Taconic Newspapers Weekend December 8, 2005 Take Note (excerpt) Book signings & literary events ...Hammertown Rhinebeck, 6420 Montgomery Street, Rhinebeck. Chef Mario Batali, host of the Food Network's Molto Mario and Ciao America, signs copies of his latest book "Molto Italiano-327 Simple Italian Recipes to Cook at Home," Dec 10, 2-3pm (845)876.1450 ...Oblong Books & Music, 6420 Montgomery Street, Rhinebeck. Local children's book illustrator Iza Trapani reads from her new children's book, "Jingle Bells, " Dec 11, 2:30pm.; Richard G. Geldard, editor of "The Essential Transcendentalists," is the featured guest, Dec 9 7:30pm,; Local photographer Tanya Marcuse presents her monograph "Undergarments and Armor," Dec 11, 2:30pm (845)876-0500...