy as the carrot is pureed. Highly recommended reading and an ideal gift for any newly weds or new home buyers.

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fingal

Great tome of italian recipes.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 February 2019

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Friend bought a copy new for £40. I purchased one for £2 plus postage and in excellent condition.

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2 different items ! L.B.

The Silver Spoon Italian Cook Book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 September 2013

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We're the happy owners of this wonderful cookbook and had it for a couple of years now. On a special occasion, we gave it as a gift to our family members.The family likes to spend holidays in Italy and they're fond lovers of Italian food ! :-)))) They all delight in this cook book as it's so easy to work with. There are some 2.000 recipes in it, and the best bit is that, the ingredients & recipes are clearly listed, and there are 3 to 4 recipes per page. The register makes for easy and fast finding of whatever it is you're searching for. It's a delight to work with and you'll defintiely find yourself cooking more of this wonderful food, due to that. The ingredients themselves you can get pretty near all year round, nothing exceptional or rare, nothing hard to find, except perhaps on occasion a particular (dried)pasta. easy to skip around that though, I would think. I hope this is helpful to someone wondering whether to buy this book. KInd regards, L.B..

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