A family restaurant in Montesorra, Italy

Recipes and stories from a family table

Sixty recipes across nine courses, told by Alessandro, who grew up in this kitchen -- alongside twenty-seven true stories from the dining room, the regulars and the disasters, the way a family actually tells them.

Da Giulia's outdoor tables at dusk, string lights overhead, the sea visible in the distance

The Book

This book is organized the way a meal here actually unfolds. Bread and dough first, then pizza, then the smaller dishes, then the pastas, then rice, then the mains, the vegetables, and finally the sweets.


Una Storia dalla Sala

Twenty-seven true stories from the dining room sit between the recipes throughout this book -- the regulars, the disasters, the guests who broke your heart a little and the ones who tested your patience. Look for this mark beside a recipe.