Customer Reviews
For a deeper insight... - By: Italophile, 07 May 2007 
...read Peter Robb's Midnightin Sicily which will surely sell it to you. He met the author at home & sampled her cooking. No review could improve on his.
A MUST-HAVE in Hard-Back! - By: Amazon Reviewer, 08 Aug 2004 Some books one can accept, & tolerate, in the paperback format but if your budget can stretch to the hard-back editon of this superb book then we would thoroughly recommend it to the keen authentic Italian cook and/or Elizabeth David fanatic.
This is a HUGE book so it needs some serious space on that sturdy kitchen book-shelf but will be much admired as a result!
Typical Elizabeth David style, easy to read & sheer pleasure.
Fantastic colour photography throughout, totally researched.
On the expensive side but Elizabeth David cookery books are a true investment & rarely 'cheap', for obvious reasons.
When Amazon stock is available it is at a great price, but you might be lucky to find one hiding on a bookshelf near you, like I did - discounted due to a damaged dustjacket, this is one of my best investments to date!
Fabulous book which I've bought at least 5 times - By: , 10 Nov 2001 I first used this bookin 1972 when I livedin Rome. My Italian wasn't good enough to follow a recipe book, & I came across thisin the english language bookshop there.
Not only are the recipes authentic, but the book is a sheer pleasure to read, a gastronomic tour of Italy. The food preparation guidelines are clear & easy to follow & the results are exquisite. I have purchased this book at least 5 timesin paperback, because every time I buy it somebody asks me if they can borrow it. I have a well loved copy of the hardback book which is beautifully illustrated & would make an ideal Christmas present for a foodie. All of Elizabeth David's books are very readable & wonderfully researched.
If I had to choose one cookbook from my collection it would be this one.
