Into the Sauce: From Our Cucina to Your Kitchen [Hardcover]

Joseph P. Micatrotto (Author), Vittorio Renda (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2002

The vital, vibrant and powerfully flavored recipes featured in the cookbook are a collection of classic Southern Italian recipes from the families of BUCA, Inc. Chairman, President and CEO Joseph P. Micatrotto and Buca di Beppo Executive Chef Vittorio Renda. Photos of the delectable dishes throughout the book will tempt you as you select which recipe to prepare first.

The Into The Sauce cookbook serves up 58 recipes from Italy’s Abruzzo, Apulia, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Molise and Sicily regions such as:

Pastas, including Spaghetti with Garlic Oil and Vegetables, Seafood Linguine with Pesto Sauce and Spaghetti con Polpette (Spaghetti and Meatballs).

Poultry specialties such as Chicken Saltimbocca with Escarole and seafood dishes like Swordfish Siracusa-Style.

Remarkable entrees like Cornish Game Hens with Spinach Sauce, Beef Pizzaiola over Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Rigatoni with Stewed Oxtail, Veal Shank with Polenta and Sicilian Lamb Stew.

Romantic recipes like Wedding Soup, a traditional wedding dish that is said to bring newlyweds happiness and health.

Finally, Italian desserts from Mascarpone and Espresso Cake (Tiramisu) and Warm Marsala Wine Custard to Sicilian Cannoli and Poached Pears with Honey Sauce.

In addition to the recipes, the cookbook offers an insider’s view of Buca di Beppo famiglia lore, history and kitchen philosophy.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Buca Inc; First Edition edition (October 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0972102906
• ISBN-13: 978-0972102902
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 8.6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #302,672 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Close, but no cigar, June 27, 2007

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Nic (Northern California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Into the Sauce: From Our Cucina to Your Kitchen (Hardcover)

The book has some good recipes. Many that you'll recoginize from the restaurant.

We bought it in search of the secret to the meat sauce Buca di Beppo serves over their ravioli and other pastas. Sadly, the meat sauce in the book isn't close. It's good, just not at all what they serve in the restaurant. The sauce recipe for their meatballs is closer, if you add ground beef, but we are still in search of that recipe for Buca meat sauce.

5.0 out of 5 stars Bucca di Beppo, May 25, 2011

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This review is from: Into the Sauce: From Our Cucina to Your Kitchen (Hardcover)

This recipe book is awesome..Recipes just like Gram use to make. Only sorry that this restaurant, for some reason, didn't make it in Buffalo.. Don't really know why , it was always jam packed everytime we were there..We always brought out of town guests there for dinner. The recipes in this book are exactly how I remember the menu... This was a good find in Amazon. Will keep this book for a long time..

5.0 out of 5 stars Buca!, September 20, 2009

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Naughty and Nice "Joan" (Provo, UT) - See all my reviews

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For anyone who enjoys a night out at Buca di Beppo, this book is a must. My only regret was that it didn't have their recipe for their proshuito stuffed chicken in their creamy pesto sauce, but I guess one can't have everything! Excellent recipes from the makers of excellent food! A must for those who love Italian cooking at its best!