Italian

Potato Gnocchi with Fontina, Chives, and Crispy Shallots
Potato Gnocchi with Fontina, Chives, and Crispy Shallots

Potato Gnocchi with Fontina, Chives, and Crispy Shallots excerpted from The Four Horsemen: Food and Wine for Good Times from the Brooklyn Restaurant by Nick Curtola, Gabe Ulla and James Murphy. Photographs copyright © 2024 David Malosh.

The Four Horsemen: Food and Wine for Good Times from the Brooklyn Restaurant by Nick Curtola, Gabe Ulla and James Murphy

The highly anticipated cookbook from the Michelin-starred restaurant, written by acclaimed chef Nick Curtola, James Murphy, James Beard Award–winning wine director Justin Chearno, and co-author Gabe Ulla.

Much like the irresistibly warm restaurant that inspires it, The Four Horsemen: Food and Wine for Good Times is about more than just amazing food.

The story begins in 2014, when four friends with practically zero restaurant experience between them naively decided to open a restaurant in New York City. They called the place The Four Horsemen, and they hired a largely unknown chef, Nick Curtola, to lead its tiny kitchen.

Even though they did almost everything wrong at the start, The Four Horsemen now has a Michelin star, a waiting list for tables seven nights a week, and a James Beard Award for the best wine program in the United States—not to mention a global reputation as a must-visit destination in New York City. Of Curtola’s food, New York Times restaurant critic Pete Wells wrote, in a glowing review, “The effortlessly casual plates are not, in fact, effortless or casual, a realization that only dawns on you as you’re wondering why this sausage or that pickle is the best thing you’ve tasted in ages.”

In the acclaimed restaurant’s debut cookbook, Curtola explains his approach to simplicity with warmth, clarity, and more than 100 recipes. The book begins with a humorous and moving introduction by co-founder James Murphy, which sets the stage for Curtola’s writing and recipes, casual and informative essays by natural wine pioneer Justin Chearno, and appearances by Murphy and Chearno’s fellow horsemen Christina Topsøe and Randy Moon. (more…)

Messy Sausage Pasta
Messy Sausage Pasta

Messy Sausage Pasta excerpted from Country Comfort: Hearty, wholesome meals in minutes by Hari Beavis. Photography © 2024 Dan Jones

Country Comfort: Hearty, wholesome meals in minutes by Hari Beavis

The debut cookbook from TikTok and Instagram sensation Hari Beavis. Wholesome, hearty, delicious meals that feel like a hug without the hassle.

Country Comfort contains 90 recipes for quick and easy comfort food, inspired by country living. Each chapter is organised by time – Comfort in 10, 20, 30 or 40 minutes – with a baking chapter at the end for that special treat.

You’ll find delicious quick bites such as Honey-Kissed Camembert and One-Pan Salmon Orzo, and recipes which take a little bit more time, but are totally worth it such as Mushroom and Prosecco Risotto and Butter Chicken Pie. There are plenty of easy wins including Leftover Roast Dinner Hotpot and ‘Wellies Off; Traybake In’, plus a host of moreish bakes from Almond Bundt Cake to Traditional Tiffin.

Every recipe comes with a list of swaps and additional options, so you’ll be able to create a tasty fix for every occasion.

Country Comfort shows you how to create wholesome meals that have been perfected through generations of love and warmth –  the ultimate crowd-pleasing cookbook. (more…)

Pizza Margherita
Pizza Margherita

Pizza Margherita excerpted from Everyday Italian Cookbook: 90+ Favorite Recipes for La Cucina Italiana by Domenica Marchetti. Photography by Eron Scott.

Everyday Italian Cookbook: 90+ Favorite Recipes for La Cucina Italiana  by Domenica Marchetti

Celebrate Italian cuisine with more than 90 recipes for authentic, carefree dishes perfect for small gatherings and everyday meals with friends and family.

Take a culinary journey through l’Italia with more than 90 recipes for fresh, authentic Italian cooking. The dishes in this mouthwatering collection emphasize carefree Italian cuisine perfect for elevating everyday dining.

