tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3284009621259933975.post909646462298992165..comments2024-03-26T11:14:57.219-07:00Comments on Hits and Misses: The CIA's Italian Cooking by Scappin, Vanoli, and KolpanGerard H. Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04893768189194224022noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3284009621259933975.post-48176725273092106032013-10-01T05:28:22.874-07:002013-10-01T05:28:22.874-07:00Absolutely. The model here of course is Marcella ...Absolutely. The model here of course is Marcella Hazan, may she rest in peace. When, in my 40's, I was learning how to cook, her clarity gave me the confidence to get on with it. I also like very much Giuliano Bugialli.Gerard H. Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893768189194224022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3284009621259933975.post-32058443352036359252013-09-28T19:12:28.083-07:002013-09-28T19:12:28.083-07:00I would have been very impatient with this. Cookbo...I would have been very impatient with this. Cookbooks at a minimum should give useful simple techniques,or inspiration. On the occasions that they ask you to do something beyond your comfort zone, they should be detailed and explicit beyond the possiility of screwing up. if a food book does none of the above, banish it!Steve Bodiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.com