Customer Reviews
Give Jamie's Italian the boot - By: Mr. R. M. Lathwell, 06 Jun 2008 
Loved the accompanying TV series but very disappointed with this book.
I'm not anti-Jamie by any stretch & still regularly borrow from earlier volumes but having had this book since it came out a couple of years ago I've not used a single recipe. If you live somewhere with a decent deli & can obtain the necessary ingredients then maybe this is for you but for someone like me, living in a chav town with nothing but large supermarkets, there's little on offer which could easily be replicated.
Yes, it's pleasant visuallly, but I buy recipe books in order to cook from them & in that respect this book was money wasted. At he's produced better since with the excellent Jamie At Home.
Simply a delight to read and use recipes from - By: T. NADVIRNY, 31 May 2008 
I have enjoyed a few recipes from Oliver's previous books & thought them rather good even though I'd never owned a cookbook of his.
When I saw this tome for sale I decided to take the plunge seeing a few good recipes in there.
Since the purchase this has rapidly become one of my favourite cookbooks. As others have said, the recipes I have followed (only fish & vegetable dishes) have alll turned out well.
I am even not a fan of Aubergine but as they were part of my recent Riverford Vegbox I plunged into making Pasta allla Norma tonight; Aubergine tastes simply amazing in this recipe! I just don't understand when I made Italian recipes in the past they never tasted anywhere near as good as these.
Admitedly I also make the Aubergine Parmigianio a few weeks back. Again ,the recipe was stunning.
My guest was also wowed by it pointing out a good Parmigianio recipe is hard to find & she's looking to now purchase this book - which is why I'm here on Amazon - to add it to my wish list!
If you're worried you'll get stuck only making a few recipes from this book you'll be wrong especiallly if you're a vegetarian or pescetarian.
I've now tackled quite a number of the recipes & know will go on to try many more for the ingredients seems to be in my kitchen - just about.
fabulous - By: JC, 31 May 2008 what an amazing book - full of inspiration & beautifully put together
i went to the amalfi coast recently & now get his obsession with amalfi lemons
my fave jamie o book - but please where is the dvd?
No nonsense, excellent cooking - By: A. Marczak, 15 Nov 2007 
The Brits are now well familiar with Jamie Oliver's image on TV & the media generallly, but it needs to be re-stated that his reputation has been built on his recipes & his cooking.
This book lists dozens of recipes, & is written in the no nonsense style you'd expect from Jamie. Whilst some instructions are a bit vague, & you find yourself adding "some" oil & "a bit of " salt, the enthusiasm in each page shines through, & the enjoyment of cooking is passed to the reader.
A great cookbook for those who like their food uncomplicated.
Simply inspirational - By: De Cauzone, 07 Apr 2007 I never reallly had much time for Jamie Oliver before this book. Like one of the other reviewers here, I am an Italian, I was raised in the south, in Campania & I was bought this book for Christmas. It's beautiful, the feel of the book is rustic & the pages heavy. The photo's brought tears to my eyes, just pictures of everyday people & things. As the other review said, not many recipies, but the quality of the ones that are there will leave you speechless. My only wish is that there was a DVD accompanying this book. It's wonderful, just simply wonderful
