Passion on the Vine: A Memoir of Food, Wine, and Family in the Heart of Italy
A Memoir of Food, Wine, and Family in the Heart of Italy
$29.75
- Paperback
284 pages
- Release Date
19 May 2009
Summary
As a young child in Naples, Italy, Sergio Esposito sat at his kitchen table observing the daily ritual of his large, loud family bonding over fresh local dishes and simple country wines. While devouring the rich “bufala” mozzarella, still sopping with milk and salt, and the platters of fresh prosciutto, sliced so thin he could see through it, he absorbed the profound relationship of food, wine, and family in Italian culture.
Growing up in Albany, New York, after emigrating there with …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780767926089 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0767926080 |
| Author: | Sergio Esposito |
| Publisher: | Broadway Books |
| Imprint: | Random House Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 284 |
| Release Date: | 19 May 2009 |
| Weight: | 227g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 130mm x 201mm |
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Critics Review
“An unabashed love letter to Italian wine and food … a memoir of all the ways that food and wine bind us together, in lives full of emotion.” –Bloomberg.com “It is hard to read a page without developing pangs of hunger and thirst.” –Los Angeles Times
About The Author
Sergio Esposito
Sergio Esposito is the owner of Italian Wine Merchants in New York City. He speaks at and hosts wine dinners throughout the country, and writes a popular e-mail newsletter about his discoveries and travels in Italy. He lives with his wife and two children in New York City.
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