Cooking with Clara: Recipes of a Lifetime
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Cooking with Clara: Recipes of a Lifetime
By (Author) Clara Lizio Melchiorre
Contributions by Rosie Amodio
By (photographer) Valentina Sokolova
Skyhorse Publishing
Sky Pony Press
18th May 2021
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Physical Properties
Hardback
160
Width 190mm, Height 234mm, Spine 20mm
762g
Description
Everybody Can Cook Italian!
The daughter of the famous Mama Celeste Lizio of pizza famebut never overshadowed by her momClara Lizio Melchiorre brought sophistication, personalization, and incredible flavor to every dish she touched. In the 1980s she opened her namesake restaurant, which has become a Chicago-area legend. For many years, the restaurant was her home away from home. Her customers were her family.
Just as this book was being published, the author passed away peacefully at the age of eighty-two. It was her lifelong goal to publish her recipes and techniques. She dreamed of passing on her love of cooking to as many people as she could.
Author Bio
Born and bred in Chicago, chef, author, mom, wife, and all-around amazing person Clara Lizio Melchiorre brought love to everything she did. Clara's award-winning cooking isn't her only accomplishment. Her four children, Michelle, Anthony, Rudy, and Mark, were always at the center of her heart; her husband Rudy Sr., the love of her life. Clara spent her life loving her family, her community, and the world.
