The foood of Italy Author:Waverly Root A companion volume to the author's classic THE FOOD OF FRANCE, here is a captivating gastronomic tour of the Italian peninsula and islands for the gourmet and traveler. Weaving anecdotes and infomation on history, geography, local dialects and literature throughout his narratuve. Root describes in great detain the food and wines characteristic o... more »f each region. From tortellini in Bologna and ossobuco in Milan to fegato alla veneziana in Venice and canneli in Sicily, here is a book that enthusiasically captures the spirit, the flavors and experience if Italy« less