Carbone

Assouline creates the highest quality, most coveted book-objects whose distinctive graphic identity and editorial savoir-faire have captured imaginations, addressing new themes in a contemporary manner. With more than 1,500 titles on fashion, art, photography, travel, and design, the brand was created to be the first luxury book brand on culture, supplying everything for the modern library. Developed in close partnership with the trio behind Major Food Group, CARBONE includes more than a dozen recipes from the restaurant that have never been shared before. Throughout the journey, anecdotes and recollections from the founders and the restaurant’s inimitable cast of characters give readers a captivating inside look at what it takes to create a New York City legend. Ten years since its founding, Major Food Group’s CARBONE is a New York City institution: a destination that draws endless crowds, makes constant headlines, and lights up historic Thompson Street every single night with the warm red glow of its iconic neon sign. Propelled by an extended interview with writer Gabe Ulla and exclusive photography by Oliver Pilcher, this volume captures a night at the restaurant in all its soulful, thrilling glory.