Pasta by Design

Thisisnotacookbook;thisisanentirelyfreshandidiosyncraticlookattheworldsmostpopularfood.ArchitectGeorgeL.Legrandehascompiledandprofiled92differentkindsofpasta,classifyingthemintotypesusingthescienceofphylogeny(thestudyofrelatednessamongnaturalforms).Openingthebookisapastafamilytree,revealingunexpectedrelationshipsbetweenpastashapes,theirusageandcommonDNA.Eachsubsequentspreadisdevotedtoasinglepasta,andfeaturesashorttextthatexplainsthefoodsgeographicalorigin,itsprocessofmanufactureaswellasitsetymologyalongsidesuggestionsforminute-perfectpreparation.Nextthepastashapeisrenderedasbothamathematicalequationandalinediagramthatdisplayseverydistinctivescrunch,ridgeandcrimpwithlovingprecision.PhotographsbyStefanoGrazianicomplementthesemeticulousrenderings,showingtheelegantcontoursofeachpastashape.FinallyagatefoldfeaturesaPastaFamilyReuniondiagram,reassemblingthepastatypesandgroupingthembytheirmathematicalandgeometricproperties.