Developed in close partnership with the trio behind Major Food Group,CARBONEincludes over a dozen recipes from the restaurant that have never before been shared. Along the journey, anecdotes and recollections from the founders and the restaurants inimitable cast of characters provide readers a captivating inside look at what it takes to create a New York City legend.
Its an early spring day in downtown Manhattan, and Mario Carbone, Jeff Zalaznick, and Rich Torrisi are back on the block where it all began over a decade ago. Here at 181 Thompson Street, the newly formed trio harnessed the energy Rich and Mario generated nearby at Torrisi Italian Specialties to revive a culinary style that few chefs with their pedigrees would typically deem worthy of their dedication. In short order,The New York Timeswould conclude that the three friends had managed to bring back the punch-in-the-guts thrills of a genre that everybody else sees as uncultured and a little embarrassing, while exposing the sophistication that was always lurking there.
Ten years since its founding, Major Food Groups CARBONE is a New York City institution: a destination that draws endless crowds, makes constant headlines, and lights up historic Thompson Street every night with the warm red glow of its iconic neon sign. Propelled by an extended interview with writer Gabe Ulla and exclusive photography by Oliver Pilcher, this volume captures a night at the restaurant in all its soulful, thrilling glory.
- 10"W x 13"L x 1"D
- Hardcover
- 248 pages
- Over 150 illustrations
