The Four Horsemen: Food and Wine for Good Times from the Brooklyn Restaurant

by Nick Curtola, Justin Chearno (contributor)

The much-anticipated cookbook from the Michelin–starred Brooklyn restaurant from chef Nick Curtola, LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy, and James Beard Award–winning natural wine pioneer Justin Chearno

In 2014, four friends with practically zero restaurant experience between them naively decided to open a restaurant in New York City. They called the place The Four Horsemen, and they hired a largely unknown chef, Nick Curtola, to lead its tiny kitchen.

Even though they did almost everything wrong at the start, The Four Horsemen now has a Michelin star, a waiting list for tables seven nights a week, and a James Beard Award for the best wine program in the United States.

In his debut cookbook, Curtola explains his approach to simplicity with warmth, clarity, and more than 100 recipes. Meanwhile, natural wine pioneer Justin Chearno and his fellow horsemen Randy Moon, Christina Topsøe, and James Murphy share the story of the restaurant, along with suggestions related to a subject on which they were experts years before they built the how to sit around a table and have a bit of fun. Welcome to The Four Horsemen.

Includes Photographs and Illustrations

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Food

590 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 22, 2024

Reviews

[Nadia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Written in the style of Anthony Bourdain, featuring a plethora of recipes and wine bars from the famous NYC spot of the same name

[Achala · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this while skimming on kobo plus, found the title and cover interesting, and started reading without realising it's a cookbook.
As such, this review is of the prologue, and the story of how this restaurant came to be. It is very simply written, interesting and self effacing.
The recipes are also in the same mein. They sound simple and beautiful and good to eat, but since I don't cook on a regular basis, I wouldn't be the right person to give an opinion on the recipes without trying them out.
The illustrations, though a bit weird, add a charm to the narrative. The photos are also well put together.
Quite a simple, charming read.

[Kirk Chantraine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not a big cookbook person, but loved the intro from James Murphy and the others who build up the restaurant!

[Mary · Rating 5 out of 5]

first time I have read a cook book through and through.

[Tasha M · Rating 5 out of 5]

i concede i am both pretentious and an LCD soundsystem fan but the mandarin orange dish has won me so many compliments at multiple dinner parties. fun read for a cookbook and delightful recipes. we love a wine bar.