Patsy's Cookbook : Classic Italian Recipes from a New York City Landmark Restaurant

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Summary: One of the best and most enjoyable cookbooks I own!
Review: Living in the Pacific Northwest, I get to New York maybe once or twice a year. It has always been a treat to eat at Patsy's and now I can share the experience with my family. The recipes are easy to follow; my husband and I particularly enjoyed Sal's common sense approach. The book has been loaned out many times as the combination of history, pictures and mouth-watering recipes is quite enticing. Thank you Sal for this wonderful contribution!

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Summary: good stories
Review: Loved Patsy's Cookbook, not only for its easy-to-follow recipes which always work, but for the anecdotes about all the show biz people as well as the rich and the famous. Don't miss the story about Aristotle Onassis, that's one of my favorites. Also the one about Patsy and the time he turned down a work of art from Picasso. A fun read.

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Summary: Another Tasty Treat From Patsy's and Sal
Review: My wife and family have been regulars at Patsy's restaurant for years and have been treated to some wonderful cooking, warm friendly greetings every time we go there and have been regaled by heartwarming stories by Sal Scognamillo and his family. Since my wife and daughter are avid cooks, they have always wondered about the recipes for the great dishes we enjoy at Patsy's.
Now we can read the stories and learn some of Sal's secrets from this book. The stories will bring a smile to your face and make you feel as if you are right there. If you like to cook, try some of the recipes. Personally, I have a problem boiling water, but my wife and daughter are looking forward to trying some of these recipes.
All in all, it is a wonderful book that will make you feel that you are in the kitchen with Sal. I don't know if I bought the book for my family to cook with or for me to learn mnore of the history of Patsy's. No matter what your reason, you will be a winner.
Buy this book, just don't get any gravy stains on it when you try the recipes.
This book will make a wonderful gift. I have already bought a few copies for my close friends.

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Summary: Excellent restaurant, now excellent book
Review: The book is wonderful. The stories are hilarious, especially the Frank Sinatra ones, and the recipies are great. The stories are all true, and the people involved are all wonderful. Not only is the book great, the actual restaurant is much better. I love all the people there, and our family has been there many times. Hats off to the restaurant that was the best, is the best, and always will be, the best!

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Summary: MUST HAVE COOKBOOK
Review: THIS COOKBOOK NOT ONLY HAS GREAT RECIPES, THEY ARE ALSO EASY TO FOLLOW. I ALSO ENJOYED THE STORIES IN BETWEEN THE RECIPES ABOUT FRANK SINATRA AND OTHER CELEBRITIES.
THE VEAL MARSALA RECIPE IS OUTRAGEOUS!

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Summary: MUST HAVE COOKBOOK
Review: THIS COOKBOOK NOT ONLY HAS GREAT RECIPES, THEY ARE ALSO EASY TO FOLLOW. I ALSO ENJOYED THE STORIES IN BETWEEN THE RECIPES ABOUT FRANK SINATRA AND OTHER CELEBRITIES.
THE VEAL MARSALA RECIPE IS OUTRAGEOUS!

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Summary: THE QUINTESSENTIAL ITALIAN COOKBOOK
Review: This is the quintessential Italian cookbook from the quintessential Italian restaurant. Unless you're from New York or have visited here, and realizing that Italian restaurants are not exactly a rarity here, you have no idea of the Brobdingnagian reputation that Patsy's has, both for its food and being a celebrity Mecca. When you enter Patsy's, scan the walls and try to find any major celebrity whose autographed photo is not exhibited. New York is a city full of restauarant "wannabes" and tourist traps. This is the real McCoy. No one speaks of Patsy's without mentioning that there is simply no better Italian restaurant anywhere, period. Now, the book. Have you ever attempted to replicate a dish in a cookbook that requires you to have "handy" veal thymus or candied oregano parquets (I have no idea of what that is either, but you get my point)? The point indeed is that the recipes are straight-ahead, easy to replicate and they use ingredients that you don't have to mail order from Venice. If you can't follow these recipes, you've got some serious problems. That's the secret (I believe) of Patsy's restaurant success: simple, elegant dishes that are perfect admixtures of the freshest ingredients. Now, assuming you have not the slightest inclination to replicate one of these recipes (shame in you), then you'll absolutely be enthralled by the anecdotes, stories and testimonials from virtually every celebrity of note. You must visit Patsy's at least once in your life, but if you can't, at least buy the book. You will not be disappointed; I promise.

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Summary: The most user friendly cookbook ever!
Review: What a delight to have this cookbook in your kitchen.
The recipes are so user friendly that even the most inexperienced cook can prepare an unbelievable delicious five star rated dinner in the comfort of their home. I have one cookbook for myself and got one for my daughter is who away at college, so she can learn the "Real" way to prepare some of the most delicious Italian dishes in the world. The instructions are so easy to follow and are given in such detail that there is absolutely no way to make a mistake. You will thrill your next dinner guests with your culinary abilities compliments of Sal Scognamillo. You also will find this book an enjoyable read filled with all sorts of stories of family traditions and famous guests, who have known New York's best kept secret of fine Italian dining for years. The secret is out now ... and available to all of us! If you are ever in New York you will have to stop into Patsy's and enjoy the best Italian food in the world...and if you aren't making it up to the Big Apple anytime soon you can use this cookbook to bring Sal vicariously into your own kitchen to help you prepare the Patsy experience! :)

Rating:
Summary: The most user friendly cookbook ever!
Review: What a delight to have this cookbook in your kitchen.
The recipes are so user friendly that even the most inexperienced cook can prepare an unbelievable delicious five star rated dinner in the comfort of their home. I have one cookbook for myself and got one for my daughter is who away at college, so she can learn the "Real" way to prepare some of the most delicious Italian dishes in the world. The instructions are so easy to follow and are given in such detail that there is absolutely no way to make a mistake. You will thrill your next dinner guests with your culinary abilities compliments of Sal Scognamillo. You also will find this book an enjoyable read filled with all sorts of stories of family traditions and famous guests, who have known New York's best kept secret of fine Italian dining for years. The secret is out now ... and available to all of us! If you are ever in New York you will have to stop into Patsy's and enjoy the best Italian food in the world...and if you aren't making it up to the Big Apple anytime soon you can use this cookbook to bring Sal vicariously into your own kitchen to help you prepare the Patsy experience! :)

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Summary: A lot of New York, Italian, and Frank Sinatra Lore
Review: While this is a wonderful cookbook with authentic and distinctive Italian recipes--especially seafood recipes like Calms Posillipo (Frank Sinatra's favorite), Chilean Sea Bass with Eggplant and Olives (Tony Bennett's favorite)and some wonderful shrimp dishes--what makes it really distinctive is that Patsy's has been around since the 1940s and it is filled with stories and comments by many of the celebrities who eat there regularly. It was famously Frank Sinatra's favorite place and he brought lots of his friends there for authentic Italian dinners. You won't find many of these recipes in the standard Italian cookbooks. They're unique to Patsy's and wonderful to make.