"East Village Cookbook has become a certified hit, found a global audience, won an award for its design, and - crucially - remains in demand. Every few weeks, Matt orders more books for Kitchen Arts & Letters and we pack up more cases in the church basement and drive them up to the store."
"If you crossed a zine with a Junior League Charleston Receipts, you would get East Village Cookbook, whose subtitle - Adventures, Anecdotes and Tales of a Downtown New York Neighborhood Told Through Our Food - actually doesn't do enough to capture the richness, fullness, and proud weirdness of the book itself."
"The mishmash of different cultures and palates is evocative of community cookbooks of my childhood in the 1970s. The breadth and collaboration of neighborhood mom-and-pop shops, hipster ideations, and celebrity establishments sharing their coveted recipes is what makes this such a special cookbook."
East Village Cookbook emerged as an unexpected publishing success story, surpassing high-profile releases from renowned food writers. Created as a grassroots fundraising effort for a local soup kitchen and food pantry, the comb-bound community cookbook features crowd-sourced recipes and neighborhood stories from downtown New York. The book combines elements of zines and traditional community cookbooks, capturing the cultural diversity and character of the East Village through contributions from local mom-and-pop shops, hipster establishments, and celebrity restaurants. Its appeal lies in the authentic neighborhood focus and collaborative spirit, resonating with cookbook collectors and food enthusiasts globally. The book has won design awards and maintains consistent demand, with regular reprints required to meet ongoing sales.
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