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Venice: Four Seasons of Home Cooking Hardcover – 2 April 2018
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Russell Norman returns to the city of his inspiration in POLPO to immerse himself in the authentic flavours of the region and the culinary traditions of the city. His rustic kitchen - in the only part of the city where washing hangs across the narrow streets and some houses still get their water from a communal well - provides the perfect backdrop for this adventure, and for the 130 recipes showcasing the simple but exquisite flavours of Venice. From Radicchio, Pancetta and Chickpea Salad to Duck Rigatoni, from Pea, Girolle, and Asparagus risotto to Venetian Potatoes, and from Bellini Sorbet to Chocolate and Hazelnut Semifreddo- everything from summer picnics to warming winter soup is covered in these lip smacking easy Italian family recipes.
The book also affords us a rare and intimate glimpse into the life of the city, its hidden architectural gems, its secret places, its embedded history, the colour and bustle of daily life, and the food merchants and growers who make Venice so surprisingly vibrant.
- Print length320 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherFig Tree
- Publication date2 April 2018
- Dimensions18.2 x 3.2 x 25.5 cm
- ISBN-100241299918
- ISBN-13978-0241299913
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Offers a rare insight into the beating heartof thecity ― i
Wonderful... the dishes are simple but inspired ― Evening Standard on POLPO
POLPO does what a great cookbook should do: it makes you urgently want to cook and breaks new territory ― Daily Telegraph on POLPO
A present for the greedy gourmets in your life ― Observer on POLPO
Delicious ― Mail on Sunday on POLPO
Gorgeous ― Daily Mail on POLPO
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- Publisher : Fig Tree; 1st edition (2 April 2018)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 320 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0241299918
- ISBN-13 : 978-0241299913
- Dimensions : 18.2 x 3.2 x 25.5 cm
- Best Sellers Rank: 17,100 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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About the author

Russell Norman is an author, restaurateur and broadcaster. He is the founder of the award-winning Michelin Bib Gourmand restaurant BRUTTO in London and co-founder of the POLPO group of restaurants and SPUNTINO restaurant and bar.
His first book "POLPO: A Venetian Cookbook (of Sorts)" won the inaugural Waterstones Book of the Year prize in 2012. His second book "SPUNTINO: Comfort Food, New York Style" was published in September 2015 and won the Guild of Food Writers Award in the Food and Travel category.
In 2014 he presented The Restaurant Man, a six-part prime-time documentary for BBC2. He is a contributing editor at Esquire Magazine where he writes a monthly column as The Accidental Cook.
His most recent book, "VENICE: Four Seasons of Home Cooking" saw him return to the city of his original inspiration to immerse himself in the food culture of genuine Venetian residents. Russell spent 14 months in a humble flat in the Castello district, shopping, cooking and writing through four seasons. He said of the experience: "I exiled myself in the world's most beautiful city for over a year in order to learn to cook like a 90 year-old Venetian granny."
www.msha.ke/russellnorman
Instagram: @bru.tto
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 November 2019









Northern Italian home cooking and heavy on the seasonality, veg, fish and seafood. What could be more C21? Given as a gift and both recipients adored it.
