Jean-Georges/West Borne Chef Amy Yi Talks Rare Italian Cookbooks with Italy In Bocca 🍅

When it comes to cuisine, Amy Yi knows her stuff. Having rocked at Jean-Georges and Upland she is now the saucy Culinary director of Soho’s new food darling West Borne, which not only serves up amazing tastes, but also dishes up a long list of philanthropic partnerships making it not just taste good but feel good food too. She is a beautiful human, makes beautiful food, and a pleasure to talk to so I was super jazzed 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 https://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;) And to see all the great stuff she and West Borne are doing, hop over to their website: https://www.westbourne.com/

Rs of In Bocca.