Missoni Family Cookbook

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The Missoni Cook Book published by Assouline, chronicles the family’s culinary tradition, making the delicious, well-guarded family recipes, passed down from generation to generation, available to the home cook for the first time. We accept all major credit cards including American Express, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal and Klarna. p>The Missoni Family Cookbook features a forward by close family friend Quincy Jones, whose career has encompassed the roles of composer, record producer, artist, film producer, arranger, conductor, instrumentalist, TV producer, magazine founder, multimedia entrepreneur, author, and humanitarian. Missoni style is recognised and admired all over the world and is collected by fashionistas and museums alike. p> Francesco Maccapani Missoni is the son of Angela Missoni and Marco Maccapani and the grandson of Tai and Rosita Missoni, founders of the eponymous fashion brand.

They didn’t just revolutionise knitwear; they forged a lifestyle that, like their fashion, blends elegance with enthusiasm and spontaneity with sophistication. These days, in addition to his extensive non-profit work with NGOs such as Unicef, Jones manages and mentors a roster of young musicians.Missoni Family Cookbook - experience the Missoni culinary tradition and make these delicious, well-preserved family recipes. Missoni food makes my soul smile,’ says musician (and longtime Missoni kitchen table regular) Quincy Jones in the introduction. He was named one of the most influential artists of the 20th century by Time magazine and in 2010 was bestowed the National Medal of Arts, the nation’s highest artistic honor.

Food and cooking are his passions, with a strong emphasis on family traditions, sustainable sources, local produce, and fresh seasonal ingredients. She was shortlisted for a PPA Award in 2017, has written extensively for many publications, and has contributed to three books. Lush and informal at the same time, a Missoni feast is not just a kaleidoscope of style with four generations of family wearing Missoni — it’s a kaleidoscope of tastes, scents, and colours. Lush and informal at the same time, a Missoni feast is not just a kaleidoscope of style, it’s a smorgasbord of tastes, scents, and colors. Expect crisp spring salads (the ‘Asparagus a la Milanese’ is of particular note), and no-expense-spared desserts – don’t miss the Missonis’ ‘One and Only’ chocolate pudding.These legendary recipes can now be shared thanks to Francesco Maccapani Missoni and his The Missoni Family Cookbook, compiled with the help of his grandmother Rosita and his mother Angela Missoni.

Francesco is very proud to have prepared meals and traded recipes with his honorary “uncle” and met with the approval of this consummate talent scout and buona forchetta.

This book invites you right into the home of the family known so well through fashion so that you can join the Missonis a tavola. This same streak of easy glamour also inspires Missoni family’s entertaining, and their dinner parties have become one of the most coveted invitations of fashion week. And whether the meal is for twenty or two hundred, it always features family recipes curated for the season and for the occasion, recipes which have now become legendary.