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Jamie's Italy

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Bestselling author Jamie Oliver finally devotes an entire book to America's favorite cuisine -- Italian! Italy and its wonderful flavors have always had a major influence on Jamie Oliver’s food and cooking. In Jamie’s Italy, he travels this famously gastronomic country paying homage to the classic dishes of each region and searching for new ideas to bring home. The result is a sensational collection of Italian recipes, old and new, that will ensure that Italy’s influence reaches us all.

Italy has inspired Jamie Oliver throughout his career. His ambition has always been to travel across the country on a quest to capture the very essence of Italian cooking -- and to produce the best and simplest Italian cookbook for everybody anywhere to enjoy.

Jamie’s Italy is the result of that journey -- and it’s a land of plenty. As well as providing more than 120 brand-new recipes for everything from risotto to roasts and spaghetti to stews, structured as traditional trattoria menus, Jamie takes you all over Italy to cook with and learn from the real masters of Italian cuisine: the locals. Far from the standard "lemons and olives" version of Italian cooking, Jamie’s Italy is a cookbook by the people for the people. From Sicily to Tuscany, it’s about the local fishermen, family bakers, and, of course, the "Mamas," sharing their recipes and the tips that have gone into their cooking for generations. But it’s not only mouthwatering food that Jamie brings back home: it’s also the spirit that makes cooking and eating absolutely central to family life, whichever part of Italy you’re in.

Bursting with the warmth and hospitality of real family life, this is both a superbly accessible cookbook and a unique travelogue and diary, in which you’ll find the authentic flavor of Italy and the people who live there. If you love quality food prepared with genuine passion -- you’ll never want to leave Jamie’s Italy.

320 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1,2005

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Format
320 pages, Hardcover
Published
October 25, 2006 by Hyperion
ISBN
9781401301958
ASIN
1401301959
Language
English

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Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. See this thread for more information.

James Trevor "Jamie" Oliver, sometimes known as The Naked Chef, is an English chef and media personality well known for his growing list of food-focused television shows, his more recent roles in campaigning against the use of processed foods in national schools, and his campaign to change unhealthy diets and poor cooking habits for the better across the United Kingdom.

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geovannyboss
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April 26,2025
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First of all, I have not read all of Jamie Oliver's cook books. I have read a few. This is by far his worst I would reckon if I was to hazard a guess. Brutal. The only areas of interest in this book are the fresh salads. I am not Italian, but I know I personally have better Italian recipes in my head than what I found in this book. To me, the whole book seemed like Jamie was camping in the hills of Italy, grabbing whatever was lying around and making feasts which were not even fit for a hobo. Too rustic and too much desperate foraging for me! Come on Jamie, you can do way better than this.
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TBGDeathPunch
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April 26,2025
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I've read many of Jamie O's books but somehow found this quite uninteresting and his recipes are not as strong or authentic as his mentor Gennaro. Nevertheless its a good read if you are a Jamie fan..
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MatthewSweatshir
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April 26,2025
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I FINALLY got a library card ;-) and this was one of the first books I checked out as I am trying to trin myself that I don't need to own every cookbook out there. (Baby steps!) This book is full of delicious-sounding recipes and great photos as is typical of Jamie. I have only tried the Eggplant & Mint Bruschette so far but it was simple and tasted great. Here's the link to the recipe and photos: http://kahakaikitchen.blogspot.com/20...
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cas-karas
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April 26,2025
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I love cookbooks and read them like novels. I also love J. O.
Win win!
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Eziprez
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April 26,2025
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i love jamie oliver's books for the editorial that comes with them - somehow injects more personality into the dishes.

also, they're always dead easy to do. :)
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XAsum0x
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April 26,2025
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Un viaggio nel cibo e nelle ricette tradizionali. Interessante e divertente. Ricco di spunti sicuramente piacevoli!
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Benzou7
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April 26,2025
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Just two stars because the recipes won't really be of use to me. BUT it's a gorgeous book and I LOVE that he narrates the entire cookbook. I would definitely pick up his other books. And would recommend this if you plan on doing any rustic Italian cooking.
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