Finding Valentino: Four Seasons in My Father's Italy

ISBN-13: 9780522858419 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 256 str.

Angela Di Sciascio

Opis

Lost in a world ravaged by Alzheimer's disease, Angela Di Sciascio's father can no longer describe his past. Deciding not to let his story fade, she embarks on a journey to reconnect with her Italian ancestry. A unique and deeply personal account, this memoir discovers, meal by meal, the young Valentino, who left his home in the Abruzzo Mountains for the new world. From the simple pleasures of the mountains rustic polenta and the Ligurian coast s pesto to Rome s melt-in-your-mouth ragu, Di Sciascio shares her family s traditional recipes and celebrates her roots."