A Passion For Fruit
by Lorenza de'Medici
photographs by Mike Newton

Price: $35.00

Enjoyed straight from the garden, baked in a tart, turned into a refreshing beverage or frozen as a sorbet, fresh fruit provides us with one of life's great pleasures. It is beautiful to behold on the branch, and on the table fragrant and aromatic to smell, satisfying to touch and delicious and beneficial to eat. A Passion For Fruit, with its color-drenched images, brings the beauty of sun-ripened fruits to life and celebrates the rewards of lovingly tended gardens and orchards. Inspired by the delicate paintings of Giovanna Garzoni, 17th century Florentine artist, Mike Newton has created an exquisite collection of still life photographs of all varieties of fruit. Lorenza de'Medici, a leading authority on cooking in Italy, compliments these photographs with an elegant narrative and more than a hundred Italian-inspired recipes. Featuring such well-loved fruits as apples and plums, as well as the more unusual gooseberry and quince, and exotic fruits like guavas and papays, the recipes will entice readers to try new ways of exploring the colors, textures and flavors of fruit. This is a book that will inspire cooks, art lovers and gardeners alike and enhance their enjoyment in the kitchen and pleasure at the table.

The book is divided into four sections: Orchard Fruits, Soft Fruits, Mediterranean Fruits, and Exotic Fruits.
Information about each fruit is provided, along with delicious recipes. Recipes include "Chocolate Peach Tart," "Plum Charlotte," "Chocolate Ravioli with Raspberry Sauce," "Raspberry Bread," "Orange, Fennel, and Onion Salad," "Orange Rice," "Grapefruit Meringue," "Grapefruit and Olive Salad," "Kiwi Parfait," and "Guava Ice Cream." 160 pages, hardback, full color.