When their high-school-aged, punk, runaway daughter is found hosting a Jersey Shore hotel party, Rossi's parents feel they have no other choice: they ship her off to live with a Chasidic rabbi in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Within the confines of this restrictive culture, Rossi's big city dreams take root. Once she makes her way to Manhattan, Rossi's passion for cooking, which first began as a revolt against the microwave, becomes her life mission. "The Raging Skillet "is one woman's story of cooking her way through some of the most unlikely kitchens in New York City at a "beach" in Tribeca, an East Village supper club, and a makeshift grill at ground zero in the days immediately following 9/11. Forever writing her own rules, Rossi ends up becoming the owner of one of the most sought-after catering companies in the city. This heartfelt, gritty, and hilarious memoir shows us how the creativity of the kitchen allows us to give a nod to where we come from, while simultaneously expressing everything that we are. Includes unpretentious recipes for real people everywhere.

Rossi is the owner and executive chef of The Raging Skillet, described as a "rebel anti-caterer" by the "New York Times." Rossi has written for many publications, including "Bust," the "Daily News," the "New York Post," the "Huffington Post," "Time Out New York," and "McSweeney's." She is the host of a long-running radio show in Cape Cod, Massachusetts."