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Amarcord
Amarcord
Amarcord
Audiobook8 hours

Amarcord

Written by Marcella Hazan

Narrated by Concetta Tomei

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Marcella Hazan is known as America's godmother of Italian cooking. The owner of her own cooking schools, and author of bestselling and award-winning cookbooks, she has collected invitations to cook at top restaurants around the world.

Her story begins in Alexandria, Egypt, where an early childhood accident would alter the course of her life and bring her family back to her father's native Italy for medical treatment. In Italy, Marcella was fulfilling her ambition to become a doctor when she met Victor, the love of her life. After their marriage, they moved to America, where Marcella knew not a word of English or a single recipe. She began to recall and attempt to re-create the flavors of her homeland, giving cooking lessons in her tiny New York kitchen. Soon after, Craig Claiborne invited himself to lunch, and the rest is history.

Amarcord means "I remember" in Marcella's native Romagnolo dialect. Marcella, now eighty-four, looks back on the adventures of a life lived for pleasure and a love of teaching, and the twists and turns that brought her love, fame, and a chance to forever change the way we eat.

LanguageEnglish
PublisherHarperAudio
Release dateSep 30, 2008
ISBN9780061738227
Amarcord
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Marcella Hazan

Marcella Hazan was the acknowledged godmother of Italian cooking in America. The recipient of two Lifetime Achievement Awards (from the James Beard Foundation in 2000 and the IACP in 2004), she was the author of many classic cookbooks, including Marcella Says… and Marcella Cucina.

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  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    I wanted to like this book more than I did. Marcella has led an interesting life and I know that her husband has been a big part of that, but I didn't care for him.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    good book about author's life as a cookbook writer. She did have some history, a litlle drama, a little personal tragedy. Nice read, not too complicated. Made me want to explore REAL Italian cooking.