The Silver Spoon Classic [Hardcover]

'The best of the best from across the [Silver Spoon] collection, packaged elegantly for collecting, displaying, or thoughtful gifting.' Forbes

A luxurious collection of the best recipes from the world's leading Italian cookbook - with all new photography and design

First published in 1950,Il Cucchiaio d'Argento, or its English-language offspringThe Silver Spoon, is the ultimate compilation of traditional home-cooking Italian dishes. In this all-new luxurious book,The Silver Spoon Classicfeatures 170 of the very best-of-the-best recipes from Italy's incredibly diverse regions. Carefully selected from Phaidon'sSilver Spooncookbooks, which have sold more than one million copies worldwide, this new collection features exquisite photography of the dishes, is replete with elegant double ribbons for easy reference, and a sumptuous design and package, which makes for an ideal gift or keepsake for the amateur and serious chef. With dishes for all tastes and seasons,The Silver Spoon Classicis the definitive guide to preparing the most important, authentic, and delicious Italian recipes.

First published in 1950,?Il Cucchiaio d'Argento, published in English by Phaidon as?The Silver Spoon, is the ultimate compilation of traditional home-cooking Italian dishes. A global bestseller, this book, together with its many offshoots, has taught home cooks around the world how to cook like an Italian and enrich their lives with fresh ingredients and delicious recipes.

'The most successful Italian cookbook of all time.' -Financial Times

'It's not so much one more Italian cookbook as the one-volume encyclopedia of Italian home cookery. Lavish illustrations, a helpful glossary of cooking terms and a translation geared to the intelligent layout makeThe Silver Spoonboth pleasant browsing and an accessible manual in the kitchen.' -Wall Street Journal