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HOW ITALIAN FOOD CONQUERED THE WORLD
By: John F. Mariani
Palgrave Macmillan
March 2011
On Sale: March 15, 2011
288 pages
ISBN: 0230104398
EAN: 9780230104396
Hardcover
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Not so long ago, Italian food was regarded as a poor manβs gruelβlittle more than pizza, macaroni with sauce, and red wines in a box. Here, John Mariani shows how the Italian immigrants to America created, through perseverance and sheer necessity, an Italian-American food culture, and how it became a global obsession. The book begins with the Greek, Roman, and Middle Eastern culinary traditions before the boot-shaped peninsula was even called βItaly,β then takes readers on a journey through Europe and across the ocean to America alongside the poor but hopeful Italian immigrants who slowly but surely won over the hearts and minds of Americans by way of their stomachs. Featuring evil villains such as the Atkins diet and French chefs, this is a rollicking tale of how Italian cuisine rose to its place as the most beloved fare in the world, through the lives of the people who led the charge.
 Media BuzzEarly Show - March 24, 2011
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