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The Lost Ravioli Recipes Of Hoboken A Search For Food And Family

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by:
Schenone, Laura

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Product Details:

Hardcover Book :

384 Pages

Publisher:

W.W. Norton

Pub. Date:

Nov 05, 2007

Photos:

Black and White Illustrations

Our Part #:

10774

ISBN-10:

0393061469

ISBN-13:

9780393061468

Description:

James Beard Award-winning author Laura Schenone undertakes a quest to retrieve her great grandmother's ravioli recipe, reuniting with relatives as she goes. In lyrical prose and delicious recipes, Schenone takes the reader on an unforgettable journey from the grit of New Jersey's industrial wastelands and the fast-paced disposable culture of its suburbs to the dramatically beautiful coast of Liguria--the family's homeland--with its pesto, smoked chestnuts, torte, and most beloved of all, ravioli, the food of celebration and happiness.

Schenone discovers the persistent importance of place, while offering a perceptive voice on immigration and ethnicity in its twilight. Along the way, she gives us the comedies and foibles of family life, a story of love and loss, a deeper understanding of the bonds between parents and children, and the mysteries of pasta, rolled into a perfect circle of gossamer dough.

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