"Filled with pertinent information on ingredients and serving suggestions, and paired cocktail recipes make nice additions. Include(s) delicious musts such as the classic dish of arancini (rice balls). Its handy trim size and well-shot, full-page color photos make this an appealing gift title, ideal for housewarmings." --Publishers Weekly

Americans are embracing the small plate craze. They are serving bite-size mini meals—tapas, bar snacks, antipasti, skewered vegetables—whenever they entertain. Simple Italian Snacks shows how to plan a menu for any gathering in the informal yet chic way that Italians have mastered.

Here are recipes appropriate for an afternoon by the pool, a fireside get-together with friends, an intimate dinner for two, or a party for a crowd. The dishes, which can be served as hors d'oeuvres or presented as a meal, are easy to prepare, and many can be made ahead of time.

The authors of the wildly successful Simple Italian Sandwiches include all-new bruschetta, tramezzini, and panini as well as classic Italian snacks such as Baked Eggs in Tomato Sauce and Rice Balls. They show us how to make any party an event and even include sparkly cocktails.

The recipes in Simple Italian Snacks are quick yet incredibly sophisticated and, as always, delicious.

Browse Inside: Simple Italian Snacks: More Recipes from America's Favorite Panini Bar

Hardcover: 192 pages
Author: Jason Denton, Kathryn Kellinger
Publisher: William Morrow Cookbooks (October 28, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0061435082
ISBN-13: 978-0061435089

"Any one of these 80 inventive and flavorful little bites--some quite elegant--will make your next party the talk of the neighborhood." — Newark Star Ledger

See Inside: Simple Italian Snacks: More Recipes from America's Favorite Panini Bar

Simple Italian Snacks
More Recipes from America’s Favorite Panini Bar

Bruschetta of White Beans with Egg Yolk Vinaigrette and Tomato

Makes 8 bruschetta

This is as fast and stylish as a Fiat. Freshly cooked white beans are the scenic long route; canned beans are the rush-hour shortcut. Both roads lead to a bruschetta of an egg-enriched vinaigrette over creamy white beans. Makes 8 bruschetta ...

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jason Denton is involved in some of New York City's most successful restaurants. First on the panini scene was 'ino. Broadening the 'ino concept of bruschetta, tramezzini, and panini, 'inoteca added the authentic Italian small plates for which it has been critically praised.

Along with Mario Batali and Joseph Bastianich, Denton is a partner in Lupa Osteria Romano, one of New York City's best Italian restaurants, as well as the newly opened Bar Milano. Food & Wine, in their annual tastemaker awards, dubbed Denton an "Italian food emissary." He lives with his wife, Jennifer, and sons, Jack and Finn, in New York City.

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