CONTENTS

Introduction
1. Giuseppe
2. An American in Venice
3. Bellinis in Paradise
4. Hard Act to Follow
5. Fascism, War, and the Bar Arrigo
6. A Cast of Stars
7. Harry’s Gifts to the World
8. A Tavola!
9. Karate and Me
10. Names and Faces
11. The Hotel Cipriani
12. Harry’s Fifth Avenue
13. The Bellini
14. One Day in the Building of the Bellini
15. The Sort of Things That Happen in New York
16. Against Food Interpretation
17. Excerpts from the Suggestions Box