Lidia's Italian-American Kitchen (Lidia Matticchio Bastianich) *Signed* Librairie Gourmande The founding of late-nineteenth-century "chop

The founding of late-nineteenth-century "chop suey" restaurants that pitched an altered version of Cantonese cuisine to white patrons despite a virulently anti-Chinese climate is one of several pivotal events in Anne Mendelson's thoughtful history of American Chinese food

over cups of coffee by day and pálinka by night

and sociability of dining in Renaissance Italy

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Lidia's Italian-American Kitchen (Lidia Matticchio Bastianich) *Signed* Librairie Gourmande The founding of late-nineteenth-century "chopBookplate signed by Lidia inside! Focusing on the Italian American kitchenthe cooking she encountered when she first came to America as a young adolescentLidia pays homage to this cuisine of adaptation born of necessity. But she transforms it subtly with her light, discriminating touch, using the authentic ingredients, not accessible to the early immigrants, which are all so readily available today. The aromatic flavors of fine Italian olive oil,