{"product_id":"the-italian-way-food-and-social-life","title":"The Italian Way: Food and Social Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eOutside of Italy  the countrys culture and its food appear to be essentially synonymous. And indeed  as The Italian Way makes clear  preparing  cooking  and eating food play a central role in the daily activities of Italians from all walks of life. In this beautifully illustrated book  Douglas Harper and Patrizia Faccioli present a fascinating and colorful look at the Italian table. The Italian Way focuses on two dozen families in the city of Bologna  elegantly weaving together Harpers outsider perspective with Facciolis intimate knowledge of the local customs. The authors interview and observe these families as they go shopping for ingredients  cook together  and argue over who has to wash the dishes. Throughout  the authors elucidate the guiding principle of the Italian tablea delicate balance between the structure of tradition and the joy of improvisation. With its bite-sized history of food in Italy  including the five-hundred-year-old story of the countrys cookbooks  and Harpers mouth-watering photographs  The Italian Way is a rich repastinsightful  informative  and inviting.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44966595231797,"sku":"ByrdShop_0226317242","price":28.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780226317243.jpg?v=1770570431","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-italian-way-food-and-social-life","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}