Lynne Rossetto Kasper, writer of The Splendid Table and sponsor of PRI’s award winning radio program from the same name, is a get better at at transporting her readers and listeners in to the amazing world from the Italian countryside. In Tales from your Italian Country Table, Lynne brings to life her travels in rural Italy.

Stories from your Italian Country Desk illustrates how, in Italy, feeding on well and coming together around the table are inseparable from the folklore, background, handmade foods, and about The Stories in the Italian Country Desk: Exploring the Culture of Italian Farmhouse Food preparation storytelling thus dear to the hearts of country people. You’ll appreciate polenta with fresh zest after hearing ‘Cheater’s Yellow metal’ and ‘Honeymooners and Corn Husk Mattresses.’ Stage right into a Sicilian shepherd’s hut and practically flavor the fresh-made nice ricotta. Listen to ‘How a Capon Became a Father,’ celebrate gathering ‘The Dew of Midsummer’s Eve,’ and find out the artwork of complaining Italian-style with ‘Eating White.’

To make your Italian encounter complete, Stories in the Italian Country Desk comes with the first 30-minute Italian lesson in the Pimsleur Language Program — the brand new audio-only vocabulary learning system — as an extra bonus.

An ideal audio companion to the dishes featured in Kasper’s publication, The Italian Country Table, this unique experience will immerse you in the lifestyle and cuisine of the Italian countryside.