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The Tuscan Sun Cookbook by Frances Mayes and Edward Mayes
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Mar 13, 2012 | ISBN 9780307885289

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I own over a thousand cookbooks, but I have never been so enthralled by a cookbook as I was when I saw and read The Tuscan Sun Cookbook by Frances and Edward Mayes. From the very first beautiful photograph of Frances spoon feeding Edward and the mesmerizing opening paragraph–“The Choreography of the Kitchen”–I knew this cookbook would immediately rank with my all-time favorites. The recipes lure me into my Los Angeles kitchen and soon I feel like I am cooking in Tuscany. Even if there were no recipes, I would love The Tuscan Sun Cookbook for the brilliant photographs of by Steven Rothfeld–they are simply the best I have ever seen in a cookbook. Period. So to lovers of photography and food and Italy and to the simplest and most wonderful pleasures of life, I most enthusiastically say “Get this book.”  
– -Nancy Silverton, founder of La Brea Bakery and co-owner of Pizzeria Mozza and Osteria Mozza restaurants in Los Angeles, Newport Beach, and Singapore
 
Frances and Edward Mayes generously invite us into their Tuscan world, to share in lavish, friend-filled feasts as we gather around the wood-fired bread oven. It’s a book of joy and celebration, stories of the call of the owl, the invasion of wild boars, honest, earthy, and welcoming. We can taste their freshly-pressed olive oil, thrill in the flavor of the neighbor’s lavender honey, want to run into the kitchen to prepare their long-simmered ragù, and plan to duplicate Ed’s caper, anchovy, and mozzarella pizza.  Steven Rothfeld’s stunning photos make their world sing, come truly alive.
–Patricia Wells,  author of Salad as a Meal
 
Frances and Ed Mayes haven’t written some wistful expat’s dream; they have done their homework about why Tuscan food is what it is, and what we need to know about it.  In their writing, Tuscany doesn’t seem a picture postcard (even though the book is a beauty). Instead it comes off feeling much more like home. As for the dishes, they’ve captured the essential simplicity that is Tuscan cooking. Frances and Ed know what they’re doing and it’s a pleasure to read.  This is one of those books that makes you homesick, even if you never had a home like this.
–Lynne Rossetto Kasper, host of national radio show The Splendid Table® from American Public Media

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