The Rose Pistola cookbook: 140 Italian recipes from San Franciscos favorite North Beach restaurant41434

COOKBOOK 140 Italian Recipes from San Francisco's Favorite North Beach Restaurant « BY R EED HEARON AND PEGGY KNICKERBOCKER When open award-winning chef Reed Hearon decided to his third restaurant in the historic section of San Francisco, he wanted the cuisine of the Italian immigrants He was immediately drinking barkeep North Beach to pay tribute to who settled there intrigued by a hardworking, hard- named Rose Pistola who had been fea- tured in journalist Peggy Knickerbocker's recently published article on the great cooks, or "Old Stoves," of North Beach He asked Rose if he could name his new restaurant after her, to which she replied, "What's in for me?" Reed's answer? A Now tables are hard to successful Rose come by Reed's wildly San Francisco" by the San Francisco took the country by storm, w Chronicle, Rose ning the 997 James Beard Award Pistola rant, while BonAppetit New at Pistola restaurant Hailed as "the best Italian restaurant in it table anytime named it for Best "One New in- Restau- of the Year's Best Restaurants." The Rose Pistola Cookbook features 140 of this beloved restaurant's best dishes, Italian spirit which combine Old-World and innovative California cuisine Each rec- ipe has been simplified for the readilv available ingredients step instructions tables, Only the w ith cook, emphasizing freshest seasonal fruits, vege- and seafood are used that simplv burst home and straightforward step-by- ingredient-driven dishes in flavor: Shaved Artichokes w ith Fava Beans and Parmesan Roasted Beets with Ricotta Salata and Arugula Wood-Oven Baked Goat Cheese and Roasted Pepper Pizza Skillet- Roasted Mussels FLAP) THE R