My Kitchen in Rome: Recipes and Notes on Italian Cooking

Name: My Kitchen in Rome: Recipes and Notes on Italian Cooking
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Rating: 4.6 (320 reviews)
Author: Rachel Roddy

by Rachel Roddy

Memoir Cookbooks

4.6 (320)

4.6 stars from 320 reviews

384 pages~6.4 hr readPublished by Grand Central PublishingPublished 2016-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

You love food memoirs that blur the line between travel writing and genuine domesticity, not glossy tourism.
You cook intuitively from seasonal ingredients and want recipes rooted in a real place and a real person's actual kitchen.
You're curious about Roman food culture beyond the tourist trails, specifically the working-class traditions of Testaccio.

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You want a structured, step-by-step cookbook with perfectly formatted nutritional information and timing guides.
You prefer narrative-light recipe books where the stories stay secondary to the food instructions.
You're looking for aspirational Italian cooking that celebrates haute cuisine rather than humble, everyday eating.

About this book

Rachel Roddy arrived in Rome in 2005 with no plans to stay long. She discovered the Testaccio neighborhood—a wedge-shaped quarter built around the old slaughterhouse and food market—and decided to remain, beginning a new life in Italy. My Kitchen in Rome documents a year spent in Roddy's small Italian kitchen, following her shopping, cooking, eating, and writing routines. The book captures daily life in Rome through stories, memories, and recipes for thick bean soups, fresh pastas, braised vegetables, and slow-cooked meats. It draws from the spirit of Roddy's blog, Rachel Eats, and provides recipes for cucina romana that readers can prepare at home.

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Currently 4.6★ from 320 reviews

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