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The debut memoir
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An honest life, remembered through the places, people, and meals that made it.
Domenico Zagaroli looks back on growing up on a family farm in Italy and eventually coming to the United States. Woven through the story are the authentic recipes of his childhood, given a place within the memories they help preserve.
Forthcoming · Launch details to be announced10 chaptersFamily recipes throughout3 planned formats
What’s inside
A story you can read.
A world you can taste.
The memoir began with family questions and grew into a way of sharing a region, a childhood, and a journey. Its ten chapters bring those threads together, with food as part of the lived experience.
Explore the book in detailA farm childhood in Italy.
Memories of growing up on a family farm, rooted in the everyday life of a distinctive, little-known Italian region.
A journey to the United States.
The story extends beyond childhood to immigration and a life in America, while keeping the connection to home in view.
Recipes woven into memory.
Authentic family dishes, reflecting what the family grew and cooked, appear throughout the narrative rather than in an appendix.
A record for the next generation.
Written in response to his grandchildren’s curiosity, the book shares a personal history with family and readers alike.
The recipes belong here
Between the pages,
a place at the table.
The recipes began at the back of the manuscript. During developmental editing, they found their way into the chapters, beside the stories they grew out of.
That is how Domenico wants them understood: food connected to a family and a place. These are the dishes of his upbringing, preserved in their own character rather than adapted into an Americanized idea of Italian cooking.
A closer look at the memoirFormats & pricing
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Meet Domenico