Advance Praise

Festa
Recipes and Recollections of Italian Holidays
Helen Barolini

"An enchanting guide though the calendar of Italian holidays. . . . A cookbook that offers more than just good food."
—Booklist

"Anyone who has even a touch of Italian in them—by heritage, proximity, or choice—should run, not walk, to the nearest bookstore to get a copy of Festa. It is, indeed, a ‘feast,’ from the author's very personal sharing of stories, traditions, and feelings to the very practical journey she takes you on, giving you a taste of the holidays celebrated by Italians, along with their origins, observances, and foods."
—Antoinette Bosco, Litchfield County Times

"Barolini's book is a journey of discovery . . . the personal memoir of a sensitive woman [that is] filled with the sights, sounds, and joys of a host of characters shopping, sharing recipes, cooking, and eating."
—Gerald Etter, Philadelphia Inquirer

"This book is useful to all who cook, all who eat, all who like to reminisce. To cook is to give pleasure and unite the family. Enjoy!"
—Blossom S. Kirschenbaum, Galleria

"Like all truly great cookbooks, Festa brings us the savor of other places. But Helen Barolini's wonderfully evocative recipes also reveal just how food structures our everyday lives, at once profoundly personal and dramatically social. Festa is a feast for all of us, cooks and readers alike."
—Priscilla Parkhurst Ferguson, Columbia University