The British love Italy, they also love Italian food: time and again, it's rated our favourite international cuisine for both home cooking and restaurant dining. In "Biba's Italy", renowned cookbook author and restauratour Biba Caggiano shows why: here are the very best recipes, with travel tips galore on restaurants, bakeries, gelatarie, food markets, and cooking schools. It includes 100 delicious, simple, satisfying recipes, such as classics from Rome's trattorie such as Veal Scallopine Saltimboca and Bucatini all' Amatriciana; Florence's hearty T-Bone alla Fiorentina, rustic Ribollita soup, and sinful Chocolate-Coated Zuccotto; irresistible Bolognese ragus, Pork Shoulder Braised in Milk, and Roast Chicken with Pancetta and Potatoes; Milano's definitive versions of Osso Buco, Saffron Risotto, and Minestrone; and, Shellfish Stew, Sweet-and-Sour Shrimp, and other seafood from the fish merchants of Venice. This is the food we love, presented with unparalleled authority, evocative atmosphere, and charming personal style.