by Rick Nelson

As the daughter of an American father and an Italian mother, Domenica Marchetti enjoyed a charmed childhood. Her family lived in the United States during the school year, but spent summers in Italy, where Marchetti picked up an appreciation for Italian food through, as she says, "osmosis."

"But as I got older, I began to appreciate how my culinary heritage is such an incredible gift," she said. That gratitude shows in her work. With her just-released "The Glorious Vegetables of Italy" (Chronicle, $30), Marchetti enthusiastically explores a fundamental element — in her opinion, the fundamental element — of her favorite cuisine.

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