<p>Did you know the tramezzino is an Italian invention? It was born in<br>1926 from the imagination of Angela Demichelis Nebiolo at the Caffè<br>Mulassano in Turin. And its name is Italian as well: the poet and writer<br>Gabriele D’Annunzio baptized it about ten years later, because these two<br>spongy slices of bread reminded him of a tramezzo, the non-bearing partition<br>wall that divides two areas in a building.<br>This book by the Academia Barilla for the series 50 Easy Recipes by<br>White Star Publishers is dedicated to the varied and tasty world of sandwiches,<br>tramezzini and toasts. Conceived with Mario Grazia, chef at the<br>Academia Barilla, it is a particularly appetizing book. After telling the story<br>of one of the most successful gastronomic inventions in the world, the<br>book brings together 50 recipes, all enriched by the great produce of Italy.</p>