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When Fabio Viviani was growing up in a housing project in Florence Italy the center of his world was the kitchen where his mother grandmother and especially his great-grandmother instilled in him a love for cooking and good food Now he shares the best of Italian home cooking while telling the story of his hardscrabble childhood his success as a chef in the United States and the women in his family who inspired him In more than delicious recipes Viviani takes us from his family home where his great-grandmother taught him to make staples like Italian Apple Cake and Homemade Ricotta to the kitchen of a local trattoria where he honed his craft cooking restaurant favorites like Gnocchi and the Perfect Tiramisu and then across Italy where he studied each regions finest recipes from Piedmonts Braised Ossobuco to Emilia Romagnas Perfect Meat Sauce A gorgeously illustrated cookbook Fabios Italian Kitchen is a celebration of food and family that brings all the joy fun and flair that Fabio Viviani embodies to your kitchen Fabio Viviani was born in Florence Italy and became a sous chef at Il Pallaio a trattoria in Firenze at the age of sixteen He now works as the owner and executive chef of Cafe Firenze a renowned Italian restaurant in Ventura County California and Osteria Firenze a Los Angeles Italian eatery He has appeared on Top Chef season five Top Chef All Stars and Life After Top Chef From growing up in a Florentine housing project to charming millions on Top Chef Italian chef Fabio Viviani blends his amazing personal story with his favorite recipes from his home country Fabio shares the best of Italian home cooking while telling the story of his own hardscrabble Italian childhood and subsequent success upon arrival in US and especially the women in his life mother and great grandmother who taught him to cook and inspired him The book will feature photos and over recipes with stories including Viviani staples Italian Apple Cake Flavors Meat restaurant favorites Gnocchi the Perfect Tiramisu and recipes from his travels and apprenticeships across different regions of Italy Braised Ossobuco from Piedmont the Perfect Meat Sauce from Emilia Romagna.
