A sumptuous collection of mouth-watering recipes, heart-warming anecdotes and vibrant photography that bring the warmth of Italy to your kitchen table. Blending the character of Frankie Dettori's family's traditional Italian home cooking and the sophistication of Marco Pierre White's world-famous kitchens, this is a feast for all the senses. Good food, good wine, good company, good weather ! all these are essential ingredients for a slice of the Italian life. Frankie Dettori, everyone's favourite Italian export, is as well known for his love of life as his success on the course. With a chain of family-orientated restaurants under their belts, Michelin-stared chief Marco Pierre White and Frankie Dettori have teamed up once again to transport their special mix of delicious decadence and simple, down-to-earth home cooking. Filled with sumptuous photographs of Frankie's family and the surroundings in which he grew up, as well as charming personal anecdotes, family recipes and sumptuous photographs, 'Frankie Detorri's Italian Family Cookbook' brings you the all best recipes from the restaurant as well as Dettori family favourites and Italian kitchen secrets. Blending mouth-watering recipes, tips and anecdotes, and photographs that exude the warmth and vibrancy of true Italian dining, this is more than simply a recipe book -- it's a slice of real Italian home cooking just like mama used to make.

Author Biography

Frankie Dettori, the most successful jockey the flat has ever seen, comes from a long line of Italian cooking. Frankie, his wife and their 4 young children divide their time between Newmarket and Sardinia. Marco Pierre White is an internationally renowned chef and father of 3. He is one of Britain's top restauranteurs and the driving force behind Frankie's, the group of Italian family-friendly restaurants he owns with Frankie. Marco is the youngest person in the world to be awarded three Michelin stars.