The Meatball Shop Cookbook

I recently bought two "meatball" books; this one and Global Meatballs by Adeline Myers. If you want the world cuisine treatment that includes dozens of recipes from every culture then you would be best served by the latter book. The Meatball Shop Cookbook on the other hand has about 25 recipes based on beef, pork, chicken, duck, rabbit, fish plus a veggie ball version if you're so inclined. But, unlike the Global Meatball book TMS includes side dishes, salads, sauces, dressings and desserts (including their homemade ice cream recipes) that turn even the most mundane midweek meatball night into a gastro-pub event. This is seriously good food and the book shows it off in the best light with gorgeous pics of almost every dish. They also provide some basic culinary technique to teach the uninitiated how to make a flavorful meatball that's tender and moist yet holds together no matter how it's sauced or combined with other ingredients. The cooking tips are spread throughout the entire book so you might want to do a little reading before you start that first batch of balls. As I said, I bought the two books and appreciate both, but Global Meatballs really focuses on authentic world cuisine recipes while TMS is inherently American pub grub done really, really well.

If you are seeking good pub food this is the book for that! Meatballs to sides to dressings, everything is tasty.It seems as though the bad reviews are coming from people who haven’t cooked more than one recipe.

I had read an article where the author wrote raves about this book and I impulsively bought the book based on that. I was disappointed in the layout of the recipes and how directions were written. When going through my own collection of recipes I found three articles featuring the author’s basic meatball recipe and each one was different, leaving me confused as to which recipe was the author’s preferred basic meatball recipe. I have a large cookbook collection, and I have never returned a book before, but this one I did return.

My daughter took us to the restaurant when we visited her in the city in April. It was really good. Our visit with her was great, however, and I decided to buy the cookbook when we got home as a sort of memento. The first thing I made was the recipe for roasted carrots because I liked them so much in the restaurant. They are great. Just great. But everything I've made out of this book is great! Tonight I made Drunken Pork Balls, with the carrots, of course, cilantro yogurt sauce, and the arugula and apple salad. It was an amazing dinner. The apple cider vinaigrette is great and I will make it all the time. The Drunken Balls were perfect. It's just a great book. It's full of super recipes that are really fun to mix and match. I'm going to buy a few copies to have around to give as gifts. Tomorrow I'm making the roasted fennel!

This book is one of the rare examples of comprehensive, detailed, nicely designed cookbook with lost of photos and great texts. I even searched for other books of the same author but seems this is the only one.The only disappointing thing about this book (that has nothing to do with the content of the book (and it will be never enough to repeat how excited I am about this cookbook, and I have quite a few dozens of cookbooks) is that my copy came to me with missing pages. So so much disappointing.... My copy was sold by New Chapter Recycling, Inc. (-bearbooks-), used book in good condition as it was described on the Amazon site, and fulfilled by Amazon, so I can't quite understand how Amazon let this seller sell defective book.I like the book so much that I will reorder, to keep a good copy in my library, but honestly Amazon should not cooperate with such sellers.The book is worth six stars, and I am giving three only for the condition of the copy.

This is a really great cookbook! I've dined at the Meatball Shop in NYC and have made several recipes from the book, and I have to say that the cookbook yields results that are completely on par with what you will eat at the actual restaurant. I know other restaurant cookbooks that are a little off from what you actually get when you dine in, and nothing irritates me more than that. The Meatball Shop Cookbook will bring all of the amazing flavors straight to your home. And best of all, the recipes are easy to prepare and freeze well, so you can make your efforts last even longer. I only wish it contained some of their delicious homemade lemonade recipes (it DOES contain cookie and ice cream recipes to make some of their outstanding ice cream sandwiches--almost better than the meatballs themselves!).

