Italy Anywhere

A extraordinary trio of friends, owners of a Los Angeles string of ultra-chic homestyle Italian restaurants, unlock the secrets of a seductive cuisine and a fantasy lifestyle of sunny simplicity. This is the authors' own story of cooking, entertaining, eating and collaborating in business and in life. They share their time-tested culinary secrets and entertaining pleasures in more than 30 food essays on subjects like Why We Invite, Learning to Cook, and Dinner for One. Over 175 recipes and variations"”from Pumpkin Gnocchi with Butter and Sage to Whole Wheat Walnut Cookies"”initiate readers into the true Italian art of cooking and living. Anyone who has ever dreamed of living in Italy will be entranced by this culinary armchair experience.