Set of Italian, Spanish, French phrase books.

First time in Paperback!!Know what you eat! Brand New for 2012...Menus(e) Combo Edition! France/Italy. The complete listings of both countries in one book!Menus(e)!, a foreign menu that you can USE! This French/Italian menu translator alphabetically lists 100s of food items and culinary preparations along with their concise, English definitions. With both a French section and an italian one, this book is fully indexed with easily searchable listings, Menus(e)! is a must-have for your next trip to a french- or italian-speaking country.For adventurous eaters, search out food and preparations not often available at home...from abat (organ meats) to limaces (land snails), the world of food will open to you. For the more timid, you won't mistakenly order off the menu a dish you wouldn't dream of eating at home...If cured hog jowl or fried frogs are your cup of tea, be sure to order the Guanciale or rane fritte on the menu! For the more timid, you won't mistakenly order off the menu a dish you wouldn't dream of eating at home. From “abbachio” (baby lamb) to “Zuppa Pavese” (a broth with poached egg and grated parmesan) the Menus(e): France/Italy will help you order the foods you want and avoid those you don't. From A to Z, the Menus(e): France/Spain will help you order the foods you want and avoid those you don't.From the makers of the Passeport Gastronomique series, Menus(e)! have the complete, identical listings from the latest edition Passeports but don't include the Passeports' helpful phrase and pronunciation guides. Menus(e)! is available for France, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Germany, Portugal and Sweden. AND NOW...France/Spain, France/Italy & Spain/Portugal!

When ordering a café au lait in Paris, calamari in Venice, or bratwurst in Munich, it helps to speak some of the native tongue. Rick Steves, bestselling author of travel guides to Europe, offers well-tested phrases and key words to cover every situation a traveler is likely to encounter. This handy guide provides key phrases for use in everyday circumstances, complete with phonetic spelling, an English-French/Italian/German dictionary, the latest information on European currency and rail transportation, and even a tear-out cheat sheet for continued language practice. Informative, concise, and practical, Rick Steves' French, Italian & German Phrase Book is an essential item for any traveler's backpack.

This is the first pocket-size guide available to be carried with you in your handbag, suit jacket pocket, briefcase, backpack -- anywhere around the corner and around the world. The passport allows you to scan the menu, quickly spot the safest choices and ask the right questions to avoid ten common allergens hidden in food preparation. The sample cuisine menus identify the name of each dish in its native language with the English equivalent. This information can help you navigate the menu and make informed choices based upon your special dietary needs. The cuisine menu item descriptions summarise each dish's ingredients and the culinary preparation techniques involved. After each description, the following are detailed: Gluten-Free Decision Factors and Food Allergen Preparation Considerations. The cuisine quick reference guides reflect where you may potentially encounter ten common food allergens by each menu item at a glance. This information has been further confirmed by culinary experts and tested by various individuals impacted by food allergies and special diets on a global basis.

Not so long ago, Italian food was regarded as a poor man's gruel-little more than pizza, macaroni with sauce, and red wines in a box. Here, John Mariani shows how the Italian immigrants to America created, through perseverance and sheer necessity, an Italian-American food culture, and how it became a global obsession. The book begins with the Greek, Roman, and Middle Eastern culinary traditions before the boot-shaped peninsula was even called "Italy," then takes readers on a journey through Europe and across the ocean to America alongside the poor but hopeful Italian immigrants who slowly but surely won over the hearts and minds of Americans by way of their stomachs. Featuring evil villains such as the Atkins diet and French chefs, this is a rollicking tale of how Italian cuisine rose to its place as the most beloved fare in the world, through the lives of the people who led the charge. With savory anecdotes from these top chefs and restaurateurs: - Mario Batali - Danny Meyer - Tony Mantuano - Michael Chiarello - Giada de Laurentiis - Giuseppe Cipriani - Nigella Lawson And the trials and triumphs of these restaurants: - Da Silvano - Spiaggia - Bottega - Union Square Cafe - Maialino - Rao's - Babbo - Il Cantinori

France and Italy -Together in One Book! Passeport Gastronomique: FRANCE/ITALY Newly Revised Sixth Edition! Includes extensive translations of French and Italian menu items that are alphabetically arranged by country. And NOW includes helpful phrases for all diners visiting France and Italy: reserve a table (by the window); compliment & complain; tell your server of your allergies and food restrictions; and phrases to help Vegan, Vegetarian and gluten-intolerant diners order suitable meals!! Know What You Eat! Know What You Order! Use the Passeport Gastronomique Menu Translator. This small, handy book features lots of information aimed at foreign diners in France and Italy: separate French and Italian extensive menu translators; and two handy phrase guides. The book's pages are clearly indexed so that readers can quickly find what they want. Adventurous eaters will be pleased to find lots of adventurous foods described...from abat (organ meat) to limaces (land snails), from Achatine (another land snail from China) to Tete de veau vinaigrette (calf's head with vinegar and oil dressing) and Coratella (a stew of lamb organs...hearts, lungs, spleen and trachea). All are here. AND the less adventurous will be happy to be able to avoid ordering them. In addition to the hundreds of food menu translations, the Passeport Gastronomique also includes a short guide to phrases useful when dining out: How to order; How to ask for the check; How to complain that your food is not as ordered...too rare, too done, not hot, not cold. Useful information! Know What You Order! Know What You Eat!

Loose Screws is a collection of sixty-nine amusing, often touching, anecdotes from the life of a Bronx boy who has lived and traveled throughout the world. The author, Gerry Tortorelli, is a retired business executive, who immigrated to Switzerland in his thirties with his young family. With stints in England and Canada and frequent visits to the family roots in Italy, his stories explore many cultures. Whether it be the story of how his sister celebrates Christmas in The Twelve Weeks of Advent, or how German words can be misinterpreted in English in A Good Fahrt.and a Douche, the anecdotes have a personal touch with which the reader can connect. A 22-year-old grudge is settled in the story Toothpaste, Mayonnaise, and Big Ben while fundraising for a new church in Canada is detailed in A Pregnant Nun and a Chicken at Mass. Not far away from any story, is Gerrys wife (the Queen), his daughters (the Princesses), and his serf sons-in-law. Loose Screws is a unique view of a life through the eyes of the one who lived it, a kid from the Bronx.