•The real Italian pasta classics rediscovered by top chefs•An elegant book on the soul of Italy: pasta•The classic recipes reinterpreted by internationally renowned chefs• Accompanied by powerful imagery by food photographer Marco PaoneEveryone has their own family recipe for spaghetti al ragù, pasta carbonara, and pasta pesto. Professional chef and culinary journalist Giovanni D'Apice is an expert on the real cucina povera and has embarked upon a quest to find the primeval recipe of those popular Italian dishes. Several internationally renowned chefs, such as Carluccio, contribute their own interpretations of the classics.