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Among their many pleasures, Donna Leon's Commissario Guido Brunetti novels have long been celebrated for their mouth-watering descriptions of food. Multicourse lunches at home with Paola and the children, snacks grabbed at a bar with a glass of wine or two, a quick sandwich during a busy day, or a working lunch at a neighborhood trattoria in the course of an investigation have all delighted Brunetti, as well as Leon's readers and reviewers. And then there's the coffee, the pastries, the show more wine, and the grappa. In Brunetti's Cookbook, Donna Leon's best friend and favorite cook brings to life these fabulous Venetian meals. Eggplant crostini, orrechiette with asparagus, pumpkin ravioli, roasted artichokes, baked branzino, pork ragu with porcini these are just a few of the over ninety recipes for antipasti, primi, secondi, and dolci. The recipes are joined by excerpts from the novels, four-color illustrations, and six original essays by Donna Leon on food and life in Venice. Charming, insightful, and full of personality, they are the perfect addition to this long awaited book. show lessTags
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A wonderful compendium of recipes, excerpts from Donna Leon's popular Commissario Brunetti detective series, essays on food in Venice, and the role of food in Italian life.
Hyvä ruoka pitää ihmisen oikealla tiellä, niin myös synkkiä venetsialaisia rikoksia ratkovan komisario Brunettin. Jos sinulle tuli nälkä lukiessasi Donna Leonin Brunetti-kirjaa, niin tämän kirjan avulla voit nälkäsi sammuttaa. Mikä voisi ilahduttaa italialaisesta ruoasta pitävää dekkarien ystävää enemmän kuin mielikuvitusmatka Brunettin perheen aterioille - ehkä se, että tekisi sen paikan päällä Venetsiassa?
Feb 28, 2013 (Edited)Finnish
La comida juega un papel muy importante en las novelas de Donna Leon. En este volumen Roberta Pianaroinvita a los lectores a adentrarse en la cocina de Brunetti para aprender cómo se preparan esas deliciosas recetas que Paola Brunetti cocina para su familia. Aquí están los secretos de la pasta favorita de los Brunetti (los penne rigate), el famoso pastel demanzana de Paola, la fórmula de la lasaña que cocina la madre de Brunetti, el plato favorito de Donna Leon (risotto de zucca) y los mejores y más apetitosos clásicos de la auténtica cocina italiana. Todas las recetas italianas vienen acompañadas de textos inéditos de Donna Leon, en los descubrimos la destreza culinaria de la autora, paseamos por los mercados de Venecia y show more conocemos los secretos de un pescador de la zona, entre muchas otras sorpresas que nos deparan estas sabrosas páginas. show less
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Donna Leon was born on September 29, 1942 in Montclair, New Jersey. She taught English literature in England, Switzerland, Iran, China, Italy and Saudi Arabia. She is the author of a Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery series. Friends in High Places, a novel from the series, won the Crime Writers Association Macallan Silver Dagger for Fiction in show more 2000. German Television has produced 16 Commissario Brunetti mysteries for broadcast. She was a crime reviewer for the Sunday Times. She has written the libretto for a comic opera and has set up her own opera company, Il Complesso Barocco. Her titles Jewels of Pardise, The Golden Egg, By Its Cover, Falling in Love and The Waters of Eternal Youth made The New York Times Bestseller List. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Original title
- A Taste of Venice: At Table with Brunetti
- Alternate titles
- Brunetti's Cookbook
- Important places
- Venice, Veneto, Italy
- Original language
- English
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