Copperfield's Books Presents Vicky Bennison of Pasta Grannies

Featured Book: Pasta Grannies: Comfort Cooking HEALDSBURG -- Copperfield’s Books invites pasta enthusiasts everywhere for a discussion and wine tasting with the remarkable Vicky Bennison at Thumbprint Cellars in Healdsburg. Join us in celebrating her new cookbook - Pasta Grannies: Comfort Cooking: Traditional Family Recipes From Italy’s Best Home Cooks Get a free pour with purchase of the book. The discussion will be followed by a Q&A and book signing. Limited seating so registration is required. Can't make the event date but want a signed copy? Please find the US Shipping ticket option below, signed copies will be mailed the day after the event (November 8, 2022). "Heartwarming and deliciously comforting." – Stanley Tucci Spending time with our family and friends has never felt so important - and so often this means cooking for the ones you love. Who better to take inspiration from than Pasta Grannies who have spent their lifetimes plating up comfort and connection. Vicky Bennison, the author of the bestselling Pasta Grannies cookbook, brings you more heart-warming recipes and stories from our favourite Italian grandmothers in this easy-to-follow, crowd-pleasing recipe book that shows you how to make authentic Italian food that everyone will enjoy. Discover 91 year-old Pina's chestnut gnocchi with walnut pesto, lovingly made with ingredients she grows around her home in Liguria; or 99 year-old Marietta's special tagliatelle recipe, which is not really a recipe at all but a reflection of her vegetable garden, the Calabrian countryside and the changing seasons. As well as meat, seafood and vegetable pasta recipes, chapters cover pizzas, pastries and pies, rice and pulses, dairy and herbs, nuts and spices. Every recipe is accompanied with a QR code which, once scanned, will take you directly to the YouTube videos of these remarkable women and their recipes. Complete with stunning location and recipe photography throughout, with a clear guide to pasta making by hand, Pasta Grannies: Comfort Cooking is not only a celebration of cooking and feasting together, it is an insight into their lives, and a joyous slice of the Italian way of life. The Pasta Grannies first captured our hearts when they were featured by Vicky Bennison on their own YouTube channel, as part of a research project to preserve the traditional ways of Italian food and cooking. Vicky had filmed more than 200 Italian grandmothers making every shape and style of pasta, from bolsters of gnocchi in the Italian Alps to orecchiette in Puglia. The videos served as an important oral history, often recording unique regional recipes, but it was the grannies themselves who stole the show. It’s no wonder they have 2 million subscribers! Vicky went on to write the bestselling Pasta Grannies cookbook, featuring the nonnas, and now, she shares their favorite recipes for more incredible pasta and other favorites in Pasta Grannies: Comfort Cooking. Author: Vicky Bennison is the creator of the highly successful 'Pasta Grannies', which has nearly two million followers across YouTube, Instagram and Facebook. Vicky's first book, based on its success, has been translated into 6 languages; it won a James Beard Award, the equivalent of the food Oscars in America, for Best Single Subject in 2019; and the German translation was awarded Silver medal by the prestigious Gastronomischen Akadamie Deutschlands. Vicky has made live TV appearances on the Rachael Ray Show in America and BBC Breakfast in the UK, and been profiled in the New York Times, Financial Times and Sunday Times among many others. Disney Pixar asked Vicky to support the global launch of their animation Luca, a story of friendship and shared love of pasta. When not travelling through Italy filming grandmothers, Vicky likes gardening and spending time with her family and grandson, Raff.