‘Elegant cooking from an elegant writer on cooking in the Veneto with beautiful produce. A joy.’
Jeremy Lee

Discover the captivating Veneto region in Northern Italy offering the most delicious food with over  75 authentic recipes, cooked with care and attention using the best ingredients.

Be transported to a table in Venice through evocative recipes such as Radicchio Rose di Treviso, Spicy Polenta Lasagne, Risotto ai Frutti di Mare and traditional Venetian Tiramisu.

Fascinating essays are also included to provide background to the history of the region, plus a deep dive into the famous produce, including a study of the wines produced there.  

The Veneto is a northern Italian region, lying between the base of the Alps and the Adriatic to the south. It has rich soil, a good climate, and as a result, produces rice, wonderful vegetables, wild and domestic animals, and much dairy produce. The Veneto also forms part of the ‘polenta, bean and rice belt’ of Italy, and  risotti,  pulses and a beautiful white polenta are more prevalent than pasta. There are many  pasticcerie,  and shops selling  gelati  or ice cream. Don’t forget about the wonderful Venetian  Prosecco  (the grapes are grown in Treviso), and  grappa,  which comes from Vicenza. There is so much to discover and enjoy!

Italian food reflects culture. In Italy cooking is the product of geography, history, and religion. ‘Italian cooking’ is really a patchwork of local and regional cuisines, all fiercely claiming to be the best in the country. Ursula Ferrigno’s own family come from the south of Italy, and just south of Naples is the Amalfi Coast. It is widely considered to be one of Italy’s most magical locations: breath-taking (literally) winding cliff-top roads, pastel-coloured houses tumbling down towards the sea, flower-framed terraces and trees heavy with the world’s most coveted lemons at every turn. Discover the delicious food the region has to offer. Vegetable dishes take centre stage and both meat and fish are eaten and often combined. In this seductive book you’ll find 75 recipes to enjoy, from simple antipasti and ministre (soups) to pane (bread) and pizza, risotto, pollame and carne (fish and meat), and the all-important contorni (vegetable), alongside essays on the food culture and traditions of the area and beautiful scenic photography.