For intimate gatherings, a batch of Turin-style breadsticks with prosciutto served with Garibaldi spritz cocktails is sure to impress. Celebrate summer flavours and enjoy a night of alfresco dining with bowls of summer minestrone and a peach, tomato and burrata salad garnished with fresh mint and basil. On busy weeknights, a crispy pizza with roasted peppers and soppressata satisfies even the pickiest of eaters. And nothing caps off a delicious evening quite like a sweet pick-me-up such as a dark chocolate panna cotta with cherries.

Including a handy section on stocking your Italian pantry and notes on classic Italian staples, Everyday Italian serves as a handy compendium for home cooks of all skill levels to add a little italiana to their kitchens.

90+ RECIPES: Flavourful Italian recipes in this volume span appetizers, soups, salads, pastas, rice and polenta dishes, pizzas and focaccias; meat, fish, and vegetable entrees; and desserts. (more…)

Cioppino
Cioppino

Cioppino excerpted from Around the World in Your Slow Cooker: Global-Inspired, Family-Friendly Recipes by Victoria Shearer. Photography by Candice Bell.

Around the World in Your Slow Cooker: Global-Inspired, Family-Friendly Recipes by Victoria Shearer

People have braised meat to get mouthwatering meals for centuries. And in today’s busy society, there is nothing better than coming home from work and dinner is already done. Perfect for those busy days, Around the World in Your Slow Cooker joins the ease of crock pot, slow cooker, Dutch oven, or Instant Pot cooking with worldwide culinary tastes for family dinner, Sunday football watch parties, card night, or a romantic dinner for two.

Around the World in Your Slow Cooker features 85 delectable recipes from around the world including Beef and Onion Potpie from Africa, Russian Beef Stew, Stuffed Sweet Onions from Cuba, Stuffed Grape Leaves with Lemon Sauce from Greece, Chicken Marengo from Italy, Black-eyed Peas with Tomatoes, Mushroom, and Onions from India, Beef Penang Curry from Thailand and so much more! Your family’s tastebuds won’t know what hit them, and it’s a great way to introduce new flavours! If you love to taste new cuisines or have an adventurous palette, Around the World in Your Slow Cooker is the book you need to create masterpiece mouthwatering meals.

Around the World in Your Slow Cooker: Global-Inspired, Family-Friendly Recipes by Victoria Shearer is available at Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk and Indigo.ca.   

Cioppino

The word “cioppino” comes from the Ligurian language’s “ciuppin,” which is the name of a classic seafood soup from the Italian region of Liguria. Flavoured with garlic, herbs, and a tomato-wine sauce, it was similar in flavor to today’s American version of cioppino but with less tomato. Italian-Americans who fished off of Meiggs’ Wharf in San Francisco in the late 1800s are credited with developing present- day cioppino. Legend has it that when a fisherman came back empty-handed, he walked around the wharf asking the other more fortunate fishermen to “chip in, chip in” and share some of their catch. Cioppino is a combination of fish, shrimp, and shellfish with fresh tomatoes in a wine sauce.

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Field of Poppies Focaccia Bread
Field of Poppies Focaccia Bread

Field of Poppies Focaccia Bread excerpted from The Wizard of Oz: The Official Cookbook by Elena P. Craig, Emma Carlson Berne, and Elizabeth Fish. Photography by Ted Thomas.

The Wizard of Oz: The Official Cookbook by Elena P. Craig, Emma Carlson Berne, and Elizabeth Fish

Follow the yellow brick road with Dorothy and the gang and enter into a culinary world of more than 70 delicious dishes inspired by the all-time classic film The Wizard of Oz!

Celebrate a timeless classic with more than 70 dishes from the charming world of The Wizard of Oz! Filled with magically tasty mains, appetizers, and desserts straight from the Emerald City, this family-friendly cookbook includes an enchanting roster of recipes that fans will love.

With this deluxe cookbook, you won’t need to leave Kansas (or your home) to share a magical meal. Featuring full-colour photography, comprehensive nutritional information, and helpful tips and tricks, The Wizard of Oz: The Official Cookbook will prove that there’s no place like home!

