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David Ruggerio

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in Brooklyn, NY, The United States

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Oh yes, my friends, at one point in my life, I was a much-celebrated celebrity chef. I honed my culinary skills in France at several of the country's leading restaurants. Among them, the Hotel Negresco with Jacques Maximin; Moulin de Mougins with Roger Verge; Les Pres d'Eugenie with the mythic Michel Guerard, and l'Auberge du Pont de Collonges with the iconic Paul Bocuse. I was honored in 1995 by noted vintner Robert Mondavi as one of the best thirteen Rising Star Chef in America, in the first year of this national awards program.

My experience also includes being the chef and partner of Pierre Cardin's New York Maxims. Yes, that's the same Pierre Cardin with cologne and everything else in the world! With Cardin, I was instrumental in the ex ...more

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	A Wistful Tale of Gods, Men, and Monsters 3.67 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 2019 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Tomato Grows in Brooklyn 4.80 avg rating — 25 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Say Goodbye and Goodnight 4.08 avg rating — 25 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Little Italy Cookbook by David Ruggerio (Goodreads Author), Melanie Acevedo (Photographer) 4.12 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1997 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Prison Without Locks 4.23 avg rating — 13 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	David Ruggerio's Italian Kitchen: Family Recipes from the Old Country by David Ruggerio (Goodreads Author), Maura McEvoy (Photographer) 4.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1999	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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A Wistful Tale of Gods, Men & Monsters Compared with The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

With only three days left till the release of my horror novel, A Wistful Tale of Gods, Men, & Monsters, it just received another great review from Author’s Reading. Check it out–

A Wistful Tale of Gods, Men, and Monsters by David Ruggerio is a gothic tale that unfolds in the hamlet of Brunswick, New York that abounds with scary local tales, nightmare settings, and haunted spots

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message 1: by Majenta

Jun 17, 2020 04:45PM

Tasty greetings, Celebrity Chef/Author David! Thank you for contacting me! I hope you're keeping as safe and well as possible and having a great week. Congratulations on your books! Happy reading, writing, cooking, and everything else about living your best life. Blessings!
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