Science in the Kitchen and the Art of Eating Well (Lorenzo Da Ponte Italian Library)
‘Artus's book stands with Manzon's great novel,I Promessi Sposi(The Betrothed), and the music of Verdi as works that not only are great unto themselves but represented a sense of identity and self-worth to a nascent country with no nationalistic feeling ... Artusi chose to give Italians their definition by telling them how they ate ... Anyone who seeks to know Italian food avoids Artusi at his or her peril. He is the fountainhead of modern Italian cookery.’‘One of the defining documents of what it means to be Italian.’‘A landmark work in Italian culture.’