by Carol Field
In love as they are with virtually every manner of Italian food from lobster risotto to Chef Boyardee, Americans will smack their lips over this delectable book, in which Field, a prizewinning cookbook author, highlights the Italian tradition of merende, the luscious between-meal snacks of the countryside: vegetable frittate, bright greens, crusty breads stuffed with ripe cheeses, olives, figs, salami, tomatoes and always drizzles of olive oil. Noshing will never be the same. (Morrow, $23)
Your Reaction
