ABOUT: From the Emmy-winning host of Lidia’s Kitchen, best-selling author, and beloved ambassador for Italian culinary traditions in America comes the ultimate master class: a beautifully produced definitive guide to Italian cooking, coauthored with her daughter, Tanya—covering everything from ingredients to techniques to tools, plus more than 400 delectable recipes.

TWC RECOMMENDS: Teaching has always been Lidia’s passion, and in this magnificent book she gives us the full benefit of that passion while creating delicious Italian meals. With this book, readers will learn all the techniques needed to master Italian cooking introduces us to the full range of standard ingredients—meats and fish, vegetables and fruits, grains, spices and condiments—and how to buy, store, clean, and cook with them.