Weekend Cooking: My Food Tour of Italy

We are leaving for Italy in less than a month. In that time I want to learn everything I can about Italian food. To help me, I've collected these books:

Let's Eat Italy: Everything You Want to Know About Your Favorite Cuisine

The Italian Baker: The Classic Tastes of the Italian Countryside---Its Breads, Pizza, Focaccia, Cakes, Pastries, and Cookies by Carol Field

Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking by Marcella Hazan

How Italian Food Conquered the World by John F. Mariani

Eating My Way Through Italy by Elizabeth Minchilli

Pasta Pane Vino by Matt Goulding

Italy for the Gourmet Traveler by Fred Plotkin

Italy for Food Lovers by Rick Steves and Fred Plotkin

Have you read any of these? What should I read first? Do you know of other books I should read?

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