SPQR: Modern Italian Food and Wine [A Cookbook]
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A cookbook and wine guide celebrating the regional traditions and exciting innovations of modern Italian cooking, from San Francisco's SPQR restaurant.
The Roman Empire was famous for its network of roads. By following the path of these thoroughfares, Shelley Lindgren, wine director and co-owner of the acclaimed San Francisco restaurants A16 and SPQR, and executive chef of SPQR, Matthew Accarrino, explore Central and Northern Italy’s local cuisines and artisanal wines.
Throughout each of the eight featured regions, Accarrino offers not only a modern version of Italian cooking, but also his own take on these constantly evolving regional specialties. Recipes like Fried Rabbit Livers with Pickled Vegetables and Spicy Mayonnaise and Fontina and Mushroom Tortelli with Black Truffle Fonduta are elevated and thoughtful, reflecting Accarrino’s extensive knowledge of traditional Italian food, but also his focus on precision and technique. In addition to recipes, Accarrino elucidates basic kitchen skills like small animal butchery and pasta making, as well as newer techniques like sous vide—all of which are prodigiously illustrated with step-by-step photos.
Shelley Lindgren’s uniquely informed essays on the wines and winemakers of each region reveal the most interesting Italian wines, highlighting overlooked and little-known grapes and producers—and explaining how each reflects the region’s unique history, cultural influences, climate, and terrain. Lindgren, one of the foremost authorities on Italian wine, shares her deep and unparalleled knowledge of Italian wine and winemakers through producer profiles, wine recommendations, and personal observations, making this a necessary addition to any wine-lover’s library.
Brimming with both discovery and tradition, SPQR delivers the best of modern Italian food rooted in the regions, flavors, and history of Italy.
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Reviews for SPQR
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5This is no ordinary Italian cookbook….. The recipes are more than imaginative and although they border on luscious elegance, I had ever heard of any of them prior to reading this book! They are also very time consuming and difficult to prepare, the ingredients are not easily found.
Here is a sampling: Fried surf clams w/ agrodolce, onion, fennel & cherry pepper salad; Fava bean agnolotti w/ mashed black truffle; Venison loin w/ parsnips & huckleberry vinaigrette; Beer-braised pork cheeks w/ escarole; Fontina & mushroom tortelli w/ black truffle fonduta…..
The layout is wordy and rather boring, especially when it comes to the descriptions of the various areas & wines of Italy. This is not a book I would attempt to cook from nor purchase.