New York Cookbook

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Summary: Great Collection of Recipes and Stories
Review: This is a very fun cookbook to read, there are so many interesting stories about foods, stores and people in New York. There are many recipes I love from this cookbook; including Oscar De La Rente's Pumpkin & Crabmeat Soup, Tessie's Pastitcio, Carrot Top's Carrot cake and the many cheesecake recipes. I have found the recipes to be excellent and have never had problems with any of them. This is a wonderful gift for people who live or grew up in NY as it has great nostaligic info. I highly recommend this book.

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Summary: THIS IS A FUN BOOK! RECIPES PLUS LOTS OF FUN "CHATTY" TEXT.
Review: This is one of my favorite cookbooks. I love the chatty, prose style in this book that is more a tour of New Yorks culture than a typical cook-book. There are winner recipes in the matzo ball contest....soul food recipes...recipes from a famous street soup vendor and the histories of all these people. It is a wonderful collection of stories and recipes and of people that make New York, New York.

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Summary: Just reading it will almost satisfy you!
Review: Wow! I live about 20 minutes from NYC, and travel there frequently to dine. The recipes in this book truly are the best of the best of the various ethnic delights available to the visitor. Every recipe in this book that I've tried has been wonderful! The stories about each recipe give the book a sense of true authenticity, and the 'articles' interspersed throughout are fabulous reading. As an avid cookbook collector, I am surprised at how frequently I return to this book to choose something new to try. Definitely a must have on any cook's shelf.

Rating:
Summary: Just reading it will almost satisfy you!
Review: Wow! I live about 20 minutes from NYC, and travel there frequently to dine. The recipes in this book truly are the best of the best of the various ethnic delights available to the visitor. Every recipe in this book that I've tried has been wonderful! The stories about each recipe give the book a sense of true authenticity, and the 'articles' interspersed throughout are fabulous reading. As an avid cookbook collector, I am surprised at how frequently I return to this book to choose something new to try. Definitely a must have on any cook's shelf.