Pull up a seat at Italy’s table

Italy is home to some of the world’s finest produce, from plump tomatoes grown on volcanic soil to nutty parmesan crafted using age old traditions. It’s a country that revolves around markets and mealtimes, and Mangia is your guide to both.

Delve into Italy’s 20 regions and explore their food histories and dishes. Discover festivals and learn about culinary experiences that will make your next Italian holiday unforgettable. You don’t have to travel to the boot to try its food though: every chapter includes a recipe, written by cooks and chefs like Massimo Bottura. So dig into la dolce vita with Maria Pasquale and mangia!

The Eternal City

Meet the people and recipes that make the city.

Discover Rome’s incredible food through the city’s stories and its people. The Eternal City is a maze of winding cobblestone streets, where ancient history waits at every turn. Within these storied laneways, Rome’s culinary traditions are honored and transformed by local chefs, pizza makers, cheesemongers, butchers, wine experts, bakers, and more – who make Rome one of the great food capitals of the world.

Visit the places where Romans eat every day, from the trattoria to the home kitchen, through the dishes that define these locations. With 70 recipes shared by iconic eateries, chefs, and Maria’s family and friends, The Eternal City is a love letter to Rome that takes you past the monuments, and into the lives of modern-day Romans. This is an invitation to their tables. Embrace la dolce vita and pull up a chair.

I Heart Rome

A love letter to Rome, with beautiful food and location photography, classic recipes, and stories from the heart of the Eternal City. Rome is an open-air museum; it’s a modern-day marvel of a city that has seen centuries of emperors, popes, movements, triumphs, and tragedies.

It’s a city where the present and past sit side by side and interact in a beautiful, yet sometimes complex, kind of way. Rome begs to be uncovered at every turn.

Through quirky local stories and glorious pictures, I Heart Rome takes you on an inspiring journey through the Rome that tourists rarely get to see.

How to be Italian

Delve into the art of loving and living in every moment. ‘Italian’ is as evocative a word as any, but what does it really mean?

The answer is a lifestyle that many envy, from one of the world’s most beloved countries – aperitifs and the art of drinking coffee. Feast days and a quiet August. Cities steeped in history, where the past is always present and countless style and fashion icons reside. In a country where wine is produced in every region, food is deeply entrenched in tradition, and some of the world’s greatest artists, composers, and thinkers have lived, passion is everywhere and la dolce vita thrives.

This book is a celebration of what it means to be from Italy – an education in drinking to savour the moment, travelling indulgently, and dolce far niente – the sweetness of doing nothing. From the innovation of Italian fashion and design, the golden age of its cinema, the Roman Empire’s cultural echoes, and some very good espresso, take a dip into the Italian psyche and learn to eat, love, dress, think, and have fun as only Italia can.