Osteria: Hearty Italian Fare from Rick Tramonto's Kitchen; Over 150 Recipes

Osteria. Os·te·ri·a / [ohs-teh-ree-uh] / Origin: 1825–35 / Noun
An Italian tavern; a casual often humble ristorante; a place where vino primitivo often takes center stage, while being accompanied by the most flavorful and hearty regional cuisine.

Author: Rick Tramonto, with Mary Goodbody
Hardcover: 288 pages
Publisher: Broadway
Available: October 14th 2008
Buy It Now: Amazon Book Store

From cover to cover, Chef Rick Tramonto provides a peek into his passion for Osteria style cuisine. The book features over 150 easy to follow osteria recipes, culled from his family life, and from his many trips abroad to Italy. Accompanying many of the recipes the reader will discover anecdotes, definitions, beautiful photographs, and wine recommendations that are sure to serve as reference and inspiration for meals to come.

Fans of Chef Tramonto’s restaurant Osteria di Tramonto in Chicago, will be delighted with the insights into the mind of this award-winning chef and his dedication to his craft.

In short, Osteria by Chef Rick Tramonto is sure to become an essential Italian addition to the libraries of passionate cooks and chefs everywhere.

Highly recommended. This book will be released on October 14th 2008.

We put Chef Rick Tramonto’s Osteria to the test in our own Abbondanza! kitchens. We prepared three unique dishes, and a sample menu for a party of eight. Click here to see our results.