Lidias Italy in America by Lidia Bastianich Okay so this is not really Italian cooking Anyone who has had a Primanti Brothers Sandwich in Pittsburgh and a Panini in Italy knows there is nothing remotely Italian about a Primanti Brothers Sandwich Italians may eat patate fritte but they dont put them on their sandwich What this book does have is recipes for the foods that many of us consider to be comfort food Oh and by the way dont knock french fries...