Title: Tedious, patronizing, self-absorbed, but good recipes.
Product review: This affluent Californian pretends to "experience" the people of Tuscany without ever bothering to really know any locals (except for the expatriates, whom we presume she can see in a mirror). She is just a bit too precious and really seems like Martha Stewart in Italy. As an Italian-American, a cook, and an architect, I find Frances Mayes a comical American who never really knows anyof the Italians living around her, gets hoodwinked by every contractor she encounters, and carries the renovations to absurdity. At least she has some good recipes in the book. It was a waste of my time to read this syrupy baloney on Wonder Bread when I craved a taste of real prosciutto and fresh crusty bread. On her next trip, she should truly befriend a few Italians without hiring them.
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