Part cookbook, part memoir, this intimate and lavishly illustrated account explores the food, the people and the local history of the Piedmont in a personable, anecdotal style. The writer and photographer team introduce the diversity of this agriculturally diverse region and its food, from Crissini con le Noci to Fritatta Gialla e Verde, and from tiny countryside trattorias to opulent Torino cafes. With 350 color photographs.  (ITA50, $35.00)