Minervini's Mammissima to Bloomsbury

Bloomsbury is to publish Mammissima, the first cookbook from the publisher and co-founder of Alma Books, Elisabetta Minervini.

Bloomsbury holds world rights to the Mammissima: Family Cooking from a Modern Italian Mamma.

Born in the “captivating” region of Puglia in Italy, Minervini brings the "vitality of Puglian cooking to her home in London, where she has tried and tested the best traditional recipes for children and adults alike.” Her recipes include orecchiette pasta with broccoli, stuffed peppers, octopus salad and the "ultimate" homemade pizza – as well as a host of "delicious" sweet treats.

“Perfect for busy mammas, it’s a way of cooking that suits the modern lifestyle, with dishes that can be prepared quickly and easily using inexpensive, healthy ingredients,” the publisher said.

Bloomsbury will publish Mammissima on 5th May 2016 priced at £20.