Cioppino's Mediterranean Grill

"…it’s a beauty of a cookbook. Keep a hand towel nearby because the photos by John Sherlock will have you drooling like a St. Bernard."

Cioppino's Mediterranean Grill

“Cioppino’s provides some of the most accessible and accomplished recipes yet published by a high-profile Canadian restaurant chef, offering dozens of dishes born of Posteraro’s restaurant. …Cioppino’s is a gorgeous cookbook, perfect for ambitious home cooks seeking challenges that are approachable yet still demanding.”

Cioppino's Mediterranean Grill

Cioppino's Mediterranean Grill

“There’s no shortage of great recipes packed into these 200 plus pages, each simply broken down and with techniques well explained …Yet the most touching part of this book can be found in its preface, in which the chef details how he first came to Canada to visit his brother Celestino… Working in Celestino’s Toronto restaurant proved an inspiration and laid the groundwork for [Pino’s own restaurant.] …Posteraro reveals in this book a different, more thoughtful side that not everyone sees: a man deeply committed not only to his craft but first and foremost to his family. It’s a touching tribute to all those who helped him arrive where he is today…”

Cioppino's Mediterranean Grill

“Even a decade back, searching out Vancouver chefs with a keen palate for matching food and wine was akin to looking for the proverbial needle in a haystack. …One of the best is Pino Posteraro, who shares more than a few of the secrets of his culinary prowess in just published Cioppino’s…”

Cioppino's Mediterranean Grill

“Posteraro insists the book isn’t just food porn, beautiful pictures of food unattainable for the home cook. ‘I find the recipes to be elaborate in their thinking and in the conceiving of the recipes, but they are very easy and accessible and easy to execute,’ Posteraro said.”

Cioppino's Mediterranean Grill

“A recipe book can be as revealing as a well-done portrait painting, giving us a glimpse into the heart and soul of the writer. Such is Cioppino’s Mediterranean Grill, a book by Pino Posteraro, the much-lauded chef… All of Posteraro’s dishes pay homage to [his] Italian roots… But as the book clearly shows, Posteraro never stops learning or tinkering.”

Cioppino's Mediterranean Grill

“…a handsome memoir/cookbook, bubbles over with colour and the heat and fragrance of his hugely imaginative, clearly written recipes: pappardelle with four-hour veal cheeks, anyone?"

Cioppino's Mediterranean Grill

“This is a beautiful book for those who love fine cuisine.”

Cioppino's Mediterranean Grill

“This is, in a word, an exceptionally good cook book from an exceptionally talented chef. The food it offers is uniformly excellent, and occasionally remarkable. Pino Posteraro… is now a master in his own right, and one who practices in the culinary stratosphere.”