The ultimate book on every aspect of Italian food—inspiring, comprehensive, colorful, extensive, joyful, and downright encyclopedic. With a mix of gastronomy, food science, history, cultural references, legend, lore, charts, graphs, photos, and illustrations, every one of the 400 pages in Let’s Eat Italy! is an alluring and amusing journey into Italian food. Readers will find recipes for classic Italian dishes spanning all regions, like pappa al pomodoro, Bolognese, risi e bisi, risotto, focaccia, frittata, and so much more. There’s an ode to the panettone, a dedication to the magic of basil, Italy’s “royal” herb, a love story between pasta and potatoes. And, of course, pasta and espresso information aplenty. An entire spread looks at the Italian Mafia’s favorite dishes as seen through the lenses of Scorsese, Leone, and Coppola.