70+ RECIPES: Dishes inspired by Dororthy, the Cowardly Lion, the Tin Man, and the rest of your favorites will bring the magic of Emerald City into your kitchen

STUNNING IMAGES: Beautiful, full-colour photos of finished dishes help ensure success

FOR ADULTS AND FAMILIES: Perfect for both adults and families, this book has easy-to-follow recipes that use everyday ingredients, making it ideal for any skill level or occasion (more…)

Spinach and rocket risotto with roast tomatoes
Spinach and rocket risotto with roast tomatoes

Spinach and rocket risotto with roast tomatoes excerpted from I’ll Have the Risotto!: 50 delicious recipes for Italian rice dishes by Maxine Clark.

I'll Have the Risotto!: 50 delicious recipes for Italian rice dishes by Maxine Clark

Creamy, satisfying and delicious, risotto is one of the world’s favourite rice dishes. This Italian comfort food is so versatile and works well made with vegetables, fish, shellfish, meat and poultry.

Different regions of Italy have their own classic rice dishes, from the soupy Rice and Peas of the Veneto to the Hunter’s-style Rabbit Risotto of Umbria and Tuscany, but what they all have in common is the careful cooking of the rice to perfection. For a simple but comforting dinner, there are plenty of dishes packed full of warming cheese and butter, such as Saffron Risotto, Wild Mushroom Risotto or Artichoke and Pecorino Risotto. Lighter fish and shellfish dishes include the dramatic Black Risotto, flavoured with squid ink, Seafood Risotto or Crab and Chilli Risotto.

There are also many tempting meaty options, from hearty family meals to dinner party dishes. Children and adults alike will enjoy Ham and Leek Risotto, while you can impress guests with Pheasant and Red Wine Risotto. There are also a few ideas for using up leftover risotto (or for when you simply want to ring the changes), such as Arancini or Rice Croquettes with Tomato Sauce, as well as some surprising sweet delights such as Cherry and Almond Risotto Puddings or Risotto Ice Cream. (more…)

Spaghetti Puttanesca
Spaghetti Puttanesca

Spaghetti Puttanesca excerpted from MILK STREET NOODLES by Christopher Kimball. Copyright © 2023 by CPK Media, LLC. Photograph by Connie Miller of CB Creatives.

Milk Street Noodles: Secrets to the World’s Best Noodles, from Fettuccine Alfredo to Pad Thai to Miso Ramen by Christopher Kimball

It’s time to twirl and slurp bowls of pasta, ramen, spaetzle, lo mein, and more with 125 recipes for noodles from around the world, from the James Beard Award-winning team at Milk Street.

Nearly every culture serves some sort of noodle, from fettuccine, ramen and spaetzle, to lo mein, gnocchi and udon. So we traveled the world to learn the secrets to the best pad Thai, Italian ragu, spicy North African couscous and buttery Turkish noodles flecked with feta.

  • In Italy, we were taught the real fettuccine Alfredo—so much lighter, simpler and more satisfying than what we knew.
  • In Sapporo, Japan, we learned how to develop the deep umami flavors of miso ramen with minimal time and effort.
  • And from Ho Chi Minh City to Lima, we learned the art of the quick noodle stir-fry, from Vietnamese shrimp noodles to Peruvian chicken and pasta

The world of noodles also includes cool salads, steaming soups, plump dumplings and bowls of well-sauced shapes of all kind. Noodles are a perfect canvas for spring and summer vegetables, as well as hearty wintertime baked casseroles. And if speed is your need, try hoisin-ginger noodles or our cheesy one-pan cacio e pepe, both ready in 20 minutes. (more…)

Aubergine agrodulce

More Daily Veg: No fuss or frills, just great vegetarian food by Joe Woodhouse

In his dazzling new collection of recipes–a companion to the highly acclaimed Your Daily Veg–Joe Woodhouse takes his inspiration from countries as varied as Vietnam, Spain, Morocco and Greece, offering modern updates of traditional vegetarian dishes so they are healthier and more modern in their approach, as well as recipes with easy ways to approach sometimes less familiar but still straightforward dishes that always deliver on flavour and satisfaction.

