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“I’m actually really proud of my
book Dolce Famiglia because
it’s different. If I don’t do
things I love, I don’t want to do
them. This book is about family cooking,” says Rocco. Dolce
Famiglia includes many of his
family-friendly recipes, running
the gamut from essential sauces
to snacks and salads. But more
important, the book pays tribute
to the people who have inspired
him by telling their stories and
sharing their recipes. It explores
family cooking and heritage foods
from across Italy focusing on
the families who have worked as
food purveyors over generations.
Stories behind such iconic and
delicious Italian exports such as
parmiggiano reggiano, gelato and
balsamic vinegar, items that are
always in family recipes and the
hallmark of Italian cuisine.
To me, it was celebrating all that.
If we don’t pass it on, it’s going
to disappear. For me, a) I want to
give a tribute to all the families
I met, but b) it’s celebrating the
Italian products. These are people
who are gatekeepers of Italian
tradition and their family tradition,
and they will not veer off.”
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“What is today’s family? It’s the
family of fishermen that go out
every day and every morning
and come back and they spend
more time with themselves than
they do with their families,” says
Rocco. “I’m talking all sorts of
families, I’m talking communities.
Really it was about celebrating all
the families, celebrating them and
their contributions. For example,
parmigianno, Italy’s most famous
cheese export. There are families
that make that cheese. These are
families that have been making
it for the past four or 500 years.
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a sacred place for sharing and
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miss me and I miss them. When
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