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Celebrity chef David Ruggerio releases new cookbook: ‘A Tomato Grows in Brooklyn’

Releasing this October 12, ‘A Tomato Grows in Brooklyn’ features irresistible family Italian dishes, all delivered with a brazen Brooklyn accent. Photo: amazon

David Ruggerio is a well-known celebrity chef and restaurant owner in New York City. He was honored in 1995 by noted vintner Robert Mondavi as one of the thirteen best young chefs in America. He went on to star in his own popular PBS cooking series, Little Italy with David Ruggerio, and later starred in his own iconic series on Food Network, Ruggerio to Go. David has written two acclaimed cookbooks, both published by Artisan Books, “Little Italy with David Ruggerio” and “David Ruggerio’s Italian Kitchen.” He returns with a new cookbook, “A Tomato Grows in Brooklyn,” to release be October 12. The book is a mouth-watering invitation to all gourmet food-lovers to enter his Brooklyn kitchen and explore the Italian-American cuisine he knows, grew up with, and adores. (David Ruggerio, 2021)

“A Tomato Grows in Brooklyn” includes 135 delicious recipes, illustrated with of luscious pictures that will inspire and help the readers to awaken the Super Chef within. With a bite of Involtini of Eggplant, a taste of Octopus in Warm Vinaigrette, a forkful of Carbonara of Artichoke, a morsel of Gnocchi all’Amatriciana, or a mouthful of Panna Cotta of Orange, Caramel and Figs, they will discover what makes the Italian-American fare of Brooklyn unique and delicious. This humble cuisine reflects a beautiful story of triumph and hardship, one forever rich in humanity and heritage.

Ruggerio’s new cookbook has already received praise from food critics. The New York Times’ Bryan Miller says, “David Ruggiero has crafted an outstanding book: an evocatively written memoir of a special time and place that nurtured his rise to culinary fame, and a compilation of irresistible family Italian dishes, many with a brazen Brooklyn accent.”

After 35 years of cooking, David Ruggerio’s passion for creating dishes and improving his culinary craft has only grown. “A Tomato Grows in Brooklyn” is available in hardcover, and is a must-have on the shelves of those who love cooking.

“A Tomato Grows in Brooklyn” is available for pre-order on amazon.

Hardcover ISBN: 978-1949534207
Hardcover Price: $18.95
Length: 252 pages
Publisher: Black Rose Writing

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New release: ‘Say Goodbye and Goodnight’ by David Ruggerio

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‘Say Goodbye and Goodnight’ by David Ruggerio will be released June 11. Photo: google

Known worldwide as a celebrity chef, David Ruggerio’s life story is one of redemption, sacrifice and a new lease on life as an award-winning genre fiction writer. By age 25, he rose to the position of top chef at the famous La Caravelle in New York. In 1995, Robert Mondavi, the noted vintner, named him one of the thirteen best young chefs in America. With two acclaimed cookbooks under his belt, David Ruggerio became known as a “Super Chef” and was called for television guest spots that quickly became opportunities. He hosted the iconic TV shows ‘Ruggerio to Go’ on the Food Network and ‘Little Italy with David Ruggerio’ on PBS. Throughout his outstanding career as a chef, Ruggerio cooked for five US Presidents. Today, Ruggerio lives on the East Coast and spends his days writing mostly genre fiction. He is an Amazon bestselling author and the recipient of the Maxy Award for Best Horror 2019 for his debut horror novel, “A Wistful Tale of Gods, Men and Monsters.”  Now, David Ruggerio introduces a love story to his readers with “Say Goodbye and Goodnight” which will be released Thursday June 11, 2020. It is available on pre-order on Amazon. (Black Château, 2020)

“Say Goodbye and Goodnight” takes readers to Brooklyn in 1977 where an up-and-coming fighter named Anthony Marino falls for Gia, who becomes the love of his life. But the hatred their affair attracts could be their demise. Set against the backdrop of disco music and the grit of the city, this book takes readers to a time in history that liberated a generation. Ruggerio’s “Say Goodbye and Goodnight” has received advance praise from prestigious reviewers. Reader’s Favorite refers to it as to a “modern-day retelling of a classic Shakespearean tale of love enduring all forms of tragedy” and Sublime Book Review recommends it as “a well-written, unexpected, and unconventional love story.”

“Say Goodbye and Goodnight is a novel that I lived. I have laced this tale with real people and real places, and most of all, real romance. It was truly a labor of love that at times I had trouble putting down my feelings on paper.” – author David Ruggerio