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In their three cookbooks Ciao Tuscany, Ciao Sicily and Ciao Y'all they deliver fine food, casual food, celebration food, family supper food, always good food — an essential for family gatherings large and small. Buon Appetito!

 
"Ciao Tuscany"
by Johnny Carrabba and Damian Mandola

Recipes From the PBS cooking show, Cucina Toscana
"Being in the food business—which is basically making people happy with food —
is what our family has always been about.”
— Grace Mandola, mother of Damian, grandmother of Johnny—still cooking, living and laughing at age 88— is the chefs’ “Amazing Grace.”

The hosts of the PBS cooking show "Cucina Sicilia!" return with a colorful volume of hearty fare of Tuscan derivation. From antipasti to dolci, Damian Mandola and his nephew, Johnny Carrabba, offer intensely flavored dishes from that fabled west-central Italian region crowned by Florence. With their large family, the two chefs launched the original Carrabba’s Italian Grill in Houston, still their home. Today, these two Sicilian boys from Texas captivate a nationwide television audience and host friends through 167 Carrabba’s restaurants across the United States.
  • Over 150 recipes of beloved Tuscan dishes
  • 150 color photographs of delectable dishes
  • 30 Sicilian photographs
  • $29.95 hardcover with jacket. 192 pages. Full color. 9" x 10"

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"Ciao Sicily"
by Johnny Carrabba and Damian Mandola

Recipes From the PBS cooking show, Cucina Sicilia
Hot on the heels of the Ciao Y'all cookbook, which accompanied Damian Mandola and Johnny Carrabba's acclaimed PBS cooking show "Cucina Amore!", the popular hosts have extracted from their Italian heritage a new cookbook, Ciao Sicily, with recipes from the PBS cooking show "Cucina Sicilia!" which focuses on Sicily.
  • Over 150 recipes of beloved Sicilian dishes with American influence
  • 50 color photographs of delectable dishes
  • 30 Sicilian photographs
  • $24.95 hardcover with jacket. 192 pages. Full color. 9" x 10"

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"Ciao Y'all"
by Johnny Carrabba and Damian Mandola

Recipes From the PBS cooking show, Cucina Amore
Two Italian chefs influenced and inspired by their family cooking heritage and by the rich ethnic culture of their native Texas. These experiences combine for sensational, simple, sumptuous, classic good eating—Italian cuisine with Texas flair!
  • Over 150 recipes plus Basics and Techniques
  • 50 color photographs of delectable dishes and our handsome Cucina Amore chefs-in-action
  • 30 archival photographs chronicling family history and celebrations
  • $24.95 hardcover with jacket. 192 pages. Full color. 9" x 10"

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Their style of cooking is enjoyable, easy, entertaining and
fun – laced with laughter and love for family and friends.
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Carrabba and Mandola deliver the best of Italian cooking straight from the Heart of Texas: Stracotto, extraordinary Pork Pot Roast; Zucchini Gialli Gratinati; Pesce Arroste, Whole Roasted Fish; Pasta e Polpette con Sugo di Pomodoro, Pasta with Meatballs and Sunday Gravy; Bruchetta; Caponata; Minestrone; pastas, pizzas, Polenta; Tiramisu; Canoli and Zabaglione. Johnny and Damian also present their creative interpretations of traditional Italian dishes mingled with Gulf seafood, Texas beef, blended with Creole, Cajun, TexMex and Texas Southern seasonings—inspiring and spectacular! Ciao Y'all!


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