by Jess Fleming

While doing research for "The Splendid Table's" 20th anniversary, I acquired a copy of Lynne Rossetto Kasper's cookbook by the same name, published in 1992, a few years before the radio show began.

The book is as much a cookbook as it is a love letter to Emilia-Romagna, a region in northern Italy that is responsible for the creation of some of Italy's best-known food products -- Parmigiano-Reggiano, balsamic vinegar and prosciutto, to name a few.

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