The Bottom Line
Just as customers line the streets to shop and eat at the Italian businesses of Arthur Avenue, so will guests line up outside your kitchen for a taste of the tantalizing recipes in this book.
Pros
- This book comes alive with the stories of its residents and their businesses.
- There are many gorgeous, mouth-watering recipes.
- These recipes for Italian American dishes will allow you to recreate the flavors in your kitchen.
Cons
- None found.
Description
- A complete guide to Arthur Avenue in the Bronx, New York, including history, anecdotes and recipes.
- Fabulous full-color photographs on nearly every page.
- Recipes include antipasti, pasta, meat and poultry, fish and seafood, bread and sweets.
Guide Review - The Arthur Avenue Cookbook - Recipes and Memories from the Real Little Italy
Part travelogue, part cookbook, part biography, this book is vibrant with the spirit of Arthur Avenue, the real Little Italy of New York City. Located in a small section of the Bronx, Arthur Avenue is home to businesses that have been there since the beginning of the last century and have been passed down through the generations. From butchers to bakers to pasta makers, you'll learn about the people who have made this neighborhood so special to many generations of Italians, New Yorkers and visitors.Writer Ann Volkwein covers the history of Arthur Avenue, the traditions that have held it together, and the tastes that keep bringing people back. The spectacular photographs will make even the most satiated appetite hungry all over again.
You'll find yourself falling in love with Arthur Avenue as well as with this book.
