Patrick Leigh Fermor held that baroque architecture in Italy could never have existed without pasta in all its multitudinous and beguiling forms… Drawing on a decade and a half of living in Rome, Roddy’s new book is glorious and ruinously tempting. As are her earlier ones…
An A-Z of Pasta: Stories, Shapes, Sauces, Recipes
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£25.00
Edition:Hardback978024140250408/07/2021
Categories: 13. Summer Books 2021: Food, Food & Wine, Summer Books 2021
Tags: Cookery / food by ingredient: egg, cheese and dairy products, Cookery / food by ingredient: fruit and vegetables, Cookery / food by ingredient: meat and game, Cookery / food by ingredient: pasta and noodles, Cookery dishes and courses: main courses, Italy, National and regional cuisine
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