Becco

CELEBRATE MOM!!

We are excited to announce that Becco will be open for Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 12th.  We will have our full a la carte menu available, as well as, some exciting additions to the menu created by Chef Gallagher with the freshest ingredients that the Spring has to offer.  To make a reservation for Mother’s Day or for any questions regarding our menu, please feel free to contact Becco directly at 212.397.7597.  Hope you will spend this special day with us!!  Ciao…

Mother’s Day at Becco – $44.95 per person

~ANTIPASTO~
Melanzane Rollatini
Eggplant stuffed with ricotta cheese & served with tomato & fresh basil

~INSALATA~
Insalata di Asparagi e Uova
Fresh Spring salad of asparagus, fava beans, Spring peas & Spring onions tossed with Chardonnay vinegar with hard-boiled eggs & finished with Pecorino Toscano

~PRIMI~
Sinfonia di Pasta
Unlimited tableside servings of our 3 daily pasta preparations

~SECONDI~
Pesce del Giorno
Market fresh, pan seared halibut with seasonal preparations
~or~
Stinco d’Agnello
Braised lamb shank with seasonal preparations

~DOLCI~
Fragole e Rabarbaro Stroudel
Strawberry & rhubarb stroudel with strawberry sauce & a scoop of vanilla gelato

Lidia’s NEWEST Children’s Book

Kids love birthday surprises—for themselves and others—and when celebrated chef Lidia Bastianich’s five grandchildren suggest a surprise birthday dinner for Nonna Mima, Lidia’s mother, and ask her help planning the menu, they learn a lesson in seasonal foods and how to work together in the kitchen to create a special meal they can all treasure.

NONNA’S BIRTHDAY SURPRISE: Lidia’s Family Kitchen (April 2013; Hardcover; $16.95 US) has Nonna Lidia sharing stories about growing up in Italy and making her favorite seasonal dishes with fresh ingredients from the family farm. Upon hearing these stories, the grandkids choose to forego their favorite foods like French fries, chocolate milk, pancakes, raisins and pickles—which would certainly make for an interesting and surprising meal!—for the very special seasonal meal they prepare from fresh ingredients selected at the local farmer’s market.

Dishing out recipes for spring, summer, fall, and winter, America’s beloved Italian-American chef Lidia Bastianich highlights the fruits and vegetable that thrive during each season, as well as fun, safe ways kids can help cook –from Pasta Primavera, where kids can help by choosing their favorite vegetables to wash and clean, to a wonderful winter Potato Gnoccchi where kids can help by kneading, shaping and cutting dough.

A celebration of family and seasonal foods, with an emphasis on a non-wasteful approach, NONNA’S BIRTHDAY SURPRISE will have young and old cooking side by side in the kitchen and appreciating nature’s bounty. Buon appetito!

Telling it like it is…

How does a nice Italian boy from Queens turn his passion for food & wine in a nationwide empire?  In his intrepid, irreverent & terrifically entertaining memoir, Restaurant Man, Joe Bastianich charts his remarkable culinary journey from his parents’ neighborhood eatery to becoming one of this country’s most successful restauranteurs, along with his superstar chef partners – his mother, Lidia Bastianich, & Mario Batali.

Joe speaks frankly about friends & foes, but at the heart of the book is the mythical hero “Restaurant Man”, the old-school, blue-collar guy who stays true to the real secret of his success – watching costs but ferociously dedicating himself to exceeding his customers’ expectations & delivering the best dining experience in the world.