Italian Canadians At Table
A Narrative Feast in Five Courses
Published on 1. January 2013
202 pages
978-1-55071-676-4 (ISBN)
Description
The persistence of misconceptions about Italian-Canadian food culture raises many questions for us. Are we gluttonous, inebriate and too loud? Do we force-feed guests? Are we in fact food-obsessed? How many grains of truth can a stereotype hold? We had to know, so we asked articulate and thoughtful Italian-Canadian writers and simpatico friends from British Columbia to Newfoundland. The responses were surprising, thoughtful, entertaining and often touching, making my co-editor, Delia De Santis, and I very glad we asked, as every piece which streamed over the internet's ether was a gift and a joy to read. And the result is Italian Canadians at Table, a passionate literary feast of poetry and prose.
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Content
- Intro
- Menu
- Introduction
- First Course:
- Plump Eggplant
- tomatoes
- Summer and Figs
- An Extra Helping
- The Kitchen Table
- The Birth and Rebirth of Biscotti
- Coffee Envy
- Giant Rabbits and the Best Way to Barbeque
- Grocery Stories
- muskoka pasta
- al dente
- "Pasta is magic, the rest is life"
- Second Course:
- This is Sunday Lunch
- Learning to Cook with Dante and my Suocera: A Fond Memory
- My Authentic Italian Cooking Experience: in Edmonton
- My Mother's Tomato Sauce
- Crostoli, Intrigoni, Bugie
- Excerpt from Made Up of Arias
- Making Olives and Other Family Secrets
- Lezioni and Leftovers
- Roast Turkey and Polenta
- The Turkey War: Part One
- The Pro-Turkey Resistance Movement: Part Two
- Third Course:
- Caravaggio's Light
- The Wine Press
- The Creation of a New Grape
- Zuppolone
- Once Upon a Time in Italy's Fine Cuisine
- Zucchini and the Contadini: an apocryphal tale?
- Pizze Fritte e Baccalà: A Narrative of Christmas Foods, Past and Present
- International Cuisine
- From Tomatoes to Potatoes: La Bella Marca on Cape Breton Island
- The Tortellini Connection
- Arrangiarsi or The Zucchini Blossom Blues
- Mammola's Slow Food: Sagra dello Stocco
- Taking Back the Meatball
- Fourth Course:
- A Colour Called Family
- Polenta and Frico
- The Food of Love in All Seasons
- My Mother's Bread
- Arancine
- Banana Man
- Olivo Secolare
- Old Olive Tree
- Abandoned Rituals
- Cicoria
- A Special Day
- Food Companion Wanted
- a tavola
- I Remember My Days
- Fifth Course:
- Snail Recipe
- Fever Food
- mamma corleone
- Life is Theatre Or O To be Italian in Toronto Drinking Cappuccino on Bloor Street at Bersani & Carlevale's
- feathers
- A Passion for Fravioli
- A Bouquet of Rapini
- Where the Lemon Trees Bloom
- Almond Wine and Fertility
- Our Love Affair
- Pizza and KFC
- Our Mother's Kitchen
- Maria's Feast: a Pascal Recipe in Six Stages
- Our Contributors
- About The Book
- Credits
