In a Roman Kitchen: Timeless Recipes from the Eternal City
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Rated 5 starsFabulous Roman cookbook
If you have been to Roma and loved the food, then buy this book. Reading this book and looking at its pictures is just like being transported back to the Eternal City. If you are looking to expand your collection of authentic Italian cookbooks this book will make an excellent addition to your collection. The directions are well written and easy to follow. The Tuna fish pate recipe reminded me of a dish I had in Trastevere...
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Rated 5 starsShootout in the Forum. Two excellent Books at the Same Time
Two books on Roman cooking have appeared within the last eighteen (18) months, which gives us a golden opportunity to proof one against the other to find the better book. The first published last year is , `Cooking the Roman Way' by David Downie. The second, more recently published book is the current subject `In a Roman Kitchen: Timeless Recipes from the Eternal City' by Jo Bettoja.In general, Downie's book appears to be...
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Rated 5 starsAt Home in Rome
Last spring, I passed a pleasant hour conversing with Jo Bettoja in her gracious Roman apartment near the Trevi Fountain.This spring, I've passed many pleasant hours visiting again with Jo Bettoja - this time in the pages of her inviting new book "In a Roman Kitchen: Timeless Recipes from the Eternal City." Bettoja is an American from Millen, Georgia, a small town near Savannah. As a young woman, she traveled to Rome on a...
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Rated 5 starsRe-creating Roma
I visit Rome once a year, and in between times I dream of it. Of course, sitting in a Roman trattoria enjoying a fritto misto Romano , perhaps with artichokes, zucchini, or salt cod, tasting the wintery greens such as puntarelle, and hazlenut desserts, makes up part of that dream. Now Jo Bettoja has made the dream a savory reality, allowing me to create some of those joys here in New York, while imagining the sun set over...
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Rated 5 starsDelicious recipes!
I just returned home from a week in Rome with my husband. It was our first trip there and we just fell in love with the city, its people and of course, the food! I decided I would surprise my husband with some authentic recipes and bought Jo Bettoja's book. So far, I've made the Saltimbocca and the Artichoke Pie that were both fantastic! We topped the meal off with a delicious tea cake. The photos she uses throughout the book...
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