Jamie Cooks Italy

'Every bookshelf needs this - it's Italian food, but not as you know it' - The Times

Jamie returns to cooking the food he loves the most, getting right to heart of the Italian kitchen in his ultimate go-to Italian cookbook. He shows you that truly authentic Italian cooking is simple, beautiful and achievable.

Find all of the recipes from Jamie's Channel 4 hit-series Jamie Cooks Italy, and many more inside this book.

This wonderful, best-ever collection of recipes, deliver on big flavours and comfort; a celebration of truly great Italian food you'll want to cook for yourself, your friends and your family. Featuring warming winter recipes including . . .

• MUSHROOM BREAD SOUP, a thick, comforting soup with oregano, stinging nettles, porcini and chilli flakes. This dish is one guaranteed to make you smile.

• POT ROAST CAULIFLOWER with sweet onions, anchovies, olives and white wine. This spectacular dish lets a big, juicy cauliflower take centre-stage.

• WHOLE ROASTED SEA BASS served with fennel, olive and sweet orange salad, full of fragrant and fresh flavour.

• WINTER SALAD with sweet roasted onions, garlic, crushed hazelnuts and Barolo dressing, perfect for colder weather.

Featuring 140 recipes in Jamie's fuss-free and easy-to-follow style, the book has chapters on Antipasti, Salads, Soups, Pasta, Rice & Dumplings, Meat, Fish, Sides, Bread & Pastry, Dessert and all of the Italian basics you'll ever need to know.

Jamie fell in love with Italian food 25 years ago. Now he's sharing his ultimate recipes, a mixture of fast and slow cooking, famous classics with a Jamie twist, simple everyday dishes and more indulgent labour-of-love choices for weekends and parties. VIVA L'ITALIA!

SHORTLISTED FOR A NATIONAL BOOK AWARD

'An irresistible collection