A sumptuous and mouthwatering collection of easy to cook Italian recipes designed for everyday living, as well as a selection of "Did you really make that?" dinner party spectaculars Here, Armando Percuoco removes the mystique from restaurant food, to make cooks feel as comfortable in their own kitchens as he feels in the kitchen of Buon Ricordo. He demonstrates how to cook great Italian food in many different ways, and how different techniques can bring out different qualities in them. Recipes include dishes such as Quattro Piccole Paste (Four Little Pastas), Grigliata Mista di Mare (Seafood Barbecue), Fichi Biondi (Baked Figs with Gorgonzola Sauce), Orata in Crosta di Pane (Whole Snapper in Pizza Dough), and Pesche Ripiene (Poached Peaches). A big, bold, and beautiful volume, this gorgeous cookbook emphasizes freshness, simplicity, generosity, imagination.