Long Live Ragù

Can you make a perfect Neapolitan Parmigiana using only pure imagination and a 71-euro microphone? Giovanni Postiglione used to be an assistant chef. Now, he's an unemployed father of two teenagers, facing a fridge full of empty space and a table piled with overdue bills. To survive in an expensive world, he hooks up a microphone bought on Amazon and creates Radio Sugo 102 FM Stereo—a web radio station where he pretends to cook magnificent dishes, mimicking the sizzle of frying oil and the crunch of pastry dough by drumming his fingers on a polished wooden table. His makeshift Foley artistry completely wins over the neighborhood ladies, sparking a brilliant, desperate idea: The Radio Sugo Cooking Show. The deal? Giovanni provides the radio magic and the culinary know-how; the ladies bring the actual, delicious ingredients. What starts as a hilarious survival tactic quickly turns into a local phenomenon, moving from Giovanni's living room straight to a high-tech showroom window on Tiburtina Street. But when corporate radio tycoon Enrico Trudi hits them with a massive lawsuit, Giovanni, his sharp-witted kids, and a chaotic crew of neighborhood cooks will have to prove that art, family, and a true love for cooking can defeat any corporate giant. Filled with laugh-out-loud fake commercials, heartwarming family dynamics, and the authentic spirit of Italian cuisine, Long Live Ragù is a delicious comedy about finding flavor in life even when you run out of eggs. Suitable for readers aged 9 to 12—and anyone who knows that happiness is all about how much love you pour into getting the pasta just right!