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After the release of Massimo Vivanti’s newest cookbook, “1,000 Tastes Of Tuscany,” sources are reporting that every single recipe in the book begins with a description of a gorgeous woman Vivanti wined and dined.
“This gnocchi can only be described as sumptuous, just like the bella Camilla who ate this pasta the very first time I made it, covered in butter and sage, the perfect flavors for the perfect red lips,” Vivanti wrote in his recipe for “Gnocchi with Sweet Browned Butter.” “This gnocchi is heavenly, and the experience of eating it with Camilla, her caramel hair cascading down her shoulders and her laugh filling the sweet night air, is as close as one can get to the ambrosia of the gods.”
Critics noted that Vivanti’s second cookbook provides readers with authentic Italian recipes expertly described and also, for some reason, numerous descriptions of the way a voluptuous woman looks when she’s eating pasta.
“Vivanti delivers vibrant flavors from his native Italy in this book,” said LA Times critic Brenna Vartan. “He complements his recipe with crisp photographs and incredibly detailed descriptions of women he has dined with.”
The book has received generally positive reviews, though critics were baffled by Vivanti’s recipe for Panzanella al Tonno, which simply instructed readers to “put the ingredients in the oven and then let the deep blue of Paola’s eyes overtake you.”
