{"product_id":"delizia-the-epic-history-of-italians-and-their-food","title":"Delizia: The Epic History of Italians and Their Food","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'No one is more authoritative on the history of Italian food and its culture and the influence it has had on the world, . . . an addictive read for anyone interested in the dolce vita.' - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAngela Hartnett\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Food and culture of Italy come together in this fantastic and must-have book from John Dickie.' - \u003ci\u003eGiorgio Locatelli\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'If only we could all write as brilliantly on Italy and its food as John Dickie does. He may well know Italy and Italians better than they know themselves.' - \u003ci\u003eStanley Tucci\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe new edition of the much-loved classic, with a fresh chapter that brings the surprising and moreish tale of the Italian way of eating right up to the present.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDelizia\u003c\/i\u003e! takes the reader on a revelatory historical journey through the flavours of the cities that shaped the Italian love for good eating. From the bustle of Medieval Milan, to the bombast of Fascist Rome; from the pleasure gardens of Renaissance Ferrara, to the putrid alleyways of nineteenth-century Naples. In rich slices of Italian life, \u003ci\u003eDelizia!\u003c\/i\u003e shows how violence and intrigue, as well as taste and creativity, went to make the world's favourite cuisine. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith its mix of vivid story-telling, ground-breaking research and shrewd analysis, John Dickie's \u003ci\u003eDelizia!\u003c\/i\u003e is as appetising as the dishes it describes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 432 pages | Published March 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hodder Paperback","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63833291129181,"sku":"9781399727044","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9781399727044.jpg?v=1783116315","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/delizia-the-epic-history-of-italians-and-their-food","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}