Skye McAlpine writes cookbooks centred on Italian home cooking, seasonal ingredients and meals designed to be shared. A Table in Venice draws on Venetian domestic food rather than only famous restaurant dishes, with recipes for pasta, vegetables, seafood, cakes and simple gatherings. A Table for Friends shifts towards menus and dishes that can be prepared for groups without turning entertaining into a performance, while A Table Full of Love uses food as a practical way of caring for friends and family through celebrations, illness or everyday visits. McAlpine's style is warm, visual and unfussy, with emphasis on presentation but not on restaurant-level technique. Her work fits Italian cookery, seasonal home cooking and entertaining, particularly for readers who like Nigella Lawson's conversational approach to feeding people. Read more Less