Angelo Pellegrini emigrated from the tiny Tuscan village of Casabianca as a young boy. He went on to become a much-loved English professor at the University of Washington and a respected author and food guru.
His wrtings have influenced innumerable professional chefs and food writers like M.F.K. Fisher, Alice Waters and Nancy Harmon Jenkins.
Books:
“The Unprejudiced Palate”
“The Food Lover’s Garden”
Forward to “The Food of Southern Italy” by proprietor/chef Carlo Middione of Vivande in Los Angeles.
“American Dream: An Immigrant's Quest”
“Lean Years, Happy Years”
His most influential book, "The Unprejudiced Palate" is out-of-print but Vintage Pellegrini: The Collected Wisdom of an American Buongustaio and others are available.
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