Author Schenone, winner of the James Beard Award, sets out on a mission to find her great-grandmother's ravioli recipe while also reconciling with family members. Schenone transports the reader on a wonderful journey with poetic words and delectable dishes. Ninety examples.
Finding her great-grandmother's ravioli recipe was Laura Schenone's initial objective, which was a rather straightforward one. However, when she reunites with family members and unearths long-buried family secrets, things get increasingly challenging. Taking readers to the Ligurian shore from the fast-paced suburbs and industrial wastelands of New Jersey. The Lost Ravioli Recipes of Hoboken tells the tale of the secrets of pasta, rolled on a pin into a flawless circle of gossamer dough, as well as the tragedies and follies of family life, love and loss, old homes and new.
English
W. W. Norton & Company
Paperback
English
354
Laura Schenone
The Lost Ravioli Recipes of Hoboken
9780393334234
October, 2008
8.20 x 5.50 x 1.00 Inches
0393334236