Italy Anywhere: Living an Italian Culinary Life Wherever You Call Home

In Italy Anywhere an extraordinary trio of friends fuses the sensuousness of Under the Tuscan Sun with the culinary flavor of Marcella Hazan's Marcella Cucina. Lori De Mori, a well-known food writer; her husband, Jean-Louis; & his partner, Antonio Tommasi, owners of a Los Angeles string of ultra-chic homestyle Italian restaurants, unlock the secrets of a seductive cuisine & a fantasy lifestyle of sunny simplicity. Italy Anywhere is its authors' own story of cooking, entertaining, eating, & collaborating in business & in life. They share their time-tested culinary secrets & entertaining pleasures in more than 30 food essays on subjects like "Why We Invite," "Learning to Cook," & "Dinner for One." Over 175 recipes & variations--from Pumpkin Gnocchi with Butter & Sage to Whole Wheat Walnut Cookies--initiate readers into the true Italian art of cooking & living. Anyone who has ever dreamed of living in Italy will be entranced by this culinary armchair experience.De Mori, Lori is the author of 'Italy Anywhere: Living an Italian Culinary Life Wherever You Call Home', published 2000 under ISBN 9780670885398 and ISBN 0670885398.