Amaretto, Apple Cake and Artichokes

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<p><b>*As featured in a BBC documentary*</b></p><p>In this book Anna Del Conte has collected together the best of her delicious recipes along with tips, anecdotes and reminiscences about her life in Italy and London. Packed with inspiring information from the best way to make a tomato sauce and a tiramisu to more unusual dishes such as nettle risotto and chestnut mousse, each chapter is devoted to a different ingredient.</p><p>As well as explaining the basics and introducing more surprising recipes, Anna includes special additional chapters describing traditional regional and historical menus. So whether you want to eat tagliatelle with ham and peas or rabbit with rosemary and tomato, a Roman Late Supper or a Renaissance Dinner, you will find what you need here.</p>

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The best writer on Italian food in the UK and perhaps the world, Anna Del Conte has written 12 books including the acclaimed<i>Portrait of Pasta</i>,<i>Gastronomy of Italy</i>and<i>Amaretto, Apple Cake and Artichokes</i>. She won the Duchessa Maria Luigia di Parma award for<i>Gastronomy of Italy</i>, and was shortlisted for the Andre Simon award with<i>Entertaining All'Italiana</i>.<i>The Classic Food of Northern Italy</i>won awards from the Guild of Food Writers and the Accademia Italiana della Cucina. She has contributed to<i>Sainsbury's magazine</i>and received the Glenfiddich award for her journalism. Her memoir,<i>Risotto with Nettles</i>, was published by Chatto in 2009. This year Anna was awarded thehonour of Ufficiale dell'Ordine al Merito della Repubblicao Italiana in recognition of the work she does for Italy and Italian food in this country. She lives in Dorset.

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