Serafina was conceived while Vittorio and Fabio were lost at sea in a small sailboat. Managing severe weather and hunger, the two stranded friends vowed to open a restaurant serving the best pasta and pizza in the world if they were to survive their ordeal. In 1995, they fulfilled their promise by launching the highly acclaimed Serafina in New York City. Following its success, they have gone on to open restaurants around the world from Dubai to Japan. In Serafina, the cookbook, easy-to-follow steps bring to the table centuries of regional culinary history and local traditions and include knowledge that generations of farmers, fishermen, tomato growers, olive-oil millers, bread bakers, and winemakers have devoted to their craft. The book features more than 100 modern takes on traditional recipes and is beautifully illustrated throughout.

创立Serafina餐厅是维托利奥（Vittorio）和法比奥（Fabio）迷失在海上时，在一艘小帆船上构想出来的。在天气恶劣、饥肠辘辘的情况下，这两个受困的朋友发誓，如果能在这场苦难中幸存下来的话，他们要开一家世界上最好的意大利面和比萨饼餐厅。1995年，他们实现了他们的承诺，在纽约市推出了备受赞誉的Serafina餐厅。成功之后，他们又在世界各地如迪拜和日本开设了餐厅。在这本烹饪书中，简单易行的步骤将数世纪以来的地区烹饪历史和当地传统带到了餐桌上，其中包括几代农民、渔民、西红柿种植者、橄榄油磨坊主、面包师和酿酒师的工艺知识。书中展示了100多份传统食谱的现代版本，并配有精美的插图。