Gennaro Contaldo - Gennaro's Italian Year

Based on a culinary year Gennaro guides the reader through his childhood memories of growing up in Minori on the beautiful Amalfi coast remembering all the feasts and festivals they use to celebrate. Gennaro visits each season, starting at autumn through to summer, and describes the cooking of seasonal dishes. Life in Italy comes alive though the different tales of Italian traditions and stories about food.

A very insightful and interesting book which will hold the readers attention. It reads more like a story than a cookbook. This is a cookbook with a lot of background about the dishes and puts the recipes into perspective. There are also lots of descriptions about ingredients that is very traditionally Italian. The recipes are well written and accompanied by beautiful colourful photo's.

This book is recommended to the food person enticed by food stories who would like to know more about Italian culture and tradition.