Katie Parla

Discover what makes the food of the Italian south unique as you sink your teeth into the secrets of their rustic, romantic dishes.

"Even 150 years after unification, Italy is still a divided nation where individual regions are defined by their local cuisine-- mirrors of their culture, history, and geography. But the cucina romana is the country's greatest standout. In [this book], journalist Katie Parla and photographer Kristina Gill capture Rome's unique character and truly evolved food culture--a [culmination] of two thousand years of history"--Amazon.com.

"In American Sfoglino, Evan Funke shares his classic training and provides detailed instructions for making pasta at home. Focusing on 15 pasta shapes, he'll walk readers through each stage of the process with step-by-step photography, from shaping orecchiette and cutting pappardelle to the proper way to blanch, dry, and preserve pasta"--

In Flour Lab, the new definitive book on flour, chef Adam Leonti shows you the best tools and techniques for making flour that is better-tasting and more nutritious than pre-ground flours. He gives expert tips on where to source wheat, how to mill at home, and how to work with different grains. Here, too, he specifically addresses the idiosyncrasies of working with freshly milled flour as opposed to what's found on supermarket shelves. Twenty recipes...