No bagels or cheesecake here; the book examines a decade of top dining destinations, from the pioneers at Al Di La, Saul and Rose Water through Franny's, iCi and Palo Santo... The ravishing photos...and in-depth profiles and recipes...make the book equal parts cookbook, art book and yearbook. -- Edible Brooklyn Now anyone can make Brooklyn food...in the comfort of his own kitchen. There are recipes...from 31 Brooklyn restaurants that are worth a subway trek. And each...is an ethereal and unassailable argument for the rise of Brooklyn cuisine. And the Vaughans' cookbook. -- Esquire.com [A] history of the contemporary food scene with 70 restaurant recipes...rang[ing] from straightforward and simple...to some cheffy, complex and tempting ones. A restaurant map, interviews with food artisans...and a comprehensive index of resources like markets and food trucks round out this intelligent and attractive volume. -- New York Times [A] spot-on survey of all of the restaurants and artisans that have made Brooklyn into the into the forward-thinking dining destination that it is today. -- SeriousEats.com 2010 Best New Fall Cookbook -- Daily Candy One of the Best NYC Cookbooks of 2010 -- New York magazine A SeriousEats.com best cookbook of 2010 -- SeriousEats.com