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Summary: I need two of these
Review: A colorful, smartly written memoir and a primo cookbook. I could use two copies -- one for the kitchen and one for my nightstand!
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Summary: There's the Sopranos, and then there's the Goodfellas
Review: Don't dis the Sopranos book -- just don't say it's the same thing as this. The Sopranos Family Cookbook is marketing with good recipes, whereas Henry Hill's masterpiece here is as much a retelling of his biography as it is an excellent Sicilian-American cookbook with a heavy emphasis on making do when you can't get what you need.I think the recipe that sums this book up best is the Oven Penitentiary Sauce, a concoction that Henry and his prison buddies cooked up for those days when the guards have taken all your pots and pans away and all you've got is the steam table pans and the prison bakery. The whole book is like that -- real food, salvaged when something goes wrong. Lots of Italian, but a few surprises from other parts of the country (particularly the South), reflecting Henry's travels in Witness Protection. Substitutions are a big deal too -- from the pork-for-veal scam Hill learned as a kid working in a pizzeria all the way up. Hill's message to cooks: you can always find a way to make it work. At my bookstore we sold a couple of hundred copies of the Sopranos book over the Holidays, and that was pretty cool. But I had two standard recommendations to go along with that -- Italian Classics from Cooks Illustrated and this one. Of all three (and I say buy them all), fuhgeddaboutit, this is the best -- it's very autobiographical, and will leave you very, very hungry at the end.
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Summary: A terrific cookbook and THE BEST Xmas gift this season!
Review: I collect cookbooks and this one is the latest and great addition to my library. Not only is it filled with wonderful recipes, it's also a hoot to read! I'm buying this for everyone on this year's Christmas list.
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Summary: I love this cookbook!!
Review: I finally have learned how to cook since I purchased this cookbook!! The helpful hints Henry gives about how to make the
dishes are awesome! I have never eaten or cooked so well! The
stories behind the recipes are fun and interesting reading! Love
you Henry!!
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Summary: I love this cookbook!!
Review: I finally have learned how to cook since I purchased this cookbook!! The helpful hints Henry gives about how to make the
dishes are awesome! I have never eaten or cooked so well! The
stories behind the recipes are fun and interesting reading! Love
you Henry!!
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Summary: Best Gift Ever
Review: I received this book as a gift, and what a great gift it was. The stories are great reading, and the recipies are easy to follow, even for novice chefs. Every recipe that I've tried so far turned out so well, I now have aspirations of opening my own Goomba restaurant. Highly recommended book. I couldn't believe the price!
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Summary: Excellent Instruction and an Entertaining Read
Review: If you want to learn how to cook the most Italian of all American Italian food -- New York style Italian -- buy this book. The conversational style was so enjoyable, I hated the book to end. Not your average cookbook experience. The way The Wiseguy Cookbook is set up: there are lots of bold insets to give you tips on improving the dish or sometimes more importantly what NOT to do. Between recipes, Henry gives an account of his considerable kitchen experience, beginning in his childhood. This gives a story-telling feel to the book which is quite entertaining. I learned lots of helpful advice in this book and my Italian food, which was already good, has finally earned an A rating from my husband. If you're reading this, thanks Henry!
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Summary: Buon appetito!
Review: That means "good eats" in Italian, and that's what you get with this nifty tome! I hope you're not expecting a primer on how to toss a package of Ronzoni into a pot of boiling water - as Mr. Hill might say, "puh-leese"! Lobster Fra Diavolo, Pizza Margherita, Braciole, and Paulie's Striped Bass are some of the highlights, so you know these recipes are no joke. Apron and funny hat are recommended for full enjoyment of the secrets contained within...
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Summary: Much more than a cookbook...
Review: This is also a humerous and detailed insight into one of the most interesting former mafia insiders. I would highly recommend this book!
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Summary: Truly Excellent
Review: This is an excellent, authentic Italian cookbook. The recepies remind me of my childhood and the aromas coming from my grandmother's kitchen. Henry really nails it.
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