A guided tour of the cuisine, culture, and rich culinary history of the Campania region of Italy.
Join Anthony Riccio and Chef Silvio Suppa for a guided tour of the rich culinary history of southern Italy. Known to the Romans as Campania felix, or ‘fertile countryside, ‘ Chef Silvio’s home region of Campania is blessed with rich volcanic soil and warm sea breezes, which has resulted in an exuberant and varied cuisine that draws not only on the region’s abundant fresh vegetables and herbs but also centuries of Roman, Arab, Spanish, and French influence. From traditional favorites like eggplant parmiggiana and pasta e fasul to family recipes like Aunt Irma’s stuffed peppers and Maria Suppa’s zabaglione, Cooking with Chef Silvio offers hearty and heartwarming fare as well as the stories behind the food, a cultural and social history of a region as told through its cuisine.
Table of Content
Preface
Introduction
La Bellezza di Sant’ Agata de’ Goti
1. Campanian Cuisine through the Ages
2. Miseria and Nobiltà: A Tale of Two Kitchens
3. ’A Nonna’s Apprentice
4. My First Dishes
5. ’A Marenna on the Farm
6. Il Pranzo on the Farm
7. La Cena on the Farm
8. Shepherd Dishes
9. Holiday Dishes
10. Making Bread with ’a Nonna
11. Family Recipes: ’Zi Irma and ’Zi Giuannina
12. Recipes from Campania: Chef Francesco Spagnuolo and Chef Carlo Russo
13. La Raccolta
14. Sunday Dishes on the Farm
15. Olive Picking in the Hills
16. Home Remedies
17. Leaving for America
Bibliography
List of Photographs
Index
About the author
Anthony V. Riccio (1952–2022) was Manager of Stacks and Collections Maintenance at the Sterling Memorial Library at Yale University. He was the author of several books on Italian American culture and history, including The Italian American Experience in New Haven: Images and Oral Histories; Farms, Factories, and Families: Italian American Women of Connecticut; and From Italy to the North End: Photographs, 1972–1982, and the coauthor, with Silvio Suppa, of Cooking with Chef Silvio: Stories and Authentic Recipes from Campania, all published by SUNY Press.
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