“I would appear that the level of culture and prosperity of a city should be gauged by the number of patisseries in its historic centre. If we are to judge from the space that this book dedicates to the sweet part of Italian cuisine one would say that this component, additional but inescapable, holds a place of utmost importance: culturally, needless to say. Its beauty, its game, its symbol. The charm of a sweet is the enchantment of the song of a siren; ostentatious, its aim being to make you instantly fall in love with it. Despite being age-old, familiar, emblematic and festive, nowadays a cake must be aesthetically seductive too. In this age of calorie control, where a menu is often thought too large to be tasted in its entirety, this course must instantly entice if it is to ravish and convince us. But that’s not all.”
Italian Taste is a collection of signature-cuisine recipes created by top Italian Chefs, all of whom trained at Alma, the world’s leading international educational and training centre for Italian cuisine. The book is enriched by a special section dedicated to a conversation between Gualtiero Marchesi, the best-known Italian Chef in the world, and Massimo Montanari, internationally-renowned food and nutrition historian.
This is a unique and extraordinary collection which is indispensable both to professionals and to those who are just passionate about cooking. The superb, surprising and unmistakable photographs by Arturo Delle Donne, Alma’s tasty-food photographer, capture and complete what each Chef communicates through flavour.
ALMA educates chefs and sommeliers from all over the world, creating professionals specialized in Italian Cuisine through training programs held at the highest level by world-leading teachers. For those who have chosen to work in the fascinating world of fine cooking, ALMA, based in the magnificent Palazzo Ducale of Colorno near Parma, Italy, represents a valuable investment for the future as well as an extraordinary training experience.
Features:
• Search recipes by Chef
• Share ingredients by e-mail
• Table of conversions: Metric to Imperial measures and Metric to US measures
• Glossary of the most used cooking terms
• Add notes or underline text
• Integrated English Dictionary
• Glossary
