Polpo: A Venetian Cookbook (of Sorts)
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- Create Date：2021-08-25 08:55:42
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Russell Norman
- ISBN：1408816792
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Summary
Tucked away in London's edgy Soho district， Polpo is one of the most irrepressibly buzzing restaurants in town。 Critics and food aficionados have been flocking to this understated bacaro where Russell Norman serves up small dishes--think tapas--from the back streets of Venice。 A far cry from the tourist-trap eateries of the famous floating city， this kind of cooking is unfussy， innovative， and exuberantly delicious。 The 120 recipes in this book range from salads and snacks to small main courses， drinks， and desserts， including asparagus with Parmesan and anchovy butter; warm duck salad with beets and walnuts; crispy baby pizzas with zucchini， mint and chilli; scallops with lemon and peppermint; soft-shell crab in Parmesan batter with fennel; fizzy bellinis and glasses of bright orange spritz; panacotta with poached rhubarb; and warm autumn fruits with amaretto cream。 The recipes are accompanied by luminescent photography within a dazzling design， all of which capture the unfrequented corners， bustling bacari， and sublime waterways of Venice as they've never been seen before。 Polpo is a dazzling tribute to Italy's greatest hidden cuisine。
Reviews
Tobias
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An extraordinary book with beautiful photographs， fantastic recipes and a lot of interesting background information。 Already the recipe for ‘John Dory with orange， fine herbs and pink peppercorns’ is a little miracle！
Alisa
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Wonderful recipes， beautiful photos and stories， and this lovely cookbook was from one of my dear cousins who also enjoys the love of cooking。 I will surely turn to this many times in the future。
Kathie
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Much more than a cookbook。 This inspires you to experiment in the kitchen then get on a plane。。。。。。。。。。。。 ❤️ The recipes， the narratives and the photos were spectacular。
Jeanmarie
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Enjoyable readNot merely a cookbook but a Venitian adventure with a close look at classic Venetian cuisine。 Looking forward to preparing some of the recipes。
Sydney
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Gorgeous， sumptuous。 So many incredible recipes。
Elly
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Looking forward to try out the recipes！
Christina
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Super yummy and easy recipes - with lots of delicious photos。 It's the whole concept of only a few ingredients。 Russell Norman introduces each recipe with witty comments。 He also has a lot of Italian nonna moments - like pour a couple glugs of olive oil。 Then he's super strict with the portions in the perfect negroni。 This book makes me want to go to Venice！ Super yummy and easy recipes - with lots of delicious photos。 It's the whole concept of only a few ingredients。 Russell Norman introduces each recipe with witty comments。 He also has a lot of Italian nonna moments - like pour a couple glugs of olive oil。 Then he's super strict with the portions in the perfect negroni。 This book makes me want to go to Venice！ 。。。more
Beverly
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Nothing too surprisingly new here， though the recipes all look good。
Rachel
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A simply beautiful cookbook。 Exposed binding， and quite wonderful photography。 I read it like a novel and I'm now looking forward to getting in the kitchen！ Simple Venetian food， some recipes with as few as four ingredients。 It's about easy cooking and the enjoyment of the food。 A simply beautiful cookbook。 Exposed binding， and quite wonderful photography。 I read it like a novel and I'm now looking forward to getting in the kitchen！ Simple Venetian food， some recipes with as few as four ingredients。 It's about easy cooking and the enjoyment of the food。 。。。more
Rebecca
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As Polpo is absolutely my favourite restaurant of the last year （and a bit）， of course I was so excited about their cookbook。 Other fans of their food will not be disappointed， I found many dishes I recognised from the menu that I can now recreate at home。 The only thing I was very disappointed not to see were the delicious chickpea， spinach and ricotta （non-）meatballs， which I'd been planning to cook as a treat for my mother， who loved them when I took her to Polpo。 However， one of the main rea As Polpo is absolutely my favourite restaurant of the last year （and a bit）， of course I was so excited about their cookbook。 Other fans of their food will not be disappointed， I found many dishes I recognised from the menu that I can now recreate at home。 The only thing I was very disappointed not to see were the delicious chickpea， spinach and ricotta （non-）meatballs， which I'd been planning to cook as a treat for my mother， who loved them when I took her to Polpo。 However， one of the main reasons that I love Polpo is because it's a 'small plate' place， where you mix several dishes between everyone。 But while I love eating out that way， it's certainly not very easy to recreate at home。 I have managed to put together mezze meals before with the help of a friend or two， but it's always rather stressful。 So while I'm very happy to try out a lot of the recipes in this book， I think I'll enjoy leaving the complete Polpo experience to the experts。。。（Any one who liked this cookbook should check out Bocca: Cookbook - another very good London trendy Italian restaurant cookbook。） 。。。more
Jane
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Gorgeous cookbook！ A meal in itself， just to hold it and look at the illustrations。 As food porn goes， this is a winner。
Janey Bennett
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The book is beautiful and lovingly produced。 It is a pleasure to handle， with its lovely binding。 The recipes are fun， but the book is even more fun。 It makes me smile。
Jill
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A stunner of book design and production。 Simple， evocative recipes。
Tara
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Beautiful Venetian cookbook （exposed binding！ lush photographs of seafood） with accessible recipes （cod with lentils， butternut squash with prosciutto and ricotta）。 As the intro says: “There is no show-off cooking or complex technical artistry。” Just a chance to indulge in the fantasy of Mediterranean life （while cooking）。
Carlotta
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Sono felice che questo libro abbia successo。 I Bacari sono in via di estinzione ed é una tragedia！！！ Che bella sorpresa trovare tutto questo a Londra :-）
Richard
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Stunning book design - courtesy of the UK design firm Praline - gives this book an incredible boost。 An essential cookbook that deserves a spot on every kitchen shelf， especially for those who not only have a love of inventive book design， but for everyone out there with an interest northern Italian cooking， focusing on simple， fresh ingredients， and the liveliness of quintessentially Italian flavors。
Matt Mckenzie
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The food is excellent and the philosophy great - a celebration of the amazing local cheap food to be found off the main tourist trails in Venice。 I visited one of their London restaurants， however， and was appalled at the high prices 7。50 for an Aperol Spritz for example。 The bill for two came to over 70。00 and all this from exponents of cheap street food。 Outrageous。
Vuk Trifkovic
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Not bad - very nice design and good photography。 It's no 'Bocca di Lupo"， but it has a good set of recipes。 Not bad - very nice design and good photography。 It's no 'Bocca di Lupo"， but it has a good set of recipes。 。。。more
Jaclyn Reding
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