In Bocca: The World's Craziest Cookbooks

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Ribalta "Pizza Diet" Chef Pasquale Cozzolino Talks Rare Italian Cookbooks with Italy In Bocca 🍅

Pasquale Cozzolino, the mastermind who lost 100 lbs. on his genius "Pizza Diet", is a bit of Naples in New York, he is a master pizzagliolo, a tremendous chef, and is one of the greatest guys I know, with a heart of gold that beats red sauce. He even taught me how to make a real Neapolitan pie at his amazing restaurant Ribalta in NYC. I was super excited to see how one of my favorite chefs was doing during quarantine in NYC and 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;) And if you want to be amazed by Chef Cozzolino a bit more, and learn how pizza can be your diet friend, check out https://www.chefcozzolino.com/

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