(Food Writing) John Thorne. Aglio, Oglio, Basilico: An Essay on the Compounding of Pesto and Diverse Other Summer Garden Meals. Wok and penetrating insights

and penetrating insights

Kitchen crafters know the pleasure of making their own staples and specialty foods

as well as sumptuous desserts such as rose and almond cake

updated taxonomy

and after-dinner chapters

(Food Writing) John Thorne. Aglio, Oglio, Basilico: An Essay on the Compounding of Pesto and Diverse Other Summer Garden Meals. Wok and penetrating insights16 pp. Illus. with drawings. Pictorial yellow and green wrappers. First Edition. Boston: Jackdaw Press, 1981. One of several booklets issued by Thorne, which he eventually combined into one book. Thorne's lyrical writing on the three vital components of pesto: oil, garlic, and basil. As always, there is a bibliography in rear. Very good.