The Vatican Cookbook is Coming to America

Sophia Institute Press is pleased to announce the publication of the American edition of The Vatican Cookbook, presented by the Pontifical Swiss Guard. Based on the Swiss bestseller and worldwide media sensation, Pontifical Swiss Guard – Buon Appetito, the English language version of The Vatican Cookbook was released in the USA and Canada on April 5, 2016.

Photo copyright Katarzyna Artymiak. Used with the kind permission of Sophia Institute Press. All rights reserved.

Created by the Swiss Guard, elite protectors of the Popes for 500 years, the book has been hailed as “a masterpiece” and “an instant classic” in more than 100 major media outlets in Europe and across the Americas. There are classic meals served at Vatican tables for centuries, gourmet recipes of modern Rome, and best of all, the personal favorite dishes of Pope Francis, Pope Benedict XVI, and Holy Pope John Paul II, featuring selections from their homelands of Argentina, Bavaria, and Poland.

These pierogi was one of Saint John Paul II's favorite foods, one he requested while recovering from his bullet wound despite the doctors having put him on a very strict diet! Photo copyright Katarzyna Artymiak. Used with the kind permission of Sophia Institute Press. All rights reserved.

Pierogi was one of Saint John Paul II's favorite foods, one he requested while recovering from his bullet wound despite the doctors having put him on a very strict diet! Photo copyright Katarzyna Artymiak. Used with the kind permission of Sophia Institute Press. All rights reserved.

The American edition has been enhanced and expanded, with special sections on Pope Francis and the magnificent art of the Vatican, an inside guide to the special and secret places of Vatican City and more than 100 spectacular photographs.

The Pontifical Swiss Guard and Sophia Institute Press are proud to present The Vatican Cookbook.