La Cucina di Terroni: The Cookbook

$37 · Offered by Kitchen Arts & Letters

This richly photographed, large-format cookbook (9" × 11", 310 pages) collects more than 100 recipes from the Terroni restaurants, a small group of southern Italian–influenced establishments in Toronto and Los Angeles. Even if you’re unfamiliar with the restaurants, the book stands on its own as a generous celebration of southern Italian cooking—regional, grounded, and deeply rooted in tradition. The title itself reclaims terrone , a word once used by northern Italians as a slur for people from the south. Here, it's worn with pride. Recipes are arranged around a loose day-in-the-life structure, from breakfast cornetti and Uova al Purgatorio to aperitivi, antipasti, house-made pasta, classic secondi, and more. Some restaurant polish shows through in the plating, but the spirit of the book is warm and accessible, with occasional step-by-step photo sequences for added clarity. Included is a pantry chapter with essential doughs, sauces, and other foundational preparations used throughout the restaurants. Not a book of innovation, but one of respect—for ingredients, for tradition, and for the communities that gave rise to this food. Hardcover. Color photographs throughout.

• Binding: Hardcover

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