title: The Italian Grill: Fresh Ideas to Fire Up Your Outdoor Cooking
author:  Micol Negrin 
description: This tightly focused volume may be less comprehensive than Negrin's first cookbook, the James Beard Awardnominated <i>Rustico</i>, but it's no less appealing. The grill's draw is that it turns out uncomplicated food without much stress, and Negrin respects that philosophy with such recipes as Tomato-Rubbed Bruschetta, and Sea Bream with Caramelized Lemons and Fresh Bay Leaves on skewers. On the other hand, a book on Italian grilling could have devolved into a series of similar recipes instructing readers to rub-with-olive-oil-and-sprinkle-with-garlic. Instead, Negrin offers many unusual ways to cook over an open fire. An entire chapter on bread preparations includes Focaccia Stuffed with Mascarpone and Truffled Olive Oil, and a Black and White Pizza with ricotta, goat cheese and olive paste. Fish recipes are equally inventive: a Sardinian-style Lobster, Lemon, and Mint Salad can be served warm or at room temperature. Basic information on both grills and ingredients is excellent. Negrin never calls for grilling where baking would do, and even simple desserts such as Summer Fruit Packets with Moscato d'Asti have a quiet sophistication that is welcome in a guide to using our most rustic cooking method. Combining two of the hottest, most long-lasting trends in cookbooks (Italian food and grilling), this book's only drawback is the scant number of recipes (85 total). 50 color photos. <i>Agent, Judith Riven. (May)</i> <br />Copyright  Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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  **MARIO BATALI**  
    
  
  
  **ITALIAN GRILL**  
    
    
    
  
  
  with Judith Sutton  
    
  
  
  PHOTOGRAPHY BY  
  Beatriz da Costa  
    
  
  
  ART DIRECTION BY  
  Lisa Eaton and Douglas Riccardi  
    
    
    
  
  
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  **THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO**  
    
   **LEO, BENNO, AND SUSI,**  
    
   **THE HOTTEST COALS ON MY GRILL**
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [**INTRODUCTION**](9780062042811_epub_itr_r1.htm)
  
  
  [**ITALIAN WINES FOR GRILING BY DAVID LYNCH**](9780062042811_epub_prf3_r1.htm)
  
  
  [**GRILING BASICS**](9780062042811_epub_prf4_r1.htm)
  
  
  [**INGREDIENTS AND TECHNIQUES FOR THE ITALIAN
  KITCHEN**](9780062042811_epub_prf5_r1.htm)  
    
  
  
  [**ANTIPASTI**](9780062042811_epub_c01_r1.htm)  
    
  
  
  [**PIZZA AND FLATBREADS**](9780062042811_epub_c02_r1.htm)  
    
  
  
  [**FISH AND SHELLFISH**](9780062042811_epub_c03_r1.htm)  
    
  
  
  [**POULTERY**](9780062042811_epub_c04_r1.htm)  
    
  
  
  [**MEAT**](9780062042811_epub_c05_r1.htm)  
    
  
  
  [**VEGETABLES**](9780062042811_e