Books

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The collection of Italian Cookbooks includes:
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Italian Home Cooking: 125 Recipes to Comfort the Soul
Kyle Books, 2010 / Photographs by Christopher Hirsheimer and Paolo Destefanis

Finalist for the 2011 Julia Child-IACP Cookbook Awards

"Italian Home Cooking preserves the best of traditional recipes for a whole new generation of cooks who want easy, delicious and authentic delivered on every plate." - Mary Ann Esposito, Host of PBS-TV's Ciao Italia
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ROMA: Authentic Recipes from in and Around the Eternal City Chronicle Books, 2004 / Photographs by Paolo Destefanis

"Julia has written one of the best books on Roman cuisine since Marcus Apicius in the 1st century" - Bill Marsano, Contributing Editor, Hemispheres magazine
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UMBRIA: Regional Recipes from the Heartland of Italy Chronicle Books, 2003 / Photographs by John A. Rizzo

"Signora della Croce... has given us a great gift [in this volume... She has somehow 'entered' our [Umbrian] homes, has sat at our tables, and has eaten with us." - Angelo Paracucchi, legendary Italian chef and leading international authority on Italian food
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PASTA CLASSICA
Chronicle Books, 1987 - 1st edition - hard cover
Chronicle Books, 2000 - Paperback edition

"...elegant and lavishly illustrated... comprehensive and reliable... History, manufacture and customs are described... the recipes are clear and effective." - Florence Fabricant, The New York Times

Distinguished as one of the ten best cookbooks of the year by The New York Times
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THE VEGETARIAN TABLE Chronicle Books, 1st edition, 1994 / soft cover edition, 2000
Nominated for James Beard Award, 1995
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All books will be signed by the author.

Julia della Croce is a journalist and James Beard Award-winning cookbook author and cooking teacher. Many of her titles have been translated into 13 other languages and distributed worldwide. Her work has appeared in many publications including Cook's, Food & Wine, Art & Antiques and the Boston Globe. She has broadcast extensively on radio and television, including NPR and the Food Network. Her blog, Forktales, has been cited by The New York Times' Diner's Journal "What We're Reading" section.

Besides working toward the preservation of traditional Italian cuisine through publishing and teaching, Julia has dedicated herself to advocacy work for better food and sustainable agriculture. She pioneered an award-winning healthy school food program at an independent school in New York and developed a nutrition program providing natural food and local farm-raised produce to an emergency food pantry in New York City serving some 900,000 people every year. She serves on the advisory committee of the New York State Assembly Task Force on Food, Farm and Nutrition Policy. Read more about Julia on www.juliadellacroce.com.

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