250 True Italian Pasta Dishes: Easy & Authentic Recipes: Inspired by Quartino Ristorante Pizzeria Wine Bar

by Nancy Ross Ryan and John Coletta

Outstanding recipes from the owner/chef of Quartino, one of Chicago's finest restaurants.

For hundreds of years, pasta dishes have been the family favorites that home cooks rely on regularly. The purpose of this book is to provide key instructions, skills and great recipes for authentic Italian pasta dishes. These easy-to-prepare recipes range from old favorites to personal innovations, each carefully tested by the well known Chef...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0778802213
• ISBN13: 9780778802211
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Robert Rose
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.7" x 10.4"

Customer Reviews

Great Book!

The best thing about this book? It's comprehensive. Each chapter could probably be its own book: baked pastas, filled pastas, fresh pasta, quick pasta... the list goes on. I can't imagine you would really NEED another pasta cookbook if you have this one. It has all the classics, and everything you need to know about making, eating, and serving pasta the Italian way.

Pleasantly Surprised

I was kind of disappointed when I got this book as a Christmas present because it looks plain. I have been pleasantly surprised by all the recipes I've tried. The linguine with clams was spot-on and you can't go wrong with the pappardelle with a mixed meat ragu. It may not look fancy, but give this book a chance. The author clearly knows what he's doing and I like that it includes all the Italian names of the dishes so you learn a little bit as you cook. Plus, when you get down to it, a sturdy, simple book is really much more useful in the kitchen since it's going to get splattered with oil and dusted with flour. I'm a convert.

I love pasta

I looked at a lot of pasta books before settling on this one. I choose this one because I've wanted to try making my own pasta, but realistically, I can't do that every day. I knew this book would be more useful because it has recipes for both fresh and dried pasta. It's nice to have a book that caters to different occasions, for when you have a lot of time to cook up a really gourmet meal and when you just need something really quick. And the recipes don't disappoint! I have yet to make the fresh pasta (good thing I got this book, right?) but I loved the baked perciatelli with zucchini and rigatoni with turkey and fennel, as did all my friends who got to eat it.

A Fantastic Cookbook

This book is a great primer on pasta dishes cooked in a truly Italian style. Love the book and love the food even more.