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The Babbo Cookbook
by: Mario Batali

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Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.5945
EAN: 9780609607756
ISBN: 0609607758
Label: Crown Publications
Manufacturer: Crown Publications
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 336
Publication Date: August 01, 2002
Publisher: Crown Publications
Studio: Crown Publications
Sales Rank: 248686

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Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Ooh look- a good cook book
This is a peach (grilled) of a publication which captures not only the spirit of the restaurant but his encyclopeodic knowledge and unique take on Italian epicurian delights. Not content to punt out a list of recipies and wait for the $$$$, he discusses the things which make Babbo special, including their philosophy on wine service and which dishes sell well on a Saturday night. Recipes are truly superb (and do-able), with something for all capabilities and seasons (or just to read and salivate over). For me Mario is way ahead of the other stars of the "New Italian" cuisine and if food is the new Rock and Roll, Gordon is Elton to Mario's Elvis. Vegas, 'natch.

Rating:

- Unimaginably good!
First things first, I love food more than I love my family. Well, almost, and Italian food certainly ranks high up on my list, and many trips to Italy have made me pickier than ever about what I'm going to eat, enjoy eating, or even contemplate making when it comes to Italian.
What is very special about this book is the originality of the recipes held within within its bindings - Mario takes some of the least obviously appetising ingredients and turns them into mouthwatering perfection. I prepared fresh ravioli for the first time based upon a recipe from this book - it contained a wine and shallot beef brisket since I couldn't locate the beef-cheek that the recipe called for - and served it up in a rich lamb sausage ragu with a garlic ... Read More:

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