To the memory of Robert Reynolds,
food guru, inspired teacher, and gastro-wit.
And to Vitaly and Kimberly Paley,
whose great restaurant, Paley’s Place,
as been the site of enduring memories.
—RJP
In memory of my beloved grandfather,
Amedeé Mortola, a consummate artist of the kitchen,
and my husband, Elliot L. Gilbert,
cook of a lifetime.