Dirty Dishes
A Restauranteur's Story of Passion , Pain and Pasta
Luongo, Pino
Friedman, Andrew
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BOOK SYNOPSIS
The ultimate insiders story: a no-holds-barred memoir by the legendary restaurateur, from his boyhood in Tuscany to his rise, fall, and rebirth in the New York food world. Everyone has an opinion about Pino Luongo. To Anthony Bourdain, he was the notorious Pino Noir, the shadowy kingpin of a restaurant empire. To Manhattanites, he was either the savior or the scourge of the citys dining scene. To the many fans of his cookbooks, he was the herald of T uscan cuisine. In Dirty Dishes, Luongo emerges to tell his side of the story. And what a story: After an idyllic (and well-fed) childhood in Tuscany, Luongo came to New York as an actor, but soon fell into, and then in love with, the restaurant business. Within ten years, he had risen from a position as a dishwasher to build a string of the hottest restaurants in the city. In the decade that followed, he reigned as one of the undisputed kings of New York nightlife, earning a reputation for brilliance, charm, and volatility. But after a flirtation with a corporate chain went sour, he left behind the empire he had built and returned to his first love: the kitchen. Luongo is a natural raconteur, and his memoir is full of hilarious and jaw-dropping stories of the New Y ork restaurant world, taking in everyone from Sylvester Stallone and Jackie Onassis to Andy Warhol and Tim Zagat. Accompanying all this are ten of Luongos all-time favorite recipes. For fans of Kitchen Confidential and The Devil in the Kitchen, this book is not to be missed.
AUTHOR BIO
Pino Luongo is among the most successful and renowned restaurateurs in the world. He has started and maintained restaurants in New York, the Hamptons, and Chicago, including Le Madri, Coco Pazzo, Tuscan Square, Il Cantinore, and Centolire. He is also the author of several cookbooks.
BOOK REVIEWS
"You may not know the name Pino Luongo. Yet the Italian-born chef was synonymous with the high-powered New York dining scene of the '80s and '90s, his hot temper and even hotter restaurants providing endless grist for the city's gossip mill... Boldfaced names from the worlds of art, fashion and finance would follow Luongo... But beyond the stars... the most vividly etched character in the book is the grungy New York of the '80s, a place where nouvelle cuisine and crime rules. Luongo helps change that apocalyptic landscape, kick-starting not only the vogue for authentic, regional Italian cooking but the era of the emperor chef. " -- New York Post
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 1596914424
ISBN(13-digit): 9781596914421
Dewey Decimal: 647.95092
Library of Congress: 2008034860
Book Publisher: St Martins Pr
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 254
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