Michael Ayoub - Fornino - Recommendations - Find. Eat. Drink.
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D. COLUCCIO AND SONS
Great place to get homemade mozzarella for pizzas.
Borough Park
Italian Specialty Food/ Grocery
DI PALO SELECTS
Chinatown
Specialty Foods
For cheeses.
MICHAEL AYOUB OF
FORNINO
FISH TALES
Great for buying fish for fish tacos and carbonara with lobster.
Cobble Hill
Seafood
RANIERI FINE FOODS
Distributor
Italian Speciality Foods
I really love Brooklyn’s own Ranieri Fine Foods who imports the best cheese. Their products are great and make you excited to get into the kitchen.
DEGUSTATION
19 seats and the guy cooks in front of you and you alone. It’s magnificent. Like the poor man’s Joël Robuchon.
East Village
French / Spanish Tapas
DAVID BURKE
133 E 61st St, New York, NY 10021 (view map)
T: 212.813.2121 (make a reservation)
Upper East Side
American
David is a serious chef, but doesn’t take his food serious. He has fun with what he makes and is incredibly creative.
PAOLA’S RESTAURANT
1295 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10028 (view map)
T: 212.794.1890 (make a reservation)
Wonderful Italian food, done very well.
Upper East Side
Italian
HOTEL RESTAURANT GEORGES BLANC
Lyon
French
I love Georges Blanc!
Author: Arthur Schwartz
Purchase at: Amazon.com
NAPLES AT THE TABLE: Cooking in Campania
Author: John Burgoyne
Purchase at: Amazon.com
Every recipe is charted. Great cook book.
THE NEW BEST RECIPE BOOK
From Cooks Illustrated
