Italian Intermezzo (Menus and Music) (O'Connor, Sharon, Menus and Music, V. 15.) (Paperback)

by Sharon O'Connor (Author) "Americans usually eat dinner with the meat, starch, and vegetables together on one plate, while Italian meals are served in courses that are brought to..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews

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Italian Intermezzo, the latest in Sharon O'Connor's Menus and Music series, brings together recipes from Italian eateries in Italy and the U.S. Recipes reflect current restaurant cooking trends, with items such as porcini mushroom souffles and fruit soups particularly notable. One of the book's best-conceived menus hails from a Seattle restaurant where wild-mushroom-sauced spaghettini and rich braised lamb shanks precede dessert of pears and gorgonzola, perfect flavor complements. An accompanying CD of light classic Italian music helps to inspire the cook laboring over the stove or to create a romantic atmosphere at dinner. Mark Knoblauch
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Product Description
The best Italian dinners are made at home! This bountiful feast for the senses includes a 248-page cookbook with recipes form extraordinary chefs and a music CD of songs that capture the sound of Italy. Masterpiece paintings, poetry, and luscious food photography complete the experience. Sharon O'Connor traveled throughout Italy and the United States to visit 21 of the finest chefs in the world. She has formatted 120 of their recipes for the home cook, including dishes for each course of a traditional Italian meal. Baked Ricotta Cheese; Pappardelle with Shrimp, Tomatoes, and Basil; and Espresso Gelato will soon become favorites.

On the accompanying CD, the Pizzarelli-Peplowski Sextet creates the sound of Italy everyone knows, from Neapolitan songs and opera to pop songs and music from the movies. Italian Intermezzo will inspire many evenings of music, food, joy, and romance at home!

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Product Details

• Paperback: 248 pages
• Publisher: Menus & Music Productions (August 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1883914221
• ISBN-13: 978-1883914226
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #636,167 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Mouth Watering Recipes and Heavenly Italian Music, March 29, 2005

By	Kevin Killian (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This might be Sharon O'Connor's most complete dining experience, though for the music I prefer two other books by Sharon, the LIGHTHEARTED GOURMET, and ROCK N ROLL DINER, which has all those tracks from AMERICAN GRAFFITI and which I play whenever I find myself unable to visit Mel's Diner here in San Francisco.

If you are not familiar with the Menus and Music books, they are simplicity itself. On the one hand, a lavish cookbook with recipes taken from the finest restaurants in the world, and on the other, lovely music drawn from Sharon O'Connor's historic past as a musician and record producer. On the Italian CD, you get a very fun band playing background music for when you dig in to her recipes. My favorite dish here is a little something that melts in your mouth, called Faraona Arrosto con Fonduta. You won't believe you're eating something not too far removed from ordinary chicken parmesan.

But oh, the difference is delectable! If it's Rome, Naples or North Beach, Sharon O'Connor has been there, probably with Placido Domingo, the famed opera singer and a personal friend (of Sharon's, not mine). I wish!

4.0 out of 5 stars Back to Italy, January 12, 2008

By	Rosemary "Cancino" (El Segundo, CA) - See all my reviews

Great to spend time with my husband. It brings us both back to Italy while we cook together and listen to great Italian music.

1 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Food and CD, January 15, 2006

By	Jacqueline Carlin (Maui, Hawaii) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I love the music, but I haven't used the recipe book much. I wish there was a separate storage case for the CD so I could store it with my collection of music rather than with my cookbooks.