Reviews'Don't be surprised if you find yourself searching for flights to Italy while leafing through.' - Galerie 'Opens the doors to their countryside home to share the creative spirit and inspirational choices throughout the idyllic property.' - Cool Hunting 'Even for readers who aren't en route to Italy, these engaging stories and delicious recipes will give them a reason to visit the grocery store in search of ... all the tastes that make Casa Maria Luigia feel like both home and hotel to its guests.' - Library Journal Praise for Bread Is Gold 'How can you not admire a cookbook that directly addresses food waste?' - Washington Post 'A recipe book that'll make you think differently ... Delicious recipes.' - Marie Claire 'Full of recipes and tips for home chefs to improvise with whatever is in the fridge.' - NPR 'Massimo Bottura turns water into wine.' - Country & Town House, 'The best B&B in the world? ... Slow Food, Fast Cars tells the story of Casa ML and its recipes.' - The Financial Times 'Italy's most creative chef.' - The Times 'If breakfast is stuck in a routine, take a leaf out of Lara Gilmore and Massimo Bottura's new book.' - Waitrose Weekend 'If you can't get away for a stay at Casa Maria Luigia, this book should at least scratch your wanderlust itch.' - Robb Report 'Don't be surprised if you find yourself searching for flights to Italy while leafing through.' - Galerie 'Opens the doors to their countryside home to share the creative spirit and inspirational choices throughout the idyllic property.' - Cool Hunting 'Even for readers who aren't en route to Italy, these engaging stories and delicious recipes will give them a reason to visit the grocery store in search of ... all the tastes that make Casa Maria Luigia feel like both home and hotel to its guests.' - Library Journal Praise for Bread Is Gold 'How can you not admire a cookbook that directly addresses food waste?' - Washington Post 'A recipe book that'll make you think differently ... Delicious recipes.' - Marie Claire 'Full of recipes and tips for home chefs to improvise with whatever is in the fridge.' - NPR 'Massimo Bottura turns water into wine.' - Country & Town House Praise for Never Trust A Skinny Italian Chef 'Massimo Bottura is a luminary of the culinary avant-garde.' - New Yorker 'Fascinating windows into the workings of one of cooking's greatest minds.' - LA Times 'Demonstrates that food has indeed morphed into an element of high culture.' - The New York Times Book Review, 'If you can't get away for a stay at Casa Maria Luigia, this book should at least scratch your wanderlust itch.' - Robb Report, 'The best B&B in the world? ... Slow Food, Fast Cars tells the story of Casa ML and its recipes.' - The Financial Times 'Italy's most creative chef.' - The Times 'If breakfast is stuck in a routine, take a leaf out of Lara Gilmore and Massimo Bottura's new book.' - Waitrose Weekend 'If you can't get away for a stay at Casa Maria Luigia, this book should at least scratch your wanderlust itch.' - Robb Report Praise for Bread Is Gold 'How can you not admire a cookbook that directly addresses food waste?' - Washington Post 'A recipe book that'll make you think differently ... Delicious recipes.' - Marie Claire 'Full of recipes and tips for home chefs to improvise with whatever is in the fridge.' - NPR > 'Massimo Bottura turns water into wine.' - Country & Town House Praise for Never Trust A Skinny Italian Chef 'Massimo Bottura is a luminary of the culinary avant-garde.' - New Yorker 'Fascinating windows into the workings of one of cooking's greatest minds.' - LA Times 'Demonstrates that food has indeed morphed into an element of high culture.' - The New York Times Book Review
Dewey Edition23/eng/20231215
Dewey Decimal641.5945
SynopsisAs featured in WSJ. Magazine and The Financial Times Welcome to Casa Maria Luigia, Massimo Bottura and Lara Gilmore's idyllic guest house in the Italian countryside Lara Gilmore and Massimo Bottura - the renowned chef behind three-Michelin-starred restaurant Osteria Francescana - designed Casa Maria Luigia to celebrate the hospitality and wonderful, earthy cuisine of Italy's Emilia-Romagna region. Their one-of-a-kind guest house boasts not only exquisite food, but gorgeous interiors filled with contemporary art, unique design objects, and an impressive collection of Italian cars and motorcycles. Slow Food, Fast Cars captures the extraordinary sensory and culinary experience of staying at Casa Maria Luigia. Created in close collaboration with Lara and Massimo, the book collects 85 authentic, accessible recipes for breakfasts, brunches, and all-day snacks, including frittatas and focaccias, salads, cakes and pastries, jams and preserves and more. At Casa Maria Luigia the past collides with the contemporary, and home cooks will discover seasonal variations for each recipe, as well as information about the dish's origins and ingredients. Evocative photography and personal essays tell the fascinating stories behind every element of this magical guest house, from the incredible food to the interior design, cars, vinyl collection, garden, and country landscape., Welcome to Casa Maria Luigia, Massimo Bottura and Lara Gilmore's idyllic guest house in the Italian countryside, The story and recipes of Casa Maria Luigia, Massimo Bottura and Lara Gilmore's idyllic guest house, set in the heart of the Italian countryside When Lara and Massimo opened their guest house Casa Maria Luigia, they wanted to entertain their guests and give them the opportunity to experience the wonderful, earthy food of the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. They achieved this and so much more. Casa Maria Luigia offers exquisite food, as well as amazing art, intriguing design objects, beautiful interiors, and an impressive collection of cars and motorcycles. Through illuminating texts, simple recipes, and evocative images, this book captures the extraordinary experience of staying at Casa Maria Luigia. The book features 85 recipes for dishes and drinks served at Casa Maria Luigia to make at home, including jams and preserves, cakes and pastries, frittatas and focaccias, salads, and drinks, as well as a selection of fish, meat, and vegetable dishes. At Casa Maria Luigia the past collides with the contemporary, and the recipes include seasonal variations as well as information about the dishes' origins and any regional ingredients. This is the first and only book on Casa Maria Luigia, telling the fascinating stories behind every element, from the art on the walls to cars, design, the garden, and landscape, as well, of course, as the incredible food., As featured in WSJ. Magazineand The Financial Times Welcome to Casa Maria Luigia, Massimo Bottura and Lara Gilmore's idyllic guest house in the Italian countryside Lara Gilmore and Massimo Bottura - the renowned chef behind three-Michelin-starred restaurant Osteria Francescana - designed Casa Maria Luigia to celebrate the hospitality and wonderful, earthy cuisine of Italy's Emilia-Romagna region. Their one-of-a-kind guest house boasts not only exquisite food, but gorgeous interiors filled with contemporary art, unique design objects, and an impressive collection of Italian cars and motorcycles. Slow Food, Fast Carscaptures the extraordinary sensory and culinary experience of staying at Casa Maria Luigia. Created in close collaboration with Lara and Massimo, the book collects 85 authentic, accessible recipes for breakfasts, brunches, and all-day snacks, including frittatas and focaccias, salads, cakes and pastries, jams and preserves and more. At Casa Maria Luigia the past collides with the contemporary, and home cooks will discover seasonal variations for each recipe, as well as information about the dish's origins and ingredients. Evocative photography and personal essays tell the fascinating stories behind every element of this magical guest house, from the incredible food to the interior design, cars, vinyl collection, garden, and country landscape.