You might buy this book just for the photos, and that would be understandable. Have some fun and see if your creations can match the pictures. Giovanna, a restaurant and inn in a 40-room villa on a remote Sicilian mountainside has a colorful history. Along with a beautifully told history, this book exudes the familiar bond seen between a mother and her daughter. Their vivid personalities punctuate and narrate this wonderful cookbook, linking all 10 chapters arranged by food type.
Photos show the family, island and food.
His newest cookbook is a delightful collection of 200 heirloom recipes, many of which appear in print for the first time. The 20 Sicilian dishes include a wonderful stuffed quail. Based on the PBS Series, The De'Medici Kitchen, this is a visual treat like no other. The Gus Filgate photographs are not your typical brilliant four-color specimens of outstanding recipes. No, they're sepia, soft images, not unlike exquisite paintings both realistic and abstract, and mesmerizing.