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Perbacco Isabella! - Italian country cooking from your good friends at Paesano's
Huron River Press is pleased to release, Perbacco Isabella! - Italian country cooking from your good friends at Paesano's, by Chef Isabella Nicolletti. The cookbook features recipes that explore the cooking traditions, tastes and style of Isabella's Italian heritage from her native Trissino, located in the Veneto region of Northern Italy.
The 191-page, hard cover, book is filled with gorgeous food photography that pops from the pages. Additional photos take you to Isabella's Italian roots – to her childhood kitchen in Trissino, her grandfather’s vineyard, her local bakery, butcher shop, and farmers market. Action shots of life in the kitchen and dining room at Paesano's; the wine tasting events, Italian language classes and special dinners incorporate all the passion and creativity that is Paesano’s and Isabella.
While exquisite in design, this book has such warmth in its color palate that it begs to be opened. The serious cook as well as the novice will be able to follow the recipes written in clear, easy to follow instructions. The book is organized by the seasons with recipes for antipasto, pasta, insalata, contorno, carne, pesce, and dolce for each season. Isabella has accompanied the recipes with her childhood memories, sprinkling them with her native Italian; even the recipe titles are in both English and Italian. Interspersed throughout are more detailed stories highlighting the seasons, specific ingredients, and local Italian lore. All of these are told in Isabella's voice, capturing her colorful personality.
Bridget and Michael Roddy's Paesano's Restaurant has served the Ann Arbor community rustic, authentic, country Italian food since 1984. Isabella Nicoletti has endeared herself to the restaurant and to all of those "good friends" who come to share the warm, joyous flair of her seasonal cooking. The Roddy's have created a unique experience for all who enter their doors. Paesano's has been recognized in international culinary author Luigi Veronelli's Guide to the Best Italian Restaurants in America. The restaurant's wonderful wine list has received several accolades from national and international publications. These include an "Award of Excellence" from Wine Spectator Magazine, "Best Short Wine List" from Restaurant Hospitality Magazine, "National Award Winner" from Sante Magazine, and one of the "Best Wine Friendly Restaurants in America" from Wine Enthusiast Magazine.
Enjoy Perbacco Isabella! as Chef Isabella Nicoletti invites us to share her treasured recipes and have a good time learning the essence of Italian cooking Veneto style.
Perbacco Isabella! will be available mid-October.
Huron River Press (Ann Arbor, MI) offers great books of the Great Lakes region. President and CEO Steve Klein says, “Isabella has truly brought her excitement and special flair for regional Italian cooking into this cookbook. You can almost taste her passion in the recipes and photos.” To learn more about Huron River Press, visit our website, www.huronriverpress.com.
For more information, contact Steve Klein:
phone: (734-913-9447) e-mail: steve@huronriverpress.com.
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