Award-winning chef Marc Vetri wanted to write his first book about pasta. Instead he wrote two
other acclaimed cookbooks and continued researching pasta for ten more years. Now the
respected master of Italian cuisine finally shares his vast knowledge of pasta gnocchi and
risotto in this inspiring informative primer featuring expert tips and techniques and more
than 100 recipes.Vetri s personal stories of travel and culinary discovery in Italy appear
alongside his easy-to-follow detailed explanations of how to make and enjoy fresh handmade
pasta. Whether you re a home cook or a professional you ll learn how to make more than thirty
different types of pasta dough from versatile egg yolk dough to extruded semolina dough to a
variety of flavored pastas and form them into shapes both familiar and unique. In dishes
ranging from classic to innovative Vetri shares his coveted recipes for stuffed pastas baked
pastas and pasta sauces. He also shows you how to make light-as-air gnocchi and the perfect
dish of risotto.Loaded with useful information including the best way to cook and sauce pasta
suggestions for substituting pasta shapes and advance preparation and storage notes Mastering
Pasta offers you all of the wisdom of a pro. For cooks who want to take their knowledge to the
next level Vetri delves deep into the science of various types of flour to explain pasta s
uniquely satisfying texture and how to craft the very best pasta by hand or with a machine.
Mastering Pasta is the definitive work on the subject and the only book you will ever need to
serve outstanding pasta dishes in your own kitchen.
