Cucina of Le Marche : A Chef's Treasury of Recipes from Italy's Last Culinary Frontier
Author(s): Fabio Trabocchi
Named a Best New Chef in America by Food & Wine and Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic by the James Beard Foundation, rising star Fabio Trabocchi offers a unique take on his native cuisine, that of the until-now-overlooked Le Marche region of Italy.
Every chef is a product of a place and a tradition. Fabio Trabocchi's soul is in the Italian province of Le Marche. Equidistant from Rome and Florence, Le Marche is on the Adriatic coast, bordered to the north by Emilia-Romagna, to the west by Tuscany and Umbria, and to the south by Lazio and Abruzzo. This geography accounts for the rich variety of Le Marche's food traditions. The first chefs of Le Marche assimilated recipes, ingredients, and techniques from visiting mariners from Greece and North Africa. In his debut cookbook, Trabocchi showcases his signature style of cooking—called "soulful and passionate—not pretentious" by Food & Wine—combining traditional elements of Italian cuisine with a contemporary European sensibility that draws on the many flavors he's experienced throughout his extensive travels and techniques honed at restaurants around the world.
Review(s):
“One of the most delicious reads I have had… makes me want to cook these regional specialties all year long.”
“Wonderful culmination of Trabocchi’s genius talent and the traditional heritage of Le Marche… beautiful collection of refined, yet classic dishes.”
“From my first meal at Maestro, I have been a huge fan of Trabocchi’s… combines tradition and innovation.”
“A beautiful postcard from Le Marche. Thank you Fabio for sharing these wonderful treasures!”
“A rare innovator in Italian cuisine and pioneer… an amazing cookbook with terrific food, incredible flavors… a classic.”
“I have always had a great admiration for Fabio’s cooking… ‘Bravo, Fabio,’ you make Italy proud!”
“Trabocchi invites us home… an accomplished and daring chef, he rewards us with unique and wonderfully approachable, treasured family recipes.”
“Move over, Tuscany. Italy’s Le Marche region is moving onstage Trabocchi has quickly become a star among Washington chefs.”
ISBN: 9780060741624