Grouped together by ingredient, the recipes follow a simple format of short ingredients lists and easy-to-follow instructions for making the most delicious food that just happens to have no meat or fish in it.

About the Author

Joe Woodhouse has been vegetarian since the age of 10, teaching himself how to cook. He later trained as a chef and spent years working in kitchens such as Vanilla Black and the Towpath Café, as well as contributing to events with restaurants such as the Quality Chop house. Alongside being a chef, he is also a photographer, shooting with clients such as Soho Farmhouse, Belazu, Marmite, Asda, Hakkasan, and Coleman’s. He is lauded amongst colleagues–including Anna Jones and Nigella Lawson–for being the best vegetarian chef in the business. His work has featured in publications such as The New Yorker, Bon Appétit, Guardian, Observer, Metro, Evening Standard and Life & Thyme. (more…)

Spaghetti with Roasted Cherry Tomato Sauce
Spaghetti with Roasted Cherry Tomato Sauce

Spaghetti with Roasted Cherry Tomato Sauce Excerpted from Lidia’s From Our Family Table To Yours by Lidia Matticchio Bastianich and Tanya Bastianich Manuali. Copyright © 2023 Tutti a Tavola, LLC. Photographs by Armando Rafael.

Lidia's From Our Family Table to Yours: More Than 100 Recipes Made with Love for All Occasions: A Cookbook by Lidia Matticchio Bastianich and Tanya Bastianich Manuali

Nothing brings a family together like food. And no one knows food like Lidia Bastianich. In this inviting, deeply personal new cookbook, she shares the dishes she cooks for those she loves the most. This is the first book Lidia has written since the death of her mother, Nonna, who was beloved not just by Lidia’s family but by millions of cookbook and TV fans. With all the family stories and passed-down recipes, in many ways, this book can be seen as a tribute to Nonna.

Here are the traditional recipes that graced Lidia’s table as a young girl (Prosciutto and Onion Frittata, Rigatoni with Sausage and Cabbage, and Four-Cheese Baked Macaroni) alongside the new creations (Sweet Potato Chickpea Gnocchi with Gorgonzola, Cheesy Baked Chicken Wings) that she makes for her children and grandchildren today. Bringing together more than a hundred delicious, flavourful, and easy-to-make Italian recipes, From Our Family’s Table to Yours is a celebration of the dishes Lidia’s family turns to over and over—and yours will, too.

Lidia’s From Our Family Table to Yours is the next best thing to a seat at Lidia’s kitchen table, with more than a hundred recipes, including: (more…)

Farfalle with Ham, Mushrooms, and Peas in Creamy Fontina Sauce
Farfalle with Ham, Mushrooms, and Peas in Creamy Fontina Sauce

Farfalle with Ham, Mushrooms, and Peas in Creamy Fontina Sauce excerpted from Pasta Veloce: Irresistibly Fast Recipes from Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes and  Susan Wyler. Photographs copyright © 2023 Steven Rothfeld.

Pasta Veloce: Irresistibly Fast Recipes from Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes and  Susan Wyler

Frances Mayes is known for transporting readers to the charming Italian countryside in her bestselling books. In Pasta Veloce, Mayes and veteran food editor Susan Wyler take us there us by sharing 100 under 30-minute pasta recipes, inspired by their time in Italy. These well-loved recipes blend traditional Italian technique with magic from the Mayes and Wyler home kitchens where experiments are always in progress.

Pasta is the most versatile food on earth. And if you do it right: fast! Pasta Veloce offers a multitude of under 30-minute, luscious recipes, all accompanied by Mayes’s evocative text. While there are numerous pasta cookbooks, few feature a true Italophile’s passion and eye for detail that can get a dish to the table in, as Mayes describes, “the time it takes to boil water.” From a Tagliatelle with Duck Confit, Chestnuts, and Coffee Reduction to a glittering Capellini with Golden Caviar to the perfect vodka sauce, Pasta Veloce is your guide on those nights when you’re ready to skip the whole production of it but still want to eat like royalty in a rustic Italian village. (more…)