The Frankies Spuntino Cookbook
Brooklynites are already familiar, but for those of you that don't live in the city that never sleeps, The Frankies Spuntino Cookbook ($16) is as close as you're going to get to the storied restaurant in Carroll Gardens. Packed with re-imagined versions of Italian-American food, the recipes inside are easy to cook yet deeply satisfying, kinda like a random hook-up with an old flame from high school.