THE ELLIS ISLAND IMMIGRANT COOKBOOK
Reviews
on the Book
"This loving tribute
to our immigrant ancestors will be of interest to historians and cooks and to all whose
families came through this ‘golden door.' "
ACADEMIC LIBRARY BOOK REVIEW
"One of the year's
more engaging cookbooks . . ." Florence Fabricant
THE NEW YORK TIMES
". . . a one of a kind
collection of heartwarming stories and authentic recipes that you'll want to have for your
cooking library . . . these recipes recall special memories of faraway lands or of dearly
loved relatives . . . much more than a recipe compilation, it is a personal journey with
stories and reminiscences that will touch your heart."
BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS COOK BOOK CLUB
"Food and history in
Ellis Island Cookbook . . ."
SAN DIEGO UNION
"Cookbook tale of
American dream . . ."
PALM BEACH (FLORIDA) POST
"Ellis Island
Immigrant Cookbook provides glimpse into our culinary past . . ."
MIDDLESEX (MASS.) NEWS
"Taste of old country
passed down in families . . ."
HARTFORD COURANT
"A treasury of recipes
from the melting-pot cooks . . ."
THE NEWS-TIMES (DANBURY, CONNECTICUT.)
"Immigrant cookbooks
makes history, culture come alive . . ."
THE INDEPENDENT
"What is valuable and
a joy to read are the stories of the hopeful newcomers who passed through Ellis Island . .
."
THE DAY (GROTON, CONNECTICUT.)
"Familiar recipes
arrived with immigrants at Ellis Island . . ."
NAPLES (FLORIDA) DAILY NEWS
Immigrants preserved
culture with foods . . ."
RECORD-JOURNAL
"A look at our
immigrant past through Ellis Island recipes . . ."
FLORIDA TODAY
"Old world flavors are
immigrants' legacy to descendants . . ."
SAINT PAUL PIONEER PRESS
‘For over a century,
America's immigrants cherished family recipes as link to homeland . . ."
LAWRENCE EAGLE TRIBUNE (MASS.)
"Cherished recipes
carry link to the past . . ."
VFW AUXILIARY
"A proud heritage of
cooking . . ."
BELVILLE NEWS-DEMOCRAT (ILLINOIS)
"Special book touches
our immigrant past . . ."
THE HERALD & NEWS (NJ)
"A history of
immigrants through their recipes . . ."
THE SUN (LOWELL, MASS.)
"Bernardin realized in
assembling this cookbook that the old country's food can often be its most evocative and
stubbornest tradition."
AMERICAN HERITAGE MAGAZINE
"The Ellis Island
story probably can be best experienced through the pages of this exciting and spiral-bound
book."
THE TABLET (BROOKLYN, NY)
"Immigrant cultures
bred the foods we all love . . . Ellis Island cookbook recalls the role of homeland
food."
THE MILWAUKEE JOURNAL
"Nostalgic words and
wonderful reminiscences introduce the recipes from immigrants from quite a number of
countries . . . the introduction to the recipes are as fascinating as the recipes
themselves."
THE DAILY DISPATCH AND ARGUS (ILLINOIS)
"A taste of the past .
. . Ellis Island Immigrant Cookbook brings together the ingredients of a shared
experience."
YESTERDAY TODAY IN NEW JERSEY
"The author has
combined several loves in the cookbookhis fascination with Ellis Island history and
the people who immigrated through the facility . . . Reading more than the recipes in this
book is a must because the stories often tell of the anxiety felt by the millions of
hopeful arrivals. Their memories of food and the recipes to them were clearly a treasure
that accompanied most immigrants."
REUNION MAGAZINE
"Cookbook blends
recipes with history . . ."
THE BRAZOSPORT FACTS
"Ellis Island cookbook
shares tradition . . . immigrants preserved culture with foods."
RECORD JOURNAL (MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT)
"Perfect gift for
cooking or just curling up with . . ."
THE BUFFALO (NY) NEWS
"Taking a look at our
immigrant past through immigrants' recipes . . ."
POST STANDARD (SYRACUSE, NY)
"For
turn-of-the-century immigrants, food was a link to home . . ."
DAILY HAMPSHIRE (MASS.) GAZETTE
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