{"product_id":"a-table-in-tuscany-classic-recipes-from-the-heart-of-italy","title":"A Table in Tuscany: Classic Recipes from the Heart of Italy by Leslie Forbes","description":"THE MENTION OF TUSCANY EVOKES VIVID IMAGES: SINUOUS DARK SYPRESSES LEADING TO GRAND RENAISSANCE PALACES, VINEYARDS DISAPPEARING INTO A HAZY HORIZON, DUSTY TRACKS THROUGH MEDIEVAL VILLAGES THAT END IN HILLTOP OLIVE GROVES, EARTHENWARE JUGS OVERFLOWING WITH GOOD RED WINE, PLATES OF TENDER HOME MADE PASTA, \u0026amp; MARKETS OVERFLOWING WITH BRIGHT-COLOURED VEGETABLES. LESLIE FORBES, ARTIST \u0026amp; COOK, SET OFF FOR TUSCANY LAST, YEAR, SKETCHBOOK \u0026amp; PENCIL IN ONE HAND AND KNIFE \u0026amp; FORK IN THE OTHER. SHE WAS CAPTIVATED BY THE RICH \u0026amp; DIVERSE LANDSCAPE AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE STUPENDOUS FOOD. HER SHARP EYE AND APPETITE LED HER TO CANTINAS, BARS, WAYSIDE STALLS, MARKETS, FARM- HOUSES, SHOPS AND RESTAURANTS; WHEREVER GOOD FOOD AND WINE WERE TO BE FOUND. THE RESULT; A TABLE IN TUSCANY IS LESLIE'S COLLECTION OF AUTHENTIC RECIPES PUNCTUATED BY HER OBSERVATIONS, CONVERSATIONS \u0026amp; LOCAL GOSSIP \u0026amp; STUNNINGLY \/. ILLUSTRATED BY HER VIBRANT DRAWINGS. MORE THAN JUST A COOKERY BOOK, A TABLE IN TUSCANY IS THE RECORD OF A CULINARY ODYSSEY THORUGH THE HEART OF ITALY.","brand":"Book Express","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67614946361418,"sku":"3747am","price":8.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/9101\/8826\/files\/3747am.jpg?v=1791196689","url":"https:\/\/www.bookexpress.nz\/products\/a-table-in-tuscany-classic-recipes-from-the-heart-of-italy","provider":"Book Express","version":"1.0","type":"link"}