Table in Tuscany - Leslie Forbes

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.