My Italian Kitchen: Favorite Family Recipes from the Winner of MasterChef Season 4 on FOX Hardcover – May 13, 2014

Granted, it has just arrived! But I'm actually reading a cooking book! It has such a heartwarming tone to the stories around the recipes. I actually read the introduction which is something I normally don't do (or read two sentences, get bored and move to recipes). This book is well written, the recipes are inspired and inspiring and I am going to the store right now to buy ingredients to make Luca's mom's tiramisu! Congratulations, Luca. You deserved to win and I'm very glad all your dreams are coming true :)

It does what it was written for!

Arrived in great condition

great recipes and stories. I normally wouldn't order a cookbook from a TV show but Luka is so authentically Italian! Some of the recipes call for items I just can't get where I live but it's great that Luca points out substitutions that are easy to find. The pictures are high quality and the cover and paper are high quality.One thing I don't like about this book is that many of the recipes are for more than one item, like a protein and a sauce but the recipe ingredient list and directions are all lumped into one. So if you wanted to make just the sauce or just the protein, you have to pick through the directions and pick out what you need. Inconvinient but not enough as to prevent me from using. I love this book and can't wait to try more recipes.FYI - His recipe for "My Mother's Meatballs" are without a doubt the best meatballs I've ever tasted, I cant wait to try more!

Incredible Cookbook....it took me away to Italy. I Love Lucas stories. This cookbook is charming, honestly like a breath of fresh air. I prayed for this good man to win Master Chef and he did. Lots of work went into this cookbook .....what an incredible job he did. Thank you Luca

I thought Luca was great on the show and I am glad he won and was able to write a cookbook. He seems like such a humble guy and a good person and it's nice to see someone like that get ahead. I think his cookbook is full of great ideas and simple easy to make recipes.

This collection of Italian tradition recipes has a couple of pluses for me. The first one, there are some ideas on how to make a complete menu using the recipes in the book; the second plus, the ingredients are presented both in cups and spoons, and in milliliters and grams - here in Italy we don't use cups or spoon.In the book, you will also find Luca's cheerful attitude he showed during MasterChef, in the description of the recipe steps and in some tasteful anecdotes from the show.Another personal plus is that Luca from Friuli, like my father's family - we Italian call this "campanilismo".

Luca won MasterChef last season and his cookbook is a delight. As a northern Italian myself, I can tell you that the recipes are elegant and delicious examples of Italian cooking at its best. Our family is from Modena so a lot of Luca's cooking "style" is what we are used to. Luca is also a very humble and nice guy. I wish him all the best and hope he does get to open his own restaurant!

I LOVE this cookbook for all of the additional prices of information provided. It's not just recipes, it's a lot of how-to and background tricks that I appreciate knowing. As a passionate home cook, I find myself reading this book almost like a novel - it's that good!

Excellentes recettes. Les consignes sont claires et détaillées.Il y a toutes celles qui ont été cuisinées par Luca à partir de la demi-finale.

Realmente le pongo 3 estrellas porque me ha decepcionado que no tenga imágenes de todos los platos...las recetas parecen deliciosas pero una imagen vale más que mil palabras.

Un ottimo libro che rende merito al vincitore di Masterchef Usa, in attesa della versione in italiano. Complimenti per le ottime idee da sviluppare in cucina

This book contains easy-to-follow but truly authentic and fantastic recipes, categorised into different courses (antipasti, primi, secondi etc.) - which makes it easy to search and design your menu. Most of the ingredients are common and can be easily found in supermarkets. Instructions very clear, and little tips often included.I watched masterchef season 4 and Luca had been a very impressive contestant throughout the competition. One of the best things about the cookbook is that he shared some of his stories (about life, family, masterchef etc.), and whether or not you've watched masterchef, it's a good read, and made the cookbook more than just recipes.