Fabio's Italian Kitchen

Fabio's Italian Kitchen

by Fabio Viviani
Fabio's Italian Kitchen

Fabio's Italian Kitchen

by Fabio Viviani

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Overview

When Fabio Viviani was growing up in a housing project in Florence, Italy, the center of his world was the kitchen, where his mother, grandmother, and especially his great-grandmother instilled in him a love for cooking and good food.

Now he shares the best of Italian home cooking while telling the story of his hardscrabble childhood, his success as a chef in the United States, and the women in his family who inspired him. In more than 150 delicious recipes, Viviani takes us from his family home, where his great-grandmother taught him to make staples like Italian Apple Cake and Homemade Ricotta, to the kitchen of a local trattoria, where he honed his craft cooking restaurant favorites like Gnocchi and the Perfect Tiramisu, and then across Italy where he studied each region's finest recipes, from Piedmont's Braised Ossobuco to Emilia Romagna's Perfect Meat Sauce.

A gorgeously illustrated cookbook, Fabio's Italian Kitchen is a celebration of food and family that brings all the joy, fun, and flair that Fabio Viviani embodies to your kitchen.

Fabio Viviani was born in Florence, Italy, and became a sous chef at Il Pallaio, a trattoria in Firenze, at the age of sixteen. He now works as the owner and executive chef of Cafe Firenze, a renowned Italian restaurant in Ventura County, California, and Osteria Firenze, a Los Angeles Italian eatery. He has appeared on Top Chef (season five), Top Chef All Stars, and Life After Top Chef.
From growing up in a Florentine housing project to charming millions on Top Chef, Italian chef Fabio Viviani blends his amazing personal story with his favorite recipes from his home country.

Fabio shares the best of Italian home cooking while telling the story of his own, hardscrabble Italian childhood (and subsequent success upon arrival in US) and especially the women in his life mother and great grandmother who taught him to cook and inspired him. The book will feature photos and over 150 recipes with stories, including Viviani staples (Italian Apple Cake, 7 Flavors Meat), restaurant favorites (Gnocchi, the Perfect Tiramisu), and recipes from his travels and apprenticeships across different regions of Italy (Braised Ossobuco from Piedmont, the Perfect Meat Sauce from Emilia Romagna).

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781401312770
Publisher: Hachette Books
Publication date: 04/23/2013
Pages: 304
Product dimensions: 7.10(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.90(d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Fabio Viviani was born in Florence, Italy, where he began working at the Trattoria Il Pallaio when he was fourteen. Fabio appeared on the fifth season of Top Chef and was among the final four contestants; he was named "Fan Favorite," and he returned to Bravo to compete in Top Chef All Stars and appear on Life After Top Chef. He is the author of Fabio's Italian Kitchen and the owner and executive chef of Café Firenze Moorpark, Firenze Osteria in Los Angeles, and Siena Tavern in Chicago. Fabio will be opening more restaurants in Chicago and Miami.

Table of Contents

Introduction 001

Notes form Fabio's Kitchen 005

01 Baby Steps 008

02 Appetizers 036

03 Soups 050

04 Pasta, Gnocchi, & Risotto 072

05 Meat 112

06 Seafood 138

07 Chicken 164

08 Salads & Vegetables 184

09 Desserts 204

10 My Mom's Bragging Rights 238

11 Fundamentals & Breads 256

Acknowledgments 287

Index 289

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