The Geometry of Pasta Hardcover – March 18, 2021

This is a good history book and a GREAT cookbook. The premise is simple: the authors artistically cover a great variety of pasta shapes (in alphabetical order for easily finding the one you want) and give a short history of each shape and the region of Italy it comes from.More importantly, for the shapes that can easily be handmade, there are instructions on how to do so as well as at least one sauce or other plate including the pasta. The authors give suggestions for which sauces pair with which shapes and vice versa, allowing you to experiment with your favorite pasta shape or sauce type as you prefer.I've had experience making fresh pasta before, so I found the recipes easy to follow (and delicious!). If you've never made pasta before, you'll want to experiment with the more basic recipes first before tackling some of the complex recipes.Overall this book is a must have if you love pasta. There are a ton of recipes from all over Italy, spanning from soups and broths to lasagne and other main courses.As an added bonus, the book looks outstanding and can function as a coffee table piece when you're not using it to whip up a nice meal.

I bought this as a christmas gift for my boyfriend, and it was really well received! We had already made one recipe from it that we saw featured on another website - a creamy green bean/cinnamon dish with gemelli pasta. Since then we have made one other recipe and earmarked several more.I love that the authors not only give recipes for each pasta shape, they also tell you how to make the pasta itself. My only complaint about this book is that the illustrations are hard to see for some of the more complex shapes, so we found ourselves googling their names to see how they actually looked.

So, this is a difficult cookbook. I really like the way the text is written (chatty, relaxed, friendly). I like the graphics. I like the recipes, but the cookbooks major flaws are that it has no index by ingredient nor comprehensive list of recipe by pasta shape. Some of the negative reviews are because there is no ingredient index. If the name of the sauce includes the ingredient as the first word in the title, you are all a go, but if it is the second word, no go on the index. I have fennel, I love fennel, Italians love fennel. I am sure there are half a dozen recipes with fennel, but finding them is a little challenging. The explanation is right in the introduction. The author's friend, a graphic artist, came to him and said "lets do a cookbook with my art". So this is the first cookbook for both I think. Good recipes, but no ingredient index. Other negative reviews are because of the graphics. I have seen most of these shapes before, so I find the graphical representation intriguing. And there were a few negative reviews are because of the organization. The book is organized on the concept that the pasta shape guides the sauce selection. So the book is organized alphabetically by pasta shape and the sauces that work well with them. But then a sauce works well with many shapes, that is noted on each recipe, but again locating that recipe is by luck alone. So, to make this a really good cookbook, just put in two indexes at the end - 1) ingredient index, 2) shape index - every recipe in the book that goes with Spaghetti, not just the three in the spaghetti section. But overall I like the book.

A great gift for any pasta lovers and chefs you might know

love the graphic design and well-written content, informative and fun to read

I find this to be one of the most beautiful food related books that I own or have seen. As a few have noted, this is not for beginners or those who need photographs. Personally, I had no trouble with the lovely black & white pasta renderings. The pasta descriptions are spot on. The recipes are delicious and easy to follow.

The Geo. for design on shapes of pastas to work in recipes sauces for uses or looks in dished plates ! [ Artist in work in artectectures is an architectural professional for professional drafting ability.] He illustrates designs of pastas; ( with semolina -durum flours-(00) ), to make in styles for professional chefs recipes or gourmet hobbies.

This cookbook could be great but it's not put together very well. Let's say you want to make a sauce, good luck just browsing for sauce recipes. They are all with each pasta shape. I get it. It's what sauce goes with what pasta but not everyone is that big of a sitckler.

I liked that this book isn't just another cook book, The Geometry of Pasta embraces you. Cook, learn, enjoy. Ca-noodle with your fusilli.

The Geometry of Pasta propõe a melhor equação entre molhos e os formatos das massas!!! O design da edição é tão fantástico, quanto as receitas!!!!

Es un libro muy completo, su diseño es excepcional y las recetas a pesar de que no están escritas por un chef italiano, cumplen con las típicas tradiciones italianas.

Per chi ha il piacere di offrire qualche consiglio culinario agli ospiti / amici stranieri, questo libro rapppresenta un vero must!

One of the most beautifully designed books I have ever seen. Stark graphics. If only I had a kitchen equipped to try the recipes!