“Roberto Perrone wrote a perfect comedy, mixing all his passions – haute cuisine, cinema, pop music, Liguria – with easy going, romantic, and sometimes even dramatic tones.”
Sette
“An easy style and a kind of irony able to understate the tradition… an overview on the protagonists of Italian cuisine and the mainstays of the Ligurian tradition, from grandmother’s taverns to critic-friendly menu.”
Corriere della Sera
A village on the beautiful coast of Liguria, two restaurants in ruthless competition, two families at war with one another, an impossible love: the Montagues and Capulets confront each others in the kitchen.
When Rossella meets Augusto on her flight back from the United States to Italy, it’s love at first sight. But love is not so simple if your families lead the two most famous restaurants in town and have been competitors for decades. Like Romeo and Juliet, the two lovers will have to face hate, envy, resentment, passion… Surrounded by the sensual enjoyment for food, with all its flavour and aroma, the destiny of the two families is in a secret ingredient for legendary Pansotti. Here lies the key to the strongly desired third Michelin star.
Roberto Perrone
Roberto Perrone was born in Rapallo and lives in Milan. He writes about sport, food and travel. He is the author of Zamora (2003), La lunga (2007), Averti trovato ora (2008), Numero 1 (2008), the biography of Gigi Buffon, goalkeeper and captain of the Italian national football team, La ballata dell’amore salato (2009), Occhi negli occhi (2011), La cucina degli amori impossibili (2013), Manuale del viaggiatore goloso (2015), La seconda vita di Annibale Canessa (2017), L’estate degli inganni (2018), L’ultima volontà (2019)and Un odore di Toscano (2022, Premio Iolanda).
- L’ultima volontà (The Last Will)
- L’estate degli inganni (The Summer Of Deceits)
- La seconda vita di Annibale Canessa (The Second Life of Annibale Canessa)
- Il manuale del viaggiatore goloso (Handbook for Gluttonous Travellers)
- La cucina degli amori impossibili (The Cuisine of Impossible Loves)
- Occhi negli occhi (Eyes in the Eyes)
Links
Roberto Perrone’s website
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Press
A selected press review (.pdf, 3 MB)
An interview on Rai Radio2’s show Caterpillar AM (min. 6:30)
“Roberto Perrone wrote a perfect comedy, mixing all his passions – haute cuisine, cinema, pop music, Liguria – with easy going, romantic, and sometimes even dramatic tones.”
Sette
“A nice, enjoyable story, with many tidbits that food lovers will find irresistible.”
La Gazzetta dello Sport
“An easy style and a kind of irony able to understate the tradition… an overview on the protagonists of Italian cuisine and the mainstays of the Ligurian tradition, from grandmother’s taverns to critic-friendly menu.”
Corriere della Sera
“Perrone has prepared an amazing dish, that you devour with gusto to the grand finale.”
Tuttolibri
“Authentic and typically Ligurian flavours emerge from a dense plot where family stories weave together with the traditions of a land that is hard to live in and hard to love.”
Il Secolo XIX
“Marked by the soft grace of a fairy tale and the relentless geometry of good comedies… a delicious story on love and resentment, haute cuisine and human baseness, crossed by a vibrant sensuality, seasoned with the humour typical of Liguria.”
QLibri
“A pleasant story, as tasty as the many recipes of the books… Perrone has learnt very well the art of fiction.”
Tempi