Food & Friends, Italian Style is not simply a recipe book, but a collection of stories that include recipes dedicated to special people in the authors’ lives.  Every story guides the reader through a  brief journey and the end result is the discovery of a new dish.  Each recipe is the result of years of experimenting.  One can read about the casatiello napoletano and American pancakes, the French brioche and a typical roman soup, the Scottish scone and the gnocco modenese.  The style is very informal in order to captivate the readers, create a bond, and encourage them to think about human relationships and how each person we meet leaves a more or less permanent footprint in our lives. Emotions and human relationships are what enrich life!