Not so long ago, Italian food was regarded as a poor man's gruel-little more than pizza, macaroni with sauce, and red wines in a box. Here, John Mariani shows how the Italian immigrants to America created, through perseverance and sheer necessity, an Italian-American food culture, and how it became a global obsession. The book begins with the Greek, Roman, and Middle Eastern culinary traditions before the boot-shaped peninsula was even called "Italy," then takes readers on a journey through Europe and across the ocean to America alongside the poor but hopeful Italian immigrants who slowly but surely won over the hearts and minds of Americans by way of their stomachs. Featuring evil villains such as the Atkins diet and French chefs, this is a rollicking tale of how Italian cuisine rose to its place as the most beloved fare in the world, through the lives of the people who led the charge. 
With savory anecdotes from these top chefs and restaurateurs: - Mario Batali - Danny Meyer - Tony Mantuano - Michael Chiarello - Giada de Laurentiis - Giuseppe Cipriani - Nigella Lawson
And the trials and triumphs of these restaurants: - Da Silvano - Spiaggia - Bottega - Union Square Cafe - Maialino - Rao's - Babbo - Il Cantinori

How Italian Food Conquered the World

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Mariani, John F.

Cooking Education & Reference

St.Martin's Press

Not so long ago, Italian food was regarded as a poor man's gruel―little more than pizza, macaroni with sauce, and red wines in a box. Here, John Mariani shows how the Italian immigrants to America created, through perseverance and sheer necessity, an Italian-American food culture, and how it became a global obsession. Featuring evil villains such as the Atkins diet and French chefs, this is a rollicking tale of how Italian cuisine rose to its place as the most beloved fare in the world, through the lives of the people who led the charge. Full of savory anecdotes from top chefs and resturateurs including Mario Batali, Danny Meyer, Tony Mantuan, Nigella Lawson, and many others, the book also goes inside famous restaurants such as Da Spiaggia, Piaggia, Union Square Cafe, Rao's and others.

St. Martin's: Griffin

Identifies the most common dishes served in ethnic restaurants, and offers advice on making reservations, registering complaints, tipping, and ordering a meal

Eating Out: Fearless Dining in Ethnic Restaurants

William Morrow & Co.

Traces the restaurant business from stagecoach stops to the present and discusses how it has been influenced by changes in travel

America Eats Out: An Illustrated History of Restaurants, Taverns, Coffee Shops, Speakeasies, and Other Establishments That Have Fed Us for 350 Years

Business & Money

Industries

A comprehensive guide features more than eight hundred definitions and seventy-five recipes for everything from "a+a6 la mode" to "zabaglione" and from Scottish Shortbread to Hungarian strudel, plus weight tables, measurements, metric conversions, and equipment. Original.

The Dictionary of American Food and Drink: More Than 2,000 Definitions and Descriptions of American Classics from Caesar Salad to Coleslaw, from Egg

Regional & International

Hearst Books

Collects more than two thousand terms, definitions, and descriptions of American gastronomy, including more than five hundred recipes and a history of American food and drink

Encyclopedia of American Food And Drink

Diane Pub Co.

The Four Seasons has reigned for more than three decades as America's premier restaurant. With insight, wit, anecdotes, photos, and a cache of signature recipes, The Four Seasons profiles this legendary restaurant where cultural and culinary history is made. 75 photos.

The Four Seasons: A History of America's Premier Restaurant

Von Bidder, Alex

Management & Leadership

Smithmark Pub.

The Dictionary of American Food & Drink

Reference

In the newly updated, revised and retitled The Encyclopedia of American Food and Drink , author John F. Mariani greatly expands upon his 1983 classic.

The Encyclopedia of American Food and Drink: With More Than 500 Recipes for American Classics

UNKNO

A comprehensive dictionary of American food, wine, and drink is highlighted by etymological trivia, gastronomical lore, and hundreds of recipes for classic American dishes

The Dictionary of American Food and Drink

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How Italian Food Conquered the World

How Italian Food Conquered the World

Eating Out: Fearless Dining in Ethnic Restaurants

America Eats Out: An Illustrated History of Restaurants, Taverns, Coffee Shops, Speakeasies, and Other Establishments That Have Fed Us for 350 Years

The Dictionary of American Food and Drink: More Than 2,000 Definitions and Descriptions of American Classics from Caesar Salad to Coleslaw, from Egg

Encyclopedia of American Food And Drink

The Four Seasons: A History of America's Premier Restaurant

The Dictionary of American Food & Drink

The Encyclopedia of American Food and Drink: With More Than 500 Recipes for American Classics

The Dictionary of American Food and Drink