Description: Translation of: Il mito delle origini. Breve storia degli spaghetti al pomodoro.
Brief description:
Gregory Conti's translations for Europa Editions include Alessandro Barbero's The Eyes of Venice, Alberto Angela's A Day in the Life of Ancient Rome, which was voted a Best Book of the Year by the Kansas City Star and became an Indie Bound bestseller.
Review Quotes:
"Illuminating... Suited for those with big appetites for knowledge, [A Short History of Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce] is full of delicious details."--Publishers Weekly
"Thorough, well-researched and enlightening... Montanari sets a beautiful table filled with savory information that will appeal to academics, history buffs, the culinary-minded and those eager to learn how and why twirling a fork into a mountain of spaghetti with tomato sauce has become a delicious source of comforting nourishment."--Shelf Awareness
"This book serves as a significant beginning for anyone in search of culinary origins and the fraught histories of cultural commodities."--Gastronomica
"The book is just the right length (128 pages), academic and an utterly fascinating discourse on food history."--The Daily Beast
"Montanari's research will delight readers and provide plenty of fodder for dinner-table discussion."--Booklist
"A Short History of Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce is so much more than the chronicle of a familiar, beloved dish. The book is an inquiry into culture, economics and society... This delightful book will inspire readers."--BookTrib
"Montanari traces the unstoppable rise of what would become the most famous dish in the whole world."--La Repubblica
"A learned, entertaining volume."--Il Giornale