The Food of Italy

So much more than a catch-all Italian cookbook. Claudia's writing puts the romance back into ubiquitous dishes such as panzanella and bolognese, and gives context to classic flavour combinations and techniques we take for granted... It's time to fall back in love with Italian mama food, guided by the mama of cookery writing and food anthropology

Eve O'Sullivan, Guardian

Claudia’s erudite style remains as compelling as ever

Waitrose Kitchen

The writing is peerless, the recipes as meticulous as you would expect from perhaps the planet’s finest food writer

Observer

A glorious feast of a book, a splendid history, geography and cookery lesson rolled into one

Financial Times

Claudia Roden's Food of Italy is one of the most used and loved books on our book shelf. Her knowledge and understanding of the regions and their food and culture makes this one of the most authentic of all Italian cookbooks

Puth Rogers and Rose Gray, The River Cafe