Delightful to read,especially the history part.Recipes sound interesting and good.Well worth having to add to any collection of cookbooks.

What a great book, Filled with so many beautiful stories about
a wonderful Man and his gift to New Yorks lower East Side.I feel so blessed to have lived on East 5th street for 25 years and had the chance to drop by whenever I needed a little soul food. Every time I pick up,
Abs's book I feel Like I am home again.I have given this book as a gift to so many friends its the perfect gift, It is filled with so many authentic recipes! Perhaps the Old Testament needs ONE more Book! This is the One!
Abe you will always be a part of the very Heart and Soul Of New yorks lower East side. This book brings a little of that into every home no matter where that may be.
Thank you, Thank you
an old neighborhood friend

Norman Ader

I purchased this as a gift for my new husband... he is from Broklyn I am from New Orleans. He picks on recipe a week for me to try. They are easy to follow and the food is wonderful. He says its the best gift I have ever gotten him.

I recently bought this book when I found out the deli was closing.I have tried the noodle pudding,potato pancakes,macaroni salad,and matzo balls.All are out of this world!I love this book and plan to make many more of the recipes.

This book is fabulous. I originally saw it in the library and borrowed it. After borrowing it three times, I decided to buy it. I've made just about everything in the book and many of these foods are the same foods I remember my grandmother making. The gribbinis is one I remember very fondly. I still have memories of my jewish grandmother serving it to my dad at her kitchen table in Brooklyn, New York when I was about 10 years old.

I've introduced my sons who are 15 and 18 to many of these dishes and so far they have loved every single one of them. The recipes are easy to follow and best of all, they are just about fool-proof. I didn't have any problem with any of the recipes. Just when I think one recipe can't be outdone, I try another and it is just as good.

A MUST HAVE for anyone who wants to learn about jewish cooking and for jews who grew up in NYC and had eastern european family. These foods are the type of jewish cooking that can be appreciated by anyone, even if they are not jewish.