Originale: Recipes and Essentials of Italian Cooking

Originale – A Love Letter to Authentic Italian Cooking 🇮🇹

Discover the heart of Italy through its most beloved rituals, ingredients, and time-honoured recipes. Originale: Recipes and Essentials of Italian Cooking is more than a cookbook—it’s an immersive journey into the soul of regional Italian cuisine, where food is a celebration of family, simplicity, and seasonality.

From nonna-approved sauces and handmade pasta to wood-fired breads and elegant aperitivos, every page invites you to slow down, cook with love, and savour every bite. With striking photography, beautifully styled interiors, and in-depth cultural insights, this book captures the spirit of Italian living—authentic, warm, and full of flavour.

Inside You'll Discover:
Essential techniques for true Italian cooking, from pasta-making to preserving
Over 100 recipes spanning the length of Italy—from rustic countryside to coastal trattorias
Tips on curating your Italian pantry with high-quality, staple ingredients
The art of hosting: table setting, mealtime rituals, and wine pairing
A celebration of Italy’s culinary diversity, design, and seasonal rhythms

Hardcover | Full-colour photography | Published by gestalten
Perfect for passionate home cooks, Italophiles, and lovers of slow food.

Cook slowly. Eat boldly. Live Italian. Let Originale guide you back to the essentials—simple ingredients, shared meals, and unforgettable flavour.