Venice and Food
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.74 (832 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 8877431733 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 200 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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Ian K. said A beautiful book of art, history and the character of Venice. I purchased this book soon after it came out. I found it at the wonderful Kepler's bookstore in Menlo Park, California in among the cookbooks. Which makes sense, because, in part Venice & Food is a cookbook. But Venice & Food is two other thing as well: a book about Venice and its history and an art book of Ms. Spector's remarkable drawings of Venice. What is also remarkable about this book is that it is not typeset. The book is entirely written in Ms. Spector's hand printed text and the illu. Venice: Charming The Palate Kindle Customer "Tell me what you eat and I will tell you what you are" Brillat-Savarin declared. Judging by its cuisine, Venice must surely qualify as the ancient and modern day city of princes and artists. Sally Spector vividly brings to life the importance of Venice as the crucial stepping-stone for cuisine in Italy and Europe in "Venice and Food".Little did I know that world famous dishes such as risotto, polenta, tiramisu and many other delights originate from Veneto and fair Venice - until I read Sally. A splendid visual history of the culture of food in Venice. A Customer This is one teriffic book related to the history and culture of the "cucina veneziana." It's as much an illustrated history of the architectural glories of Venice as a guide to the why and how of food in Venice. I adore Spector's drawings that show the close relationship between food and architecture all around the city. For example, the Sotoportego e Corte dei Forni is a gorgeous pointed arch opening to a side street, a location imposed on bakeries in historic times.There are profuse and gor
Sally reveals historical anecdotes about Venice, its food, herbs, spices and cooking implements, as well as buildings, warehouses and even various Venetian personalities, su. It also provides practical Venetian recipes along with the history of Venice and its long relationship with food, and the ingredients are illustrated in stunning pen, ink and pastel drawings. The illustrations are lush, detailed and deeply reflective of not only the look of Venice, but its very soul, its moods, its history-weighted sadness' Italian Food & Wine Magazine , January 1999 In this book, Sally Spector, who is from Chicago and now lives in Venice, takes us on a mouth-watering culinary trip; her historical love affair with food quite literally gives us a taste of Venice. 'This is an almost indescribably ethereal work of love that portrays Venice and its food as no other book has ever done. Each page is beautifully illustrated with the text written in her own hand, sharing her personal impressions of this beloved city