We recently spent four weeks in Italy and wanted to be able to replicate some of the wonderful foods we had there. This book is the best Italian cookbook in English that we've found.We haven't tried every single recipe in this book, but every recipe we've made so far has been *absolutely* delicious. Our favorites include limoncello and tuscan kale/white beans on bruschetta. The bread and pizza dough is also worth the wait of starting it a day ahead of time.The recipes are straightforward and the food is fresh, clean, and uncomplicated. I just can't recommend this book highly enough.The book itself is a nice piece: good paper, strong binding, beautiful photos of some of the recipes and some arty shots of Italy (for inspiration).