Summary
THE MENTION OF TUSCANY EVOKES VIVID IMAGES: SINUOUS DARK SYPRESSES LEADING TO GRAND RENAISSANCE PALACES, VINEYARDS DISAPPEARING INTO A HAZY HORIZON, DUSTY TRACKS THROUGH MEDIEVAL VILLAGES THAT END IN HILLTOP OLIVE GROVES, EARTHENWARE JUGS OVERFLOWING WITH GOOD RED WINE, PLATES OF TENDER HOME MADE PASTA, & MARKETS OVERFLOWING WITH BRIGHT-COLOURED VEGETABLES. LESLIE FORBES, ARTIST & COOK, SET OFF FOR TUSCANY LAST, YEAR, SKETCHBOOK & PENCIL IN ONE HAND AND KNIFE & FORK IN THE OTHER. SHE WAS CAPTIVATED BY THE RICH & DIVERSE LANDSCAPE AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE STUPENDOUS FOOD. HER SHARP EYE AND APPETITE LED HER TO CANTINAS, BARS, WAYSIDE STALLS, MARKETS, FARM- HOUSES, SHOPS AND RESTAURANTS; WHEREVER GOOD FOOD AND WINE WERE TO BE FOUND. THE RESULT; A TABLE IN TUSCANY IS LESLIE'S COLLECTION OF AUTHENTIC RECIPES PUNCTUATED BY HER OBSERVATIONS, CONVERSATIONS & LOCAL GOSSIP & STUNNINGLY /. ILLUSTRATED BY HER VIBRANT DRAWINGS. MORE THAN JUST A COOKERY BOOK, A TABLE IN TUSCANY IS THE RECORD OF A CULINARY ODYSSEY THORUGH THE HEART OF ITALY.
Leslie Forbes was born in Vancouver, Canada in 1953. She worked as an author, artist, and broadcaster in London, England. Her novels include Bombay Ice and Fish, Blood, and Bone, which was nominated for the Orange Prize. Her travel books include Waking Raphael, Remarkable Feasts: Adventures on the Food Trail from Baton Rouge to Old Peking, A Taste of Provence: Classic Recipes from the South of France, and A Taste of Tuscany: Classic Recipes from the Heart of Italy. She died on July 1, 2016 at the age of 63.
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