This hardback book is in very good condition and is complete with unclipped dustjacket. Black boards with shiny red lettering to the spine. The lower spine edge is lightly bumped. The binding remains tight and the contents are clean and bright. Illustrated with several b/w and colour photographs. The dustjacket is also in very good condition with light creasing to the edges. "Everyone loves Italian food. But how did the Italians come to eat so well? The advertising industry tells us the answer lies in the vineyards and olive groves of Tuscany - among sun-weathered peasants, and mammas serving pasta under the pergola Yet this nostalgic fantasy has little to do with the real history of Italian cuisine. Because Italian food is city food. And telling its story means telling the story of the Italians as a people of city dwellers. For a thousand years, Italy's cities have been magnets for everything that makes for great eating: ingredients, talent, money, and power. In DELIZIA! the author o