Anecdotes and menus fit for abbots, dukes and Parma's nobility over the centuries, collected and annotated by Giancarlo Gonizzi.

• Salimbene's Lasagne
• Farnesian Delicacies
• Parma cuisine at Caprarola
• Ranuccio Farnese and the Jesuit banquet
• The banquet for Queen Christine of Sweden
• Chefs of the House of Bourbon
• In the days of Don Filippo of Bourbon
• Anolini of Don Ferdinando of Bourbon
• Don Ferdinando of Bourbon and polenta
• Who invented Stracotto pot roast?
• Federico II and Spallanzani
• Parma-style hot chocolate
• Gallant cooks and recipes "alla Maria Luigia"
• Menus of the Duchess
• The omelet of Maria Luigia
• Vincenzo Agnoletti pasta maker to the Duchess
• Parma cuisine around the world
• Parma cuisine ... in Naples!
• The cuisine of Giuseppe Verdi