The Italian Family Kitchen: Authentic Recipes That Celebrate Homestyle Italian Cooking

Learn the secrets of authentic Italian home cooking, passed down through the generations with love, and embrace a passion for good food as you cook your way through 100 comforting recipes.

Distilling the episodic knowledge Eva Santaguida and Harper Alexander share on their popular Italian cooking YouTube channel, Pasta Grammar (@PastaGrammar), The Italian Family Kitchen shares how to make uncompromisingly authentic Italian recipes while also putting the food into the greater context of the Italian culinary landscape.

Learn how to make favorite classics, discover new and surprising dishes, acquire hands-on Italian kitchen skills, get actionable tips on how to source the right ingredients or find substitutes, and learn how to put it all together into memorable, lifestyle-fitting meals. ​In The Italian Family Kitchen you'll find:



100 straightforward, delicious, and comforting recipes from all over Italy
Recipes organized by course, including Fritti (fried appetizers and street food), Bread and Pizza, Ragù, Pasta, Riso (rice), Secondo (second courses), Contorno (side dishes), and Dolce (desserts) ​
Basic recipes for making fresh egg and semolina pastas, potato gnocchi, simple tomato sauce, and besciamella
How to stock your Italian kitchen​
Stunning photography throughout​


Experience the real food of Italy, just as a lucky guest would witness in a family kitchen in Italy.