{{Short description|1973 cookbook by Marcella Hazan}} thumb|Cover of the 1980 edition {{italic title}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2020}} '''''The Classic Italian Cookbook: The Art of Italian Cooking and the Italian Art of Eating''''' is an American cookbook of Italian cuisine by Marcella Hazan first published in 1973.<ref name="essentials of classic italian cooking"/>
==Background==
Marcella Hazan gained visibility as an instructor of Italian cuisine in New York City following an interview with Craig Claiborne of ''The New York Times'' in 1970. Upon a visit to her apartment, Harper and Row editor Peter Mollman signed her to write ''The Classic Italian Cookbook'' "on the spot."<ref name="Remembering Marcella"/>
The book was intended as an accessible resource for American home cooks to learn about Italian cuisine.<ref name="essentials of classic italian cooking"/><ref name="One Life to Live"/>
==Reception==
''The Classic Italian Cookbook'' has received largely positive reviews for its accessible format and high-quality recipes. David Sipress of ''The New Yorker'' credits the book with teaching him how to cook,<ref name="Marcella Hazan Changed My Life"/> while Fergus Henderson of ''The Guardian'' praises Hazan saying she "single-handedly changed food as I knew it at home."<ref name="OFM's classic cookbooks"/> Mark Bittman of ''The New York Times'' calls the book "a door into the wonders of Italian regional cooking" and likens Hazan's ubiquity in food discourse following the publication of ''The Classic Italian Cookbook'' to Julia Child, but noting that "Hazan was the more important author."<ref name="Remembering Marcella"/>
Chef Alex Guarnaschelli has fondly promoted the book, remarking that "[''The Classic Italian Cookbook''] is the OG of Italian cuisine mavens and there is a reason."<ref name="Guarnaschelli"/>
==Later editions==
''The Classic Italian Cookbook'' and Hazan's later book ''More Classic Italian Cooking'' were revised and combined into ''Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking'', first published in 1992.<ref name="Classic Italian Chemistry"/> Recipes were edited for clarity and to account for changes in taste since the publication of ''The Classic Italian Cookbook''. ''Essentials'' also includes new recipes and a "Fundamentals" section not present in either of the original volumes. Hazan notes that she hoped to include microwave cooking in ''Essentials'' but could not find a place for it in Italian cuisine.<ref name="essentials of classic italian cooking"/>
==References== <!-- Inline citations added to your article will automatically display here. See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:REFB for instructions on how to add citations. --> <references>
<ref name="essentials of classic italian cooking">{{cite book |last1=Hazan |first1=Marcella |title=Essentials of classic Italian cooking |date=December 2011 |publisher=Alfred A. Knopf |isbn=978-0-307-95830-3}}</ref>
<ref name="Remembering Marcella">{{cite news |last1=Bittman |first1=Mark |title=Remembering Marcella |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/10/magazine/remembering-marcella.html |work=The New York Times |date=6 November 2013}}</ref>
<ref name="One Life to Live">{{cite news |title=One Life to Live: 2000s Archive : gourmet.com |url=http://www.gourmet.com.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/magazine/2000s/2008/10/marcella-hazan-autobiography165f.html?currentPage=2 |work=www.gourmet.com.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com}}</ref>
<ref name="Guarnaschelli">{{cite web |last1=Guarnaschelli |first1=Alex |title=The Classic Italian Cookbook |url=https://alexguarnaschelli.com/the-classic-italian-cookbook/825/ |website=Alex Guarnaschelli |date=10 August 2016}}</ref>
<ref name="Marcella Hazan Changed My Life">{{cite web |last1=Sipress |first1=David |title=Marcella Hazan Changed My Life |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/marcella-hazan-changed-my-life |website=The New Yorker |language=en}}</ref>
<ref name="OFM's classic cookbooks">{{cite web |last1=Henderson |first1=Fergus |title=OFM’s classic cookbooks: The Classic Italian Cookbook by Marcella Hazan |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/jan/17/ofm-classic-cookbook-marcella-hazan-classic-italian-cookbook |website=The Guardian |date=17 January 2017}}</ref>
<ref name="Classic Italian Chemistry">{{cite news |last=Green |first=Emily |date=October 31, 1992 |title=Classic Italian Chemistry |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/classic-italian-chemistry-marcella-hazans-books-are-a-delightful-mix-of-skill-common-sense-and-1560660.html |work=The Independent |access-date=May 14, 2020}}</ref>
</references> {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Classic Italian Cookbook}} Category:1973 non-fiction books Category:American cookbooks