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Alan Tardi

Born: 1956 in Chicago, Illinois
Pen Name: None

Connection to Illinois: He was born in Chicago and grew up in Evanston, Illinois.

Biography: Alan Tardi is a freelance writer and restaurant consultant. He is a chef at restaurants including ''Chantrelle'' and ''Lafayette'', both in New York. From 1992-2001 he was the owner and chef of the restaurant ''Follonico''. He received the James Beard Award for Best Wine & Spirits Book of 2006 ('Romancing the Vine').

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Primary Literary Genre(s): Non-Fiction

Website: http://alantardi.com
Alan Tardi on WorldCat : http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=alan+tardi

Selected Titles

Romancing the vine :
ISBN: 9781466860315 OCLC: 865181993

St. Martin's Press, New York : 2013.

Alan Tardi, former owner of Follonico in New York, describes his life in the Piedmonte district of Italy focusing on the cultivation and harvest of the region's celebrated Barolo wine, and including rare local recipes.
Romancing the vine :
ISBN: 031235794X OCLC: 64595949

St. Martin's Press, New York : ©2006.

Alan Tardi, former owner of Follonico in New York, describes his life in the Piedmonte district of Italy focusing on the cultivation and harvest of the region's celebrated Barolo wine, and including rare local recipes.

 

 

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