- Antonio Carluccio

A Passion for Mushrooms

By Antonio Carluccio
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“A Passion for Mushrooms is a very beautiful book and was ahead of its time.” — Giorgio Locatelli

With a career spanning over four decades, Antonio Carluccio OBE, OMRI was one of the best loved Italian chefs, cookery writers and restauranteurs. This book is his ode to foraging and eating wild mushrooms.

First published in 1989, the book features over 100 recipes including antipasti, starters, mains with fish, meat and game, as well as desserts. Enjoy Turbot with Honey Fungus, Partridge with Wood Blewits and even Carluccio’s ingenious Bewitched Mushrooms with Sweet Vermouth. Each recipe features a personal introduction from Carluccio and charming anecdotes from his life and career.

The second part of this book is a handy field guide to more than 25 species of mushroom, helping you to identify and collect them, as well as understanding the science behind all things fungi. Recognise the edible (and poisonous) varieties, and take your foraging to the next level.

A Passion for Mushrooms is not only a gastronomic exploration but also a practical field guide to the most delicious species of wild mushrooms. An ode to Carluccio’s legacy and passion, this book is packed full of delicious, fuss-free recipes from an always warm Italian kitchen.

Featuring:

  • A foreword by Giorgio Locatelli
  • Over 100 recipes
  • Charming anecdotes from Antonio Carluccio
  • A foraging guide to varieties: their growing seasons and more
Author: Antonio Carluccio
Format: E-book
Release Date: 28 Aug 2025
Pages: None
ISBN: 978-0-00-875660-4
Antonio Carluccio OBE was an Italian chef, restauranteur and food expert based in London. Carluccio had a career spanning more than five decades and is best known for his BBC Two show Two Greedy Italians with fellow Pavilion author Gennaro Contaldo. He was the manager of Terence Conran’s Neal Street Restaurant in London and went on to found the restaurant chain Carluccio’s in 1991 which still exists in over twenty locations across the UK today.