Biographical note:
Luca Manfé is the Season 4 winner of the hit FOX series MasterChef. Originally from Friuli, Italy, he currently lives in New York.
Main description:
The No. 1 prime-time summer program on FOX, MasterChef is a nationwide competition to find the best amateur cook in the country. The judges are some of cooking’s biggest stars—award-winning chef Gordon Ramsay, restaurateur and winemaker Joe Bastianich, and acclaimed chef Graham Elliot. The prize? A chance to win $250,000—and a cookbook deal.
The book highlights the food that Luca Manfé, the Season 4 winner, grew up eating in the Friuli region of Italy, an area renowned for its prosciutto and pancetta, its savory, sharp Montasio cheese, its crispy crostini, its rich risottos, and its comforting polentas. Simple by design, the book offers 75 mouthwatering, rustic recipes from Luca’s table to yours.
Showcasing the dishes that propelled Luca to victory, such as his flawless agnolotti stuffed with mortadella and ricotta and his black cod with butter-sautéed mushrooms, along with headnotes that offer fun, behind-the-scenes details about the show’s exciting challenges and nail-biting competition, the book will be a delight for home cooks and MasterChef fans everywhere.
