Becco

The Taste of Times Square

jbrigman — Fri, 24 May 2013 18:34:30 +0000

Becco is happy to announce that it will be participating in the 2013 Taste of Times Square on Monday, June 3rd from 5:00 – 9:00 on West 46th Street. We will be serving up sausage, pepper & onion subs & penne with tomato & fresh basil. Come on over & enjoy good food, good music & good friends!!

Lidia’s NEWEST Children’s Book

jbrigman — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:55:30 +0000

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…

jbrigman — Tue, 08 May 2012 19:34:41 +0000

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.