The Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking

If this were the only cookbook you owned, neither you nor those you cooked for would ever get bored. — Nigella Lawson

Has yet to be bettered . . . my copy is splattered with gnocchi, tomato sauce, gravy and oil, but I wouldn’t replace it for the world. It does what it says on the tin, and more. — Kate Colquhoun, The Best 50 Cookbooks ― Independent

Brilliant. — Heston Blumenthal

There are dozens of Italian cookbooks on the market, but The Essentials Of Classic Italian Cooking is the only one you need to buy. No glossy photos; just 700 pages of wonderful recipes and instruction in basics such as bread-making. And all with the kind of detailed teaching left out of books that give more space to pictures than to text. A classic. — The Guardian

Truly indispensable. — Nigel Slater

When I don’t know what to do in life, I go to Marcella and she sorts me out — Ruth Rogers, chef and owner of The River Cafe, London

Marcella Hazan is widely regarded as one of the greatest Italian cookery writers in the world and The Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking is her masterpiece. Aimed at cooks of every level, be they beginners or accomplished chefs, it is an accessible and comprehensive guide to authentic Italian cuisine and should find a place in the kitchen library of anyone who is passionate about good food.

Featuring hundreds of recipes ranging from soups, pastas and risottos, to delicious meat and vegetable dishes,