James Beard Award-winning author Schenone undertakes a quest to retrieve her great-grandmothers Ravioli recipe, reuniting with relatives as she goes.
Taking readers from New Jersey\'s industrial wastelands and fast-paced suburbs to the coast of Liguria--homeland of her ancestors and of ravioli-- The Lost Ravioli Recipes of Hoboken is a story of the comedies and foibles of Family life, of love and loss, of old homes and new, and of the mysteries of pasta, rolled on a pin into a perfect circle of gossamer dough..
But things get more complicated as she reunites with relatives and digs up buried Family stories.
Laura Schenone\'s original goal was simple enough: to find her great-grandmother\'s recipe for ravioli. 90 illustrations.
In lyrical prose and delicious recipes, Schenone takes the reader on an unforgettable journey.
James Beard Award-winning author Schenone undertakes a quest to retrieve her great-grandmothers Ravioli recipe, reuniting with relatives as she goes