The Brunetti Cookbook
Published by Diogenes as Das Brunetti-Kochbuch
Original Title: Das Brunetti-Kochbuch

Donna Leon's long-standing friend Roberta Pianaro is a passionate cook. In her kitchen above the rooftops of Venice, she cooks with fresh ingredients from the nearby Rialto market. Roberta's simple, flavoursome meals have, since the very first novel, found their way onto the Brunetti family’s table. This cookbook brings together 100 recipes of the kind cooked and eaten daily in the Brunetti household.

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Donna Leon’s long-standing friend Roberta Pianaro is a passionate cook. In her kitchen above the rooftops of Venice, she cooks with fresh ingredients from the nearby Rialto market. Roberta’s simple, flavoursome meals have, since the very first novel, found their way onto the Brunetti family’s table. This cookbook brings together 100 recipes of the kind cooked and eaten daily in the Brunetti household.

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Culinary Reads
304 pages
2026

978-3-257-07401-7
Donna
Leon

Donna Leon, born in New Jersey in 1942, has worked as a travel guide in Rome and as a copywriter in London. She taught literature in universities in Iran, China, and Saudi Arabia. The Brunetti novels brought her to world-wide fame. Donna Leon lived in Italy for many years, and although she now lives in Switzerland, she often visits Venice.

Photo: © Regine Mosimann / Diogenes Verlag
Roberta
Pianaro
Roberta Pianaro, born in 1948, has a jewellery workshop and a much used kitchen. Donna Leon calls Roberta the ›Risotto Queen‹ and often gets to enjoy her cooking. Just as well, for numerous dishes from Roberta's kitchen are served to the Brunettis as well.
Photo: © Michele Crosera