The long-awaited cookbook from four-time James Beard Award nominee Chef Hillary Sterling, featuring over 100 seasonal recipes showcasing the delicious dishes that have earned her acclaim at the helm of Ci Siamo, Danny Meyers flat-out fantastic (The New York Times) restaurant.

A celebration of a life devoted to food, Ammazza!blends story, substance, and soul. Raised in a tight-knit Jewish household in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklynwhere her grandmother kept kosher downstairs and her family broke the rules upstairsSterling shares over 100 recipes that trace her path from her early days as a young cook, to her later love affair with Italian cooking, and her career spent in the kitchens of New Yorks most beloved restaurants.

Following the rhythm of the seasons, these recipes showcase Sterlings brilliance with flavor. Interspersed are menus rooted in family and tradition, with in