Our Favorite Italian Cookbooks

Following our review of Chef Rick Tramonto’s latest cookbook entitled “Osteria”, we’ve received a great deal of requests for a list of other Italian books that we consider to be either the best or our favorites. Well, we’ve gone one step further, this slideshow gallery will provide you with a direct link to reviews and the option to purchase on demand.

If what you’re looking for is a holiday gift for someone special, be it a novice cook or an experienced chef, our top ten favorite Italian cookbooks are sure to contain something for everyone. 

Obviously, there are many, many, more cookbooks available, but those within this gallery are must-haves for us. What are your favorites? We’d love to know….

In an upcoming holiday posting, we will list some additional essential cookbooks that are are sure to bring out the best in that passionate Italian chef lurking deep inside of you.

BONUS: And for those of you on the market for the perfect companion to your cookbook collection, Abbondanza! Magazine would like to announce that we will be releasing a state-of-the-art cookbook software for the Windows personal computing environment. The software is easy to use, includes, audio, pictures and video and can be expanded to include your favorite recipes. Perfect for personal use or as a gift for the holidays. (More information to come.)

1. Osteria: Hearty Italian Fare from Rick Tramonto’s Kitchen
Rick Tramonto, Mary Goodbody (Hardcover - Oct 14, 2008)
Read the two-part Abbondanza! review here.

2. Naples at Table : Cooking in Campania
Arthur Schwartz (Hardcover - Nov 1, 1998)

3. Lidia’s Italy: 140 Simple and Delicious Recipes from the Ten Places in Italy Lidia Loves Most
Lidia Matticchio Bastianich, Tanya Bastianich Manuali (Hardcover - Apr 10, 2007)

4. The Silver Spoon
Phaidon Press (Hardcover - Oct 1, 2005)

5. My Sicilian Cooking
Nino Graziano (Hardcover)

6. Cucina of Le Marche: A Chef’s Treasury of Recipes from Italy’s Last Culinary Frontier
Fabio Trabocchi (Hardcover - Oct 1, 2006)

7. In a Roman Kitchen: Timeless Recipes from the Eternal City
Jo Bettoja (Hardcover - Feb 3, 2003)

8. Gastronomy Of Italy
Anna Del Conte (Hardcover - Nov 30, 2004)

9. Parma “A Capital of Italian Gastronomy” By Giuliano Bugialli
Giuliano Bugialli (Hardcover)

10. Marcella Cucina
Marcella Hazan (Hardcover - Oct 1, 1997)