The Frankies Spuntino Kitchen Companion & Cooking Manual (ePub)

A "witty guide" from the chef-owners of Brooklyn's neighborhood restaurant that "presents pared-down Italian food full of flavor, not pretense" (Bon Appétit).

From urban singles to families with kids, local residents to the Hollywood set, everyone flocks to Frankies Spuntino-a tin-ceilinged, brick-walled restaurant in Brooklyn's Carroll Gardens-for food that is "completely satisfying" (wrote Frank Bruni inThe New York Times). The two Franks, both veterans of gourmet kitchens, created a menu filled with new classics: Italian American comfort food re-imagined with great ingredients and greenmarket sides. This witty cookbook, with its gilded edges and embossed cover, may look old-fashioned, but the recipes are just what we want to eat now. The entire Frankies menu is adapted here for the home cook-from small bites including Cremini Mushroom and Truffle Oil Crostini, to such salads as Escarole with Sliced Onion & Walnuts, to hearty main dishes including homemade Cavatelli with Hot Sausage & Browned Butter. With shortcuts and insider tricks gleaned from years in gourmet kitchens, easy tutorials on making fresh pasta or tying braciola, and an amusing discourse on Brooklyn-style Sunday "sauce" (ragu),The Frankies Spuntino Kitchen Companion & Kitchen Manualwill seduce both experienced home cooks and a younger audience that is newer to the kitchen.

"The team behind the popular Brooklyn eatery divulges light Italian secrets in this beautiful tome worthy of any bookshelf." -Entertainment Weekly

"When we're craving the comforts of red sauce classics, the Frankie's cookbook is full ofreliable recipes guaranteed to keep us satiated." -Time Out New York

"A cookbook that's as useful as it is artfully conceived." -GQ