Emiko Davies / Hardcover

Tortellini at Midnight: And Other Heirloom Family Recipes from Taranto to Turin to Tuscany

Name: Tortellini at Midnight: And Other Heirloom Family Recipes from Taranto to Turin to Tuscany
Brand: Emiko Davies
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Sometime in the 1950s, Emiko Davies' nonno-in-law began the tradition of ringing in the new year with tortellini al sugo. He served it along with spumante and a round of tombola, and sparked a trend; up until the 1970s, you could find tortellini at midnight on New Year's Eve in the bars around the Tuscan town of Fucecchio.

This is just one of the heirloom dishes in this collection, for which Emiko Davies has gathered some of her favorite family recipes. They trace generations that span the length of Italy, from the Mediterranean port city of Taranto in the southern heel of Puglia to elegant Turin, the city of aperitif and Italian cafe culture in the far north and, finally, back to Tuscany, which Emiko calls home.

Tortellini at Midnight is a book rich with nostalgia, with fresh, comforting food and stunning photography. It is a book that is good for the soul.

Learn More About the Author(s)

Emiko Davies was raised in an international household with a Japanese mother and an Australian father, and spent her childhood and adolescence between Australia and China.

So it was inevitable that she found herself halfway around the world later in life, in the US for a Fine Arts degree that led her to Florence, Italy, as a twenty-year-old. She fell in love with Florence instantly and returned a few years later to study art restoration and photography, and soak in the Florentine lifestyle (learning Italian along the way). But then she met her sommelier husband, Marco, and that year turned into sixteen (and counting). They live in Florence with their two daughters. Emiko has previously authored three cookbooks: Florentine (2016), Acquacotta (2017), and Tortellini at Midnight (2019).

She continues to write about regional Italian food and travel on her blog, as well as for publications such as Gourmet Traveller, Conde Nast Traveller, Food52, and Italian newspaper, Corriere della Sera.

Release Date: 2019

Condition: New

Language: English