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Russell Norman has spent one magical year in Venice, the city of his inspiration, where he has immersed himself in the authentic flavours of the region and the culinary traditions of the city. His rustic kitchen - in the only part of the city where washing hangs across the narrow streets and some houses still get their water from a communal well - provides the perfect backdrop for this culinary adventure, and for the 100 recipes showcasing the simple but exquisite flavours of La Serenissima.

The book also affords us a rare and intimate glimpse into the life of the city, its hidden architectural gems, its secret places, the embedded history, the colour and energy of daily life and the characters that make Venice so surprisingly vibrant. The book is structured by season, offering sumptuous recipes that reflect not only the region’s climate and traditions, but also the ever-changing produce available in the city’s buzzing market stalls throughout the year.

 

Russell Norman is an award-winning restaurateur, writer and broadcaster, and the founder of the POLPO restaurant group. Norman's book POLPO - A Venetian Cookbook (of Sorts) was published by Bloomsbury and won Waterstones Book of the Year 2012. In 2014 he presented The Restaurant Man, a six-part prime-time documentary for BBC2, and his second book SPUNTINO - Comfort Food (New York Style) won the 2016 Guild of Food Writers Award for best food and travel book. He is a contributing editor for Esquire magazine and writes a monthly column as 'The Accidental Cook'.