This month, there are loads of latest glossy travel books hitting bookstores – the right inspiration to your next trip.
The Apulian table is the inspiration for the Moroseta Kitchen by Giorgia Eugenia Goggi.
Moroseta Kitchen (15 August 2024, quadrille£30) is possibly a seasonal Italian cookbook by Giorgia Eugenia Goggi, head chef of the design-led hotel Masseria Morosetahowever the pages also take you from the kitchen into the landscape of Apulia with their recipes and travel photos.
The easy cuisine of Puglia is widely known within the Moroseta Kitchen.
Tucked away in a five-hectare olive grove lies Masseria Moroseta in Ostuni, Puglia. Since 2017, Giorgia has run Moroseta Kitchen, an integral a part of the farmhouse hotel. Taking advantage of the abundance of produce from the encompassing land and drawing on a network of the perfect local producers, Giorgia’s cuisine attracts guests from all around the world. The hotel’s 45-cover restaurant has a waiting list of over 300 people per evening in peak season. From their spontaneous and ingredient-focused menus to creating a novel dining experience, Moroseta Kitchen’s ethos is to supply a real expression of recent Italy and its food.
The creator is head chef of Masseria Moroseta within the Italian region of Apulia.
“I grew up in a family where food was always considered a fundamental element of our togetherness and an expression of love,” says Giorgia in her introduction to the book. “Our every day meals were fastidiously prepared with seasonal ingredients, cooked in the proper way, with a vital, ethical and chic approach that I still envy: pasta with butter, parmesan, somewhat black pepper and a number of hand-picked basil leaves – shiny, perfectly emulsified, delicate but with clearly defined flavors, and Passatelli in chicken broth, served on misty winter evenings, with a lemon and nutmeg aroma that I could recognize amongst hundreds.”
The book “Moroseta Kitchen” celebrates the land and cuisine of Puglia.
The images, all shot on film, transport the reader on to the landscape of Puglia, which, in keeping with Giorgia, has a unprecedented beauty: “The blue sea, the red earth, the centuries-old olive trees, the quality of the ingredients, the cultural and historical depth.”
She continues: “You have to get to know it slowly, you have to learn its language and customs, to get to know the real Puglia – that of small villages, farming traditions, patron saints and endless family meals. This strong foundation gave me confidence, I felt rooted and safe in this place, protected and at the same time free to create.”
The book comprises recipes that reflect each season: gazpacho with roasted vegetables, risotto with citrus fruits, pasta e ceci and fig leaf gelato with apricot sorbet. But above all, says the creator, Moroseta Kitchen embodies the nice and cozy hospitality and convivial atmosphere of the time you spend at Masseria Moroseta.
At Masseria Moroseta you possibly can enjoy this sun-drenched destination.
“Puglia is rich in traditions, deeply rooted and radical in its attachment to its customs,” writes the chef. “All this rustic simplicity and authenticity of meaning was enlightening for me. In Puglia, every family has its customs: fresh pasta prepared by grandmothers, the communal olive harvest, the ritual of making tomato sauce at the end of August. There is a strong sense of community and the villages are still full of life. Everyone helps everyone, everyone knows everyone…”
We rejoice the timeless city of Marbella.
Meanwhile, Assouline – known for its series of illustrated travel books – has launched a series of latest, desirable books. Marbella Sun (May 2024, www.assouline.com£85) with text by Nicholas Foulkes explores the kaleidoscopic nature of the Spanish city.
Old Town, Old Town of Marbella
“Marbella is the result of successive waves of visitors who have left their mark over the years. It is a social archaeological site where generations have lived sun-drenched lives of leisure. Today the popular image of Marbella may be a sort of European Miami, but one only has to scratch that glittering surface to be transported back in time to when Marbella was a simpler place.”
Discover the culture and splendor of Biarritz.
Biarritz Basque (sixth of June, www.assouline.com£85), with writing by journalist Frédéric Beigbeder, explores the Basque town of Biarritz on the south coast of France. The idyllic town has hosted such famous visitors as Napoleon III and Coco Chanel – and can be a surfer’s paradise.
Biarritz is a legendary popular holiday resort on the Atlantic coast.
“Imagine stunning landscapes, rich cultural diversity and the scent of traditional Basque cuisine in the air. Biarritz exudes an old-world charm that can be felt in the town’s pelota courts and experienced while weaving among the moored wooden fishing boats in Guéthary. Craftsmanship is a time-honoured tradition in this region – the handmade process of making Makhilas and we support linen producers with centuries-old traditions.”
Forte dei Marmi on the Tuscan coast is a vacation destination for a lot of Italians.
Forte dei Marmi (18 June 2024, www.assouline.com85 £) takes the reader on a journey through the sun-drenched coasts of Tuscany.
The exclusive and splendid beach resort of Forte dei Marmi.
Author and filmmaker Edoardo Nesi brings the beaches to life, where “candy-colored umbrellas cover the pristine sand and the Apuan Alps rise majestically in the distance. Nestled in these mountains, Carrara and Pietrasanta have welcomed and inspired famous sculptors from Michelangelo to Jeff Koons.”
Hotel Esencia, published by Assouline, was written by Melinda Stevens, founding father of Salt Lick, and … [+]
The luxury publisher can be known for its collection of titles celebrating a few of the world’s most famous hotels, corresponding to the Mexican Hotel Escencia (May 2024, www.assouline.com£85) and the newest work, The peninsulato mark one in all London’s newest and most luxurious hotels (June 2024, www.assouline.com£85).
The Peninsula looks at one in all London’s most beautiful hotel openings in recent times.
The luxury hotel, which opened in Belgravia in September 2023, was London’s first hotel development to cost greater than £1 billion. The property was the results of a 35-year seek for the right location by Sir Michael Kadoorie, chairman of one in all the world’s most exclusive hotel brands and the longest constantly operating hotel group, founded in Hong Kong in 1866.
Discover the hidden secrets of Paris.
Finally, Jonglez Publishing released two recent titles in its Secret Guide series this month. The Secret Paris(June 2024, jonglezpublishing.com£15.99) is written by Thomas Jonglez, the publisher himself. A native Parisian and passionate traveller, Jonglez reveals the lesser-known sides of Paris – from hidden gardens and unknown libraries to insider suggestions.
Get off the beaten track in Normandy, France.
Secret Normandy, (June 2024, jonglezpublishing.com£15.99), meanwhile, offers historical insights and curiosities – corresponding to an artist’s studio in a castle and a chapel carved from the trunk of a medieval oak tree – all found beneath the surface of one in all France’s hottest regions.
