28 East Second Street
New York, NY 10003
phone: 212-989-8962
Following my “sneaky” re-opening this week, I’ll go back to my previous hours of 1–7 pm, six days a week (with the closed day varying from week to week). Please call ahead to check for weekly variations in my hours; the schedule will be here on my website, on my voicemail, and posted in front of the shop. I’d also be happy to make an appointment to open the shop at a time that’s convenient for you.
Worldwide shipping, gift certificates, registries, and free gift wrapping always available!
Mastercard, VISA, AMEX, Discover (both credit and debit), personal checks, and traveler’s checks accepted. Oh yes, cash, too.
WHY DID IT TAKE ME SO LONG TO REOPEN, YOU ASK!
It has been my great pleasure to serve up a delicious selection of cookbooks to customers near and far for the past 15 years.
If only I’d been able to wave a magic wand and say, “Bookshelves on every wall, please, and try to keep it under $50K per wall.” But that’s not how I (bank)roll, so Beloved Contractor James salvaged every scrap of shelving from the old shop and has now jigsaw-puzzled it into the new space, along with plenty of new shelves, because the new space is bigger!
Then came painting all those shelves and figuring out where to put all the books and then dealing with the middle of the space (I never had a space with a middle before) . . . well, enough excuses. It’s getting lonely here without customers!
Although there’s still a lot to do here, I’m going to open up on Wednesday, February 25 so you can see what I’ve been up to. The beautiful sign I’ve ordered isn’t here yet, but the door will be open and the welcome (unlike the weather) will be warm. Please forgive our appearance, as they say, it’s still a bit of a construction site.
This week I’ll be open from 1 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, and from noon to 6 p.m. on Thursday. I’ll resume posting my weekly hours here next week.
Looking FORWARD!
— Bonnie
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The ideal souvenir of a visit to New York: Tom Bernardin’s Ellis Island Cookbook. I also carry the wonderful 1961 Greenwich Village map that Tom has had reprinted. Read about it here.
The Italian cookbooks fill three shelves and, in times of true abbondanza, overflow onto the table and even the floor. The first Italian cookbook published in English in the United States, Simple Italian Cookery by Antonia Isola (a pseudonym), appeared in 1912.