New York City’s beloved California-Italian restaurant, Barbuto, is about to share its kitchen secrets with the world.
This week, Chef-owner Jonathan Waxman, a James Beard award winner and former judge of Top Chef, announced the arrival of “The Barbuto Cookbook,” calling the book “an ode to years of passionate & brilliant cooking and our fantastic team.”
The bearded chef’s take on California-Italian cuisine will be available in September. (“Barbuto” means bearded in Italian.)
And while you shouldn’t judge a cookbook by its cover, this one can be the exception. The shaggy Irish Wolfhound belonged to Chef Waxman’s neighbor, Italian fashion photographer, Fabrizio Ferri. According to Chef Waxman’s cookbook “Italian, My Way,” Fabrizio persuaded Waxman to open a restaurant like Barbuto after realizing Waxman’s “sensibilities and style” in the kitchen were on par with the cooking of his Roman grandmother. The rest is history.
Pre-order your copy here and don’t miss the forward by Chef Marcus Samuelsson.
Cover Photo Barbuto by Facebook