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More than anyone else, Marcella Hazan is likely to blame for introducing Italian food to American kitchens.

There is no one more skilled at teaching us exactly what we need to know about the taste and texture of a dish and how to achieve it, and there is no one more passionate and inspiring about authentic Italian food, as home cooks who have used Marcella’s classic books for years (and whose copies are now splattered and worn) know. It was created as a fundamental manual for cooks of all levels of competence, from novices to established experts.

It includes both an easy and thorough reference to techniques and ingredients as well as a compilation of the tastiest dishes from the Italian repertoire. The Classic Italian Cook Book and More Classic Italian Cooking, two of Marcella Hazan’s best-selling cookbooks, are combined in Essentials of Italian Cooking, a single volume that serves as a culinary bible for anybody wanting to master the art of Italian cooking. A classic.A culinary guidebook for anybody wishing to master the art of Italian cuisine, from the bestselling, award-winning “queen of Italian cooking” (Chicago Tribune). And all with the kind of detailed teaching left out of books that give more space to pictures than to text. No glossy photos just 700 pages of wonderful recipes and instruction in basics such as bread-making. 'There are dozens of Italian cookbooks on the market, but The Essentials Of Classic Italian Cooking is the only one you need to buy. It does what it says on the tin, and more.' Kate Colquhoun

my copy is splattered with gnocchi, tomato sauce, gravy and oil, but I wouldn't replace it for the world. Marcella Hazan is widely regarded as one of the greatest Italian cookery writers in the world and The Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking is her masterpiece, now reissued with a gorgeous new cover design.Īimed at cooks of every level, be they beginners of accomplished chefs, it is an accessible and comprehensive guide to authentic Italian cuisine and should find a place in the kitchen library of anyone who is passionate about good food.

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