Vtg Italian Cookbook Calif Restaurant Chianti & New York Romeo Salta & Mercurios

Description: The Pleasures of Italian Cooking Romeo Salta 1962 assumed first edition Hard bound book in excellent condition, DJ has minor wear, small tear at DJ edge. contents are excellent , see photos as they are part of the description Here is a unique book written by a remarkable man, one of the great restaurateurs, whose whole life has been devoted to the art of creating, preparing, and serving an incomparable Italian cuisine. He first started Mercurio’ and then went on to open his namesake restaurant, Romeo Salta, on West 56th Street, opened in 1953 and was one of the first in Manhattan to offer elegant Northern Italian cooking, although Mr. Salta was equally proud of the many Southern Italian dishes on his menu. Pasta was prepared at the table and served fresh and hot, and dishes such as gnocchi, scampi and risotto were introduced, accompanied by fine Italian wines The northern origin of much of the food aside, patrons were greeted in an expansive Southern Italian manner and the decor was elaborate. At the time that Mr. Salta operated the restaurant, there were only two establishments favored by serious Italian food lovers, Romeo Salta and San Marino, and each had its loyal devotees.'New York has never had an Italian restaurant as good as Romeo Salta was in its heyday,'' Mimi Sheraton, a former restaurant critic for The New York Times Mr. Salta was born Romeo Saltalamacchia in Taranto, Italy, on Sept. 27, 1904, and raised in a state-run institution in Florence after his father's death in an Italian Navy submarine in 1910. As soon as he was able, he, too, joined the submarine service. After his discharge, he became a cabin steward and kitchen boy on several Italian liners, where he learned to cook. He entered the United States as a penniless and illegal immigrant in 1929, jumping ship in New York. A business card given to him by a passenger, whom he had cared for during a bout of sea sickness, was his passport into the restaurant world. The passenger, who ran the Central Park Casino, hired him as a waiter, and Mr. Salta eventually moved on to work in various capacities at the Pierre Hotel, the Waldorf Astoria and the St. Moritz. Track Page Views WithAuctiva's Counter

Price: 45.5 USD

Location: Sun City, Arizona

End Time: 2025-01-04T15:37:00.000Z

Shipping Cost: 9 USD