Otto's Chef Gaetano Arnone Talks Rare Italian Cookbooks with Italy In Bocca 🍅

Gaetano Arnone is a good friend of ours, he’s a master butcher who studied under the infamous Dario Cecchini (Chef's Table, Officina della Bistecca, Antica Macelleria Cecchini). He is the head chef at Otto in NYC, a fabulous salumist and just one of the best guys on the planet with a lot to say about food so I was super excited to interview him about Italy In Bocca, a series of 20 cardboard bound, illustrated Italian cookbooks printed by Il Vespro in 1976. These books are magical, from their story, to their art, and right down to their amazing, unique and delicious recipes. They have been an inspiration to us, and have connected us to some of the most fantastic people, bringing us together and closer to a country that has given us so much, Italy. This is an ongoing interview series with chefs, celebrities, epicureans, and just interesting people, to learn what these books mean to them, how their relationship with food has changed during the quarantine, and to just check in and get a bit inspired.

🍅 The project is www.italyinbocca.com 🍅

There you can find the film, series, images of the books, recipes and a ton of other cool stuff on our blog. Stop on by and fall in love with some funky cardboard Italian cookbooks;)

Lastly, you have to check out Guy's epic project, Life of a Dish, which is so damn cool, you wish you had thought of it first;)

Rs of In Bocca. #gaetanoarnone #dariocechini #italyinbocca