Cookbook on Authentic Italian Cuisine
Cooking excellent Italian food with seasonal ingredients
Traditional specialties play a major role in Italy on certain occasions. Monks' beard, artichokes, and fava beans herald the arrival of spring. For Festa della Donna on March 8th, Torta Mimosa is a must, and for San Giuseppe on March 19th, every Pasticceria offers countless Zeppole. In Abruzzo, there's no May 1st without the vegetable stew Virtù, and in Sicily, almond granita is a popular breakfast on the hottest days of the year. What recipes has cherry cultivation in northern Italy brought forth, and what importance does asparagus actually have in Italy? Whether it's risotto, salad, or pasta, Mercedes Lauenstein and Juri Gottschall demonstrate once again how little is needed for truly good food: The ambassadors of authentic Italian food culture advocate for achieving a higher level of enjoyment with high-quality products and without exact measurements.
Together with Autunno/Inverno, this volume by Mercedes Lauenstein and Juri Gottschall also reached 1st place at the German Cookbook Award 2025, this time in the category 'Food Photography', after receiving the German Cookbook Award as 'Newcomers' for their first cookbook in 2022 and being honored with gold in the category 'Italian Cookbooks' for their second book in 2023.
With well-researched texts on seasonal cultural and agricultural peculiarities, wonderful photos, and over 70 new spring and summer recipes, they take us by the hand and let their enthusiasm for Italy shine through.
Cookbook on Authentic Italian Cuisine
Cooking excellent Italian food with seasonal ingredients
Traditional specialties play a major role in Italy on certain occasions. Monks' beard, artichokes, and fava beans herald the arrival of spring. For Festa della Donna on March 8th, Torta Mimosa is a must, and for San Giuseppe on March 19th, every Pasticceria offers countless Zeppole. In Abruzzo, there's no May 1st without the vegetable stew Virtù, and in Sicily, almond granita is a popular breakfast on the hottest days of the year. What recipes has cherry cultivation in northern Italy brought forth, and what importance does asparagus actually have in Italy? Whether it's risotto, salad, or pasta, Mercedes Lauenstein and Juri Gottschall demonstrate once again how little is needed for truly good food: The ambassadors of authentic Italian food culture advocate for achieving a higher level of enjoyment with high-quality products and without exact measurements.
Together with Autunno/Inverno, this volume by Mercedes Lauenstein and Juri Gottschall also reached 1st place at the German Cookbook Award 2025, this time in the category 'Food Photography', after receiving the German Cookbook Award as 'Newcomers' for their first cookbook in 2022 and being honored with gold in the category 'Italian Cookbooks' for their second book in 2023.
With well-researched texts on seasonal cultural and agricultural peculiarities, wonderful photos, and over 70 new spring and summer recipes, they take us by the hand and let their enthusiasm for Italy shine through.