博客來獻給激賞愛好美麗義大利生活的廚師及旅人，書中不僅描繪自在的托斯卡尼廚房、超過125道美食的餐桌享樂、150張生活照片，還有芙蘭西絲以及丈夫愛迪的有趣故事，讓你明白為什麼義大利人知道如何吃得像皇帝。
義大利食物最重要的就是：真誠，芙蘭西絲以及丈夫愛迪歡迎讀者到訪他們位在托斯卡尼鄉間的居宅：巴摩蘇羅，並分享托斯卡尼料理。從開胃菜到甜點，《食在托斯卡尼》把義大利人享受餐點的方式有條不紊一一上菜。超過150張全彩照片映襯庭園風光，紀錄托斯卡尼居家料理的祕訣：簡單、傳統廚房的歡樂。
在芙蘭西絲．梅耶思所有講述托斯卡尼的暢銷生活誌裡，食物扮演了如星光般閃耀的重要角色。托斯卡尼菜讓人心醉神迷，給人慰藉和誘惑，並呈現出友善真誠、興之所至的托斯卡尼生活。在托斯卡尼，烹飪和飲食是人人天生得以享受的快樂。本書是芙蘭西絲的第一本食譜書，芙蘭西絲和愛迪夫妻倆在書中分享了多年來身為托斯卡尼榮譽市民所烹調過的各種菜餚。書中的菜式都是兩人在樸實又傳統的廚房裡，運用健康純正的食材而做出的美味佳餚。
本食譜書猶如舉杯敬祝這對夫妻倆二十年來在巴摩蘇蘿——兩人在義大利科爾托納的家——獲得的諸般體驗。譬如，漫遊鄉間尋覓栗子、開心果、黑莓、牛肝蕈的時光，直至凌晨一兩點鐘方告結束的漫長晚宴，不小心打翻的一籃子豔紅番茄，一幕幕美好畫面栩栩躍於紙上。
美食、人物、地方的相片令人沉湎其中，陶醉不已。芙蘭西絲的介紹解說文字如抒情詩般美好，讀者彷彿跟她一起在廚房裡做菜，而後又在餐桌旁舉杯敬酒，共享美食佳釀。本食譜書以前菜（Antipasti）為始，以甜點（Dolci）作終，編排方式有如傳統的義大利晚餐菜序。
In all of Frances Mayes’s bestselling memoirs about Tuscany, food plays a starring role. This cuisine transports, comforts, entices, and speaks to the friendly, genuine, and improvisational spirit of Tuscan life. Both cooking and eating in Tuscany are natural pleasures. In her first-ever cookbook, Frances and her husband, Ed, share recipes that they have enjoyed over the years as honorary Tuscans: dishes prepared in a simple, traditional kitchen using robust, honest ingredients.
A toast to the experiences they’ve had over two decades at Bramasole, their home in Cortona, Italy, this cookbook evokes days spent roaming the countryside for chestnuts, green almonds, blackberries, and porcini; dinner parties stretching into the wee hours, and garden baskets tumbling over with bright red tomatoes.
Lose yourself in the transporting photography of the food, the people, and the place, as Frances’s lyrical introductions and headnotes put you by her side in the kitchen and raising a glass at the table. From Antipasti (starters) to Dolci (desserts), this cookbook is organized like a traditional Italian dinner.
The more than 150 tempting recipes include:
‧ Fried Zucchini Flowers
‧ Red Peppers Melted with Balsamic Vinegar
‧ Potato Ravioli with Zucchini, Speck, and Pecorino
‧ Risotto Primavera
‧ Pizza with Caramelized Onions and Sausage
‧ Cannellini Bean Soup with Pancetta
‧ Little Veal Meatballs with Artichokes and Cherry Tomatoes
‧ Chicken Under a Brick
‧ Short Ribs, Tuscan-Style
‧ Domenica’s Rosemary Potatoes
‧ Folded Fruit Tart with Mascarpone
‧ Strawberry Semifreddo
‧ Steamed Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Sauce
Frances and Ed also share their tips on stocking your pantry, pairing wines with dishes, and choosing the best olive oil. Learn their time-tested methods for hand rolling pasta and techniques for coaxing the best out of seasonal ingredients with little effort.
Throw on another handful of pasta, pull up a chair, and languish in the rustic Italian way of life.
★本書中譯版《食在托斯卡尼》由台灣商務出版。
作者簡介
芙蘭西絲．梅耶思（Frances Mayes）
成長於美國喬治亞州費滋傑羅城，現在北卡羅來納與義大利兩地輪流居住。曾任教於舊金山州立大學教授文學創作。已著有多本有關托斯卡尼的書籍，獲《紐約時報》盛讚為「托斯卡尼詩人」，除了曾高踞《紐約時報》暢銷書榜逾兩年半之久的《托斯卡尼艷陽下》之外，還包括《美麗托斯卡尼》、《把托斯卡尼帶回家》、《地球玩一年》、《托斯卡尼日記》（以上皆由臺灣商務出版）、《在托斯卡尼》，並經常演講，描述義大利的生活情景。。另著有小說《天鵝》、被廣泛採用的大學教科書《詩的發現》，以及其他五本詩集。其著作已有二十多種語言的譯本。她的詩作與自傳性隨筆亦大量發表在歐美各重要文學期刊上，如《大西洋月刊》、《新英格蘭評論》、《詩刊》等。
愛迪．梅耶思（Edward Mayes）
獲獎作家，著有四本詩集，其中較新的詩集為《生命的速度》（Speed of Life）和《工作與時日》（Works and Days）。
史提芬．羅斯菲爾德（Steven Rothfeld）
住在加州的納帕谷。攝影作品除了每年出現在芙蘭西絲．梅耶思的「托斯卡尼樂趣」年曆外，也是梅耶思著作《把托斯卡尼帶回家》裡，上百張美麗圖片的攝影者，其作品曾刊登在許多其他書籍和月曆。攝影作品有《義大利之夢》（Italian Dreams）、《入口》（Entrez）（Shrines）與《渴望法國》（Hungry for France）。
Named the "bard of Tuscany" by the New York Times, FRANCES MAYES is the author of the bestsellers Under the Tuscan Sun, Bella Tuscany, Every Day in Tuscany, and, with EDWARD MAYES, In Tuscany and Bringing Tuscany Home. She also wrote Swan: A Novel, A Year in the World, and five books of poetry. She lectures frequently on Italian life. Edward is the prize-winning author of four books of poetry, most recently, Speed of Life and Works and Days. Photographer STEVEN ROTHFELD is the author of French Dreams, Shrines, and Italian Dreams. His work appears in books by Frances Mayes among others.
