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Search - Only in Naples: Lessons in Food and Famiglia from My Italian Mother-in-Law

Only in Naples Lessons in Food and Famiglia from My Italian MotherinLaw
Author: Katherine Wilson

In the tradition of M. F. K. Fisher and Peter Mayle, this enchantingly warm and witty memoir follows American-born Katherine Wilson on her adventures abroad, where a three-month rite of passage in Naples turns into a permanent embrace of this boisterous city on the Mediterranean. It is all thanks to a surprising romance, a new passion for food, ... more »and a spirited woman who will become her mother-in-law?and teach her to laugh, to seize joy, and to love.

When I saw the sea at Gaeta, I knew that Naples was near and I was coming home.

Fresh out of college, Katherine arrives in Naples to intern at the United States Consulate. ?There is a chaotic, vibrant energy about Naples that forces you to let go and give in,? writes Katherine, who meets handsome, studious Salvatore one evening and finds herself immediately enveloped by his elegant mother, Raffaella, and the rest of the Avallone family. From that moment, Katherine?s education begins: Never eat the crust of a pizza first, always stand up and fight for yourself and your loved ones, and consider mealtimes sacred?food must be prepared fresh and consumed in compagnia.

Immersed in Neapolitan culture, traditions, and cuisine, slowly and unexpectedly falling for Salvatore, and longing for Raffaella?s company and guidance, Katherine discovers how to prepare meals that sing, from hearty, thick ragù to comforting rigatoni alla Genovese to pasta al forno, a casserole chock-full of bacon, béchamel, and no fewer than four kinds of cheeses. The secret to succulent, tender octopus? Beat it with a hammer. While Katherine is used to large American kitchens with islands and barstools, she understands the beauty of small, tight Italian ones, where it?s easy to offer a taste from a wooden spoon.

Through courtship, culture clashes, Sunday services, marriage, and motherhood (in Naples, a pregnancy craving must always be satisfied!), Katherine comes to appreciate carnale, the quintessentially Neapolitan sense of comfort and confidence in one?s own skin. Raffaella and her famiglia are also experts at sdrammatizzare, knowing how to suck the tragedy from something and spit it out with a great big smile. Part travel tale, part love letter, Only in Naples is a sumptuous story that is a feast for the senses. Goethe said, ?See Naples and die.? But Katherine Wilson saw Naples and started to live.

Advance praise for Only in Naples

?In a world filled with food memoirs, this one stands out. Katherine Wilson gives us more than the fabulous food of Naples. She offers us a passport to an exotic country we would never be able to enter on our own.??Ruth Reichl, author of My Kitchen Year

?In her debut memoir, Only in Naples, Katherine Wilson manages to combine everything I love?food, family, and Italy?with heaping portions of heart and humor. How lucky we are to get these hilarious and wise perceptions filtered through a sincerely loving eye.??Julie Klam, author of Friendkeeping

?Read this and you?ll find yourself pining for your very own sequined Italian mother-in-law.??Luisa Weiss, author of My Berlin Kitchen and founder of The Wednesday Chef

?Wilson?s easygoing writing perfectly suits this tale of an innocent abroad, an American girl who discovers herself in the midst of a foreign culture that becomes, in the end, her own.??Kate Christensen, author of How to Cook a Moose

?A must-read for anyone who loves Italian food?and isn?t that everyone???Kathleen Flinn, author of The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry

ISBN-13: 9780812998160
ISBN-10: 0812998162
Publication Date: 4/19/2016
Pages: 304
Rating:

Currently 2.4/5 Stars.

2.4 stars, based on 4 ratings

Publisher: Random House
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Audio CD
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