I received the book about a week ago and as is my routine, I read through it before trying any of the recipes. Today, I made the Classic Beef Meatballs and the Classic Tomato Sauce because these are the 'starter' recipes. Oh boy! If it gets better from here, I'm going to be eating well and happily. These were great!! They were both simple to make with mostly basic ingredients that weren't hard to find. The half-teaspoon of ground fennel (I couldn't find this, so I tossed some whole fennel seeds into the coffee grinder) added a different, but pleasant dimension to the meatballs. The combination of meatballs and sauce reminded me of a favorite Italian restaurant and now I can replicate that cuisine at home. Highly recommended!

This is the best cookbook on the planet. Living in NYC, I always recommend TMS as somewhere really cool and local to go, with food that everyone will love. I have a lot of food allergies, and I can eat almost everything there. When I found out the owners had done this book, I immediately got it for my brother so that he can bring NYC to his friends in the south! The recipes are extremely easy to follow, and make gracious servings. My favorite is the crab meat balls! But really, you can't go wrong. You will not be disappointed with this cookbook, and there is truly food for any situation included!!

We were so thankful to find this book available on Amazon UK after having eaten in the NYC restaurant.We firstly bought it as a memento of our trip, but it has turned out to be a book we refer to regularly when in the mood for meatballs.The recipes we have tried from this book have all been a success and are very easy to follow (have uploaded a couple of images to give you an idea of a typical page). Although we have tended to only cook the less adventurous recipes (traditional balls / mushroom sauce etc).The book is split into 6 main sections, much like the menu in the restaurant:1. The Balls2. The Sauces3. Stick to your bones sides4. The Veg5. The Salads6. The SweetsAgain like the restaurant, what is great is that you have options to select which balls you want to make and which sauce you want to put with it.Note as it is American, all recipes are in the wonderful `cup' format, which isn't difficult to follow, but just something to be aware of.I have yet to try and of the recipes from section 3 onwards, simply because we bought the book for sections 1 and 2 really... seems bad / lazy on our part but this is how we use the book!So to sum up the books recipe page layout is great, the meatball and sauce recipes we have tried have been excellent... So why only 4 stars? Well because we own this book and  The Bowler's Meatball Cookbook , and I just very slightly prefer the Bowler's book because there seem to be more recipes and I cook from it more often. But I sincerely do love this book for nostalgic reasons as well as the tasty ball / sauce recipes.If you like meatballs or have eaten in the NYC Restaurant, I would absolutely recommend this book. But especially if you have eaten in their restaurant. The Bowler's Meatball Cookbook

I use an American restaurant and recipe site called Tasting Table. It was one of these daily intro's that I came across a review of this restaurant in New York called The Meatball Shop. I noticed that on their merchandise list was their new book. At first I contacted The Meatball Shop about having this book shipped to the UK and then discovered that you could get it on Amazon Books UK so immediately sent off for it. It has given me a lot of pleasure and several of the recipes I have tried and they do taste fantastic and very authentic compared with similar Italian meatball sauces eaten in Italy.However, not only beef meatballs but 'balls' made out of vegetables, fish and every type of meat you can imagine, Chicken, Turkey, Lamb, Pork etc, etc as well as all manner of combinations, the right choice of pasta, rice, noodles, quinoia, and even cous cous. The book also has desserts, salads and side orders with great detailed recipes and super photography.If you think you would like traditional New York Meatballs such as seen in the movie 'Goodfellers' or 'Once Upon A Time In America', then this is your book.

Fantastic meatball recipes that work! Not only that but cookie and ice cream recipes and sauces that could be used in other recipes! Great book and worth investing in! Did I mention the accompaniments as well - NO? Just try the fantastic roasted cauliflower with hot cherry peppers and honey roasted carrots with prunes, walnuts and mint! There are salads and risotto's as well - definitely worth buying!

This book is awesome. It has fantastic recipes - not just for meatballs, but for sauces, soups and ice cream. Couldn't be more happy with the content of the book. The downside was the fact I received the book with pages ripped out. As I am not based in the US, it is more expensive for me to return the item for a replacement. Very disappointed that I received it in that condition in the first place.Would definitely recommend the book!

Fantastic cook book made some amazing dinners and so easy to make