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  • Food You Can Use: Torrisi Tonight! #pricelessNY

    Torrisi Italian Specialties is delicious, taking Italian American food into the realm of haute cuisine without turning stuffy, using local, seasonal ingredients and creativity. That said, it's tough to get in — you have to get there right when it opens to put your party's name down for a seating that may end up to be several hours later (not that grabbing a drink at nearby 1534 or Mother's Ruin is a bad way to pass those hours).  Except tonight.

    If you are a MasterCard holder, through their Priceless New York program, you can score a reservation for a 6pm or a 9pm seating tonight for an extended menu featuring wine pairings for $125. Go forth and dine.

  • Birth of a Cookbook

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    Last night, not only was I lucky enough to eat at the chef's counter at Hearth for their end-of-summer lobster dinner, but I had the good fortune to be sitting there when Chef Marco Canora saw a finished copy of his soon-to-be-released cookbook, Salt to Taste, for the very first time.  The pure joy and excitement of seeing his first cookbook in completed form was wonderful to watch, and from what I could see, it looks gorgeous. 

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    Earlier that night I had spoken to him (luckily it was during the first course, before I had lobster all over me), and told him how it was appropriate that I was there on that particular night.  Last night was the night of the StarChefs Rising Star Gala, which I had attended many years ago for Gothamist. Chef Canora was one of the winners that year, and I adored his fava and pecorino salad with smoked lamb tenderloin that he served that night.  When I got fava beans from my CSA, I did my best to recreate it, but alas, it wasn't as good, but once I get a copy of the book, I'll give it another try.

    The book will be released on October 13th.  Congratulations!