My Napoli: Recipes and Memories from My Family's Kitchen
From true Neapolitan Daniela Del Balzo, creator of the popular and successful Daniela’s Cooking School in Rome, comes her long-awaited cookbook.
With a foreword by New York Times bestselling author Katie Parla, My Napoli celebrates the flavors and traditions of Neapolitan home cooking. Daniela shares a trove of recipes passed down and refined by her nonna Sisina and mamma Sasà, bringing readers into the vibrant, colorful, and aromatic world of her family kitchen. She weaves together the dishes, stories, and rituals that shaped her childhood and her life today as a cook, teacher, mother, and grandmother, creating an intimate portrait of a city where food reflects identity, hospitality, and joy.
The book opens with Daniela’s memories and an exploration of la cultura napoletana, followed by an introduction to Naples’s culinary philosophy, her cooking school in Rome, and the essential pantry staples and tools that form the foundation of her cuisine.
More than 60 recipes follow the structure of a traditional Italian meal: Antipasti (appetizers, breads, and savory tarts); Fritti (Naples’s iconic fried street foods); Primi (pasta dishes); Pasta al Forno, Riso e Zuppe (baked pastas, rice dishes, and soups); Secondi (meat, fish, and vegetarian mains); Contorni (vegetable sides); and Dolci e Digestivi (desserts and after-dinner drinks). Alongside classics like lasagna napoletana, spaghetti alle vongole, and pastiera, Daniela highlights lesser-known regional specialties including chocolate eggplant.
My Napoli offers guidance for cooking and living in the Neapolitan spirit: taking time, choosing excellent ingredients, pairing local wines with traditional dishes, and using food as a way to share, care for others, and sustain memory. Through warm storytelling, practical instruction, and evocative photography, Daniela welcomes readers into her kitchen and onto the streets and seafronts of Campania, presenting a personal guide to the flavors, people, and places that define the soul of Naples.
About the author
Originally from Naples, Daniela Del Balzo is a cook and teacher based in Rome. In 2008, she founded Daniela’s Cooking School on the Aventine Hill. The school has been featured in Afar, BBC Good Food, and Tastes of Italia, several editions of 100 Places in Italy Every Woman Should Go, and on the BBC series Rhodes Across Italy.
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About the author
Katie Parla is a New York Times bestselling author, Emmy-nominated television host, journalist, culinary guide, and educator based in Rome. She has written, edited, or contributed to more than 40 books including the cookbooks Food of the Italian South, The Joy of Pizza, American Sfoglino, Flour Lab, and Tasting Rome. She co-hosts Gola, a podcast about Italian food and drink culture. In addition to appearing as an expert on television programs such as “Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy” and Netflix’s “Chef’s Table,” Parla hosts culinary shows on Recipe.TV including “Katie Parla’s Rome,” “Katie Parla’s Roman Kitchen,” and “Gola on the Road."