Italian Grill

Through his restaurants, cookbooks, products and television shows, Mario Batali has become a cultural icon. ITALIAN GRILL is his introduction to tasty, smoky simple Italian food on the grill. In addition to the eighty recipes and sixty four-color photographs throughout, it will include marinades, rubs, essential ingredients, and heat source options. With an easy to use cookbook, Mario's trademark voice will provide a historical and cultural perspective.

The six main sections of the book are

Appetizers; Bread, Pizza & Flatbread; Seafood & Shellfish; Poultry; Meat; and Vegetables

and recipes include:

Asparagus wrapped in lardo

Grilled peppers w/ anchovies, capers and breadcrumbs

Piadina alla piastra w/ prosciutto & figs

Monkfish loin in prosciutto shirt w/ pesto fregula

Salmon in cartoccio w/ blood oranges & mint

Barbecued octopus w/ beans & limoncello

Guinea hen breast w/ rosemary pesto

Rosticiana ribs Italian style

Spit roasted lamb leg w/ mint pesto

Asparagus w/ prosciutto vinaigrette

Thick grilled onions w/ lemon thyme

Barbecued endives w/ marjoram