“Valeria writes with such heart about regional home cooking and the kind of food values that allow for both tradition and change. Veneto is as simple as it is inspirational. I look forward to cooking from this beautiful cookbook.”
– Alice Waters, Chef, Author & Founder of Chez Panisse
VENETO
Recipes from an Italian Country Kitchen
Writer, cook and photographer Valeria Necchio shares the food and flavors at the heart of her homeland. Veneto includes lovingly written recipes that capture the spirit of this beautiful and often unexplored part of North Eastern Italy, plus Valeria’s memories of the people and places that marked her upbringing and that make this region – and this book – so special.
The recipes – 100 in total – are packed with fresh ingredients and lively flavours inspired by the Venetian culinary repertoire. You will find a wide range of both traditional and modern dishes, from cicchetti to risotti, and from fish to sides, passing through a selection of Venetian sweet treats, and seasonal sweet and savoury preserves.
Stories, anecdotes and bright photographs of food and landscapes – shot by the author herself – make this unique book suited to sit on a kitchen shelf as much as on display on a coffee table.
Written & photographed by Valeria Necchio. Edited by Laura Hassan and Katherine Ailes at Faber & Faber. Designed by Anna Green at Siulen Design. Published by Faber.
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PRAISE FOR VENETO
“A fabulous addition to the regional cookbook section of your shelf […], this beautifully written and photographed book gives you the opportunity to zero in on a lesser-known area: Veneto – not the city of Venice, but the countryside village in Northeastern Italy where the author Valeria Necchio grew up.”
– Martha Stewart Living
“Lavish introductions and beautiful color photography…. Necchio’s first cookbook is a leisurely word-stroll through the events, people, smells, and tastes that formed her cuisine character. ”
– Booklist (Starred Review)
“Necchio writes in lovely elegiac prose about her small hometown […], and the recipes themselves are clear and appealing, no matter from which time in the author’s life they originate.”
– Publishers Weekly
“A welcome arrival.”
– House & Garden
“It’s amazing, she’s amazing, buy the book.”
– Stanley Tucci
“There’s a woman named Valeria Necchio who is a northern Italian woman and her book is incredible. The photography is just wonderful.”
– Stanley Tucci
“Valeria lets you in on the region’s secrets and there is a beauty and sincerity to her writing that is quite rare. Refreshingly real and full of simple everyday pleasures that we can all share.”
– Rachel Roddy, Author
“Veneto celebrates an unsung part of Italy’s vast food culture with a peek into generations-old family recipes and the right combination of old favourites and new flavours, all documented beautifully in photographs and words that take you right beside the writer to the Venetian countryside.”
– Emiko Davies, Author
IN THE PRESS
The London Review of Books | Flavours of Veneto
The Guardian | Prawns, Proseccon and Meatballs: Recipes from a Veneto Kitchen
SBS | The Truth About Tiramisù and Other Sweet Recipes
And as also seen in: S Magazine (Sunday Express), Stella Magazine (The Sunday Times Telegraph), Stylist Magazine, Waitrose Magazine, National Geographic’s Traveller, Jamie Magazine, Italia!, House & Gardens, Press Association, Italy Magazine, Foreword, and more.
PRAISE FROM READERS:
“A mouth-watering account of food in Venice and the surrounding countryside.”
“Most beautiful cookbook I have ever had! I really like her recipes as it is very simple yet unique and creative. Totally different from those tv chefs’ recipes, you can feel how she admires food, nature and beautiful countryside of Venice.”
“Veneto is a stunningly beautiful book deliciously capturing the Venetian countryside through pictures, words, and recipes. Necchio a talented writer, photographer, and cook seamlessly blends food and story while transporting you to the northern Italian region of the Veneto. Her authentic approach to cooking is refreshingly authentic and a welcome addition to my kitchen.”