guess who's coming to dinner

Lamb in creole sauce, Saint-Jean du Sud, Haiti

I'm gonna take you to a flavorful journey around
the world through the visual cookery book by
Italian expert photographer Gabriele Galimberti,
a globe-trotter with a penchant for fresh homemade
cooking, called 'Delicatessen with love' in which
he shows delightful inspirational portraits of
grannies with the meals they cook.

Stuffed aubergines, Istanbul, Turkey

Chicken vindaloo, Mumbai, India

Rice, fish & vegetables in green mango sauce, Bububu, Zanzibar

Born in Arezzo, Gabriele studied photography at
the 'Fondazione Studio Marangoni' in Florence
before running a professional photo gallery with
his own laboratory, starting a commercial career
working for international magazines at once.
His images has been featured on Newsweek,
Le Monde, Le Temps, Geo and La Repubblica to
name a few of his assignments. Gabriele is also
a proud member of Riverboom Publishing.

Tamarind soup with pork & vegetables, Manila, Philippines

Poached cold salmon & vegetables, Stockholm, Sweden

Stuffed omelette, Bangkok, Thailand

He came to expand his interest to include travel
and documentary photography and recently ended
a 18-month trip through which he payed homage
to the world's grandmas and their unique skills in
good old home cooking savvy starting with his
own grandmother Marisa and her revered ravioli.

Beef soup with coconut & vegetables, Jakarta, Indonesia

Bison with mushrooms, Whitehorse, Canada

Chicken tajine, Massa, Morocco

During his tour, Gabriele turned into the most
curious and hungry a best-loved grandson could
be, exhorting to do their best all the grannies he
met along the way appealing to their own pride
and everyday's cooking care.
His portraits show the pleased femmes de cuisine
with the raw ingredients in their kitchens and the
toothsome final pièce de résistance.

Vegetarian tamal, Veracruz, Mexico

Roasted spiced chicken, Kalulushi, Zambia

While his tongue experienced the whole gamut
of flavors and ingredients, including moose steak,
shark fins and caterpillars, his lenses captured
colorful, yummy pictures documenting the worldwide
diversity of cooking traditions passed on for
generations in a mouthwatering reportage that
amazingly blends delicatessens with love.

Chicken & vegetables couscous, Timimoun, Algeria

If it's true that we are what we eat, we can claim
to be lusciously awesome and finger-lickin' good!

all images © by Gabriele Galimberti, 'Delicatessen with love'
(vertically rearranged for layout purposes)