The Cook's Decameron A Study in Taste, Containing over Two Hundred Recipes for Italian Dishes

"The Cook's Decameron" by W. G. Waters is a late 19th-century cooking guide that cleverly blends storytelling with culinary advice, presenting the Marchesa di Sant'Andrea as she tackles the challenges of English dining while championing authentic Italian food; filled with over two hundred recipes, the book aims to educate English homemakers on incorporating simple, genuine Italian techniques into their daily cooking to improve their family's dinners without spending too much money; the story begins with the Marchesa reading letters about canceled dinner parties due to cooking mishaps, highlighting the gap between her friends' high culinary goals and the reality of their kitchens; frustrated with the British food scene, the Marchesa decides to start a cooking school, setting the stage for a fun journey into tasty Italian cooking where the reader can enjoy conversations about food, culture, and society.