ITALIAN AMERICAN

Sunday, March 26, 2017

Old School Italian New York

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FRANK SINATRA

Gone

CELEBRATING The 100 YEAR ANNIVERSARY of HIS BIRTH in 2015

Frank Sinatra Born 1915 in Hoboken, New Jersey

Frank Spent a Lot of Time in New York

PATSY'S

Sinatra's Favorite Italian Restaurant

STILL HERE ! West 56th Street, New York, NY

ROCCO'S

THOMPSON STREET GREENWICH VILLAGE

GONE

Now It's CARBONE

Inside the former Rocco's

Now The Most Expensive Red Sauce Joint Around

It's CARBONE

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JOHN'S of 12th STREET

Since 1908

STILL HERE !!!

GINO'S

Above and Below

GONE !!!

A Waiter and the Famous Zebra Wallpaper at GINO'S

No Longer With Us

Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner Dine at Patsy's

MONTE'S TRATTORIA

Macdougal Street, GREENWICH VILLAGE

MONTE'S is One of The Few OLD SCHOOL INEW YORK ITALIAN RESTAURANTS

Still Standing, SINCE 1918

CHEF PIETRO MOSCONI & one of Many Fans

Not the Old School Cash Register behind the Bar

Chef Pietro is the man behind Monte's and the main reason along with his

son Peter why Monte's Trattoria is so loved by New Yorker's as well as the many people from all four corners of the Globe make it to and love Monte's, for the wonderful Italian Food, friendly service, and a warm friendly atmosphere that includes the sounds of Sinatra, Dean Martin and Andrea Bocelli and the like.

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The Famed Veal Osso Buco at MONTE'S

and

One of The BEST CHICKEN PARMS in TOWN

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CHICKEN PARM at MONTE'S

Rafetto's Past Shop, Greenwich Village New York

SINCE 1906

STILL GOING STRONG

CAFFE REGGIO

SINCE 1927

STILL GOING STRONG on MACDOUGAL STREET

GREENWICH VILLAGE NEW YORK

FERDINANDO'S SICILIAN SPECIALTIES

SINCE 1904

STILL With US on Union Street, Carroll gardens, Brooklyn, New York

"The Only Place left to get a good Vasteddi (Beef Spleen Sandwich) in NY

JOHN'S PIZZERIA

Bleecker Street greenwich Village, NEW YORK

SINCE 1927

STILL with US !!!!

Ferdinando's Brooklyn

Get The VASTEDDI SANDWICH

PIEMONTE RAVIOLI

SINCE 1920

Grand Street LITTLE IATALY, NY NY

STILL with US !!!

Read About Italian-American New York

in Daniel Bellino's Best Selling SUNDAY SAUCE

Recipes and Stories of Italian-American New York

SOPHIA

"JUST BECAUSE"

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

How to Make Spaghetti Carbonara

SPAGHETTI CARBONARA

HOW to MAKE SPAGHETTI CARBONARA

GENNARO CONTALDO

SUNDAY SAUCE

by Daniel Bellino-Zwicke

HOW to MAKE PERFECT SPAGHETTI CARBONARA

ANTONIO CARLUCCI

WHER to GO For The BEST CARBONAR in ROME, ITALY

Da Danilo

Vaunted as the best carbonara in Rome, this was the first good carbonara I ate here. Beautifully presented with crispy bacon shards placed on top and swirled throughout the spaghetti, this carbonara is neither too heavy, nor too light, neither too rich, nor too eggy. A little bit goldilocks, this carbonara is just right. The spaghetti is cooked al dente, at first it might seem too much so, but they know what they are doing. Booking is essential.

Via Petrarca, 13. Esquilino area. Tel: 06 772 00111 trattoriadadanilo.it

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Da Enzo

Busy and bustling you couldn’t get a more Roman trattoria. The service is brisk but fun, “Why are you in Rome? English teachers? Can we have lessons?” The last time I went, we were early enough and lucky enough to get a table without a reservation, and by the time we left the queue outside was enormous. Another rigatoni alla carbonara, this pasta dish is cheesy and peppery with the eggy sauce left at the bottom to mix in yourself. Crunchy strips of salty guanciale (just how I like them) completed the dolce/salato, or sweet and savoury, effect. Yum!

Via dei Vascellari, 29. Trastevere Tel: 06 581 2260 daenzoal29.com

Da Sergio

Recommended by my friend Silvia as her especial favourite, Da Sergio is a smallish trattoria hidden away in the side streets around Campo dei Fiori. For those of you who like your food a little more on the rustic side, this is the sort of carbonara for you. Homely and rich with less attention paid to the presentation and more focus on the flavours. Maybe the pasta sauce isn’t quite as silky smooth as some of the others, maybe the spaghetti is not so al dente, but overall a carbonara here is a dish that tastes of home.

Vicolo delle Grotte, 27. Campo dei Fiori area. Tel: 06 686 4293

Flavio al Velavevodetto

Rigatoni alla Carbonara is served in this Testaccio institution. Generous strips of crispy bacon in a seemingly too bright yellow sauce that reflects the quality of the eggs. With a good balance of flavours, this carbonara was voted the 2nd best in the city, and the best pasta of the day by my fellow diners. Don’t worry about the big portion size in the photograph: it was taken of a large communal bowl!

Via di Monte Testaccio, 97. Testaccio Tel: 06 574 6841 flavioalvelavevodetto.it

L’Arcangelo

The food here is something finer and offers a little more than the average trattoria. However, for their carbonara they stick with tradition. The rigatoni are cooked to perfection and slicked in a silky, glossy sauce. Italian friends who dined with me agreed that this was the real thing. So good, none could possibly go to waste; one friend even fare la scarpetta – wiped his plate clean with bread (literally, “do the little shoes”). What better endorsement could there be?

Via Giuseppe Gioacchino Belli, 59. Prati Tel: 06 321 0992

SOPHIA LOREN

"Everything You See I Owe to SPAGHETTI" !!!

PERFECT SPAGHETTI CARNONARA

Da DANILLO

ROMA, ITALY

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Sicilian Arancini Rice Balls

ARANCINI

SICILIAN RICE BALLS

Watch The VIDEO

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SUPPLI al TELEPHONO alla GIANNI

Learn How to Cook Sicilian

Recipes :

ARANCINI

PASTA CUCUZZA

TIMBALLO CAPONATA

and More ...

LASAGNA alla GIANNI

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WATCH GIANNI MAKE LASAGNA

SUNDAY SAUCE

When Italian-Americans Cook

Best SUNDAY SAUCE GRAVY Recipe Ever

LEARN HOW TO MAKE SUNDAY SAUCE

alla CLEMENZA

ITALIAN GRAVY

CLICK HERE !

1. GET A COPY of SUNDAY SAUCE

WHEN ITALIAN AMERICANS COOK

by DANIEL BELLINO ZWICKE

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Is In THERE .. IT'S AVAILABLE

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"THAT'S STEP 1 .. FINITO !!!"

2. GO To YOUR LOCAL PORK STORE and or GROCERY STORE

For SAUSAGES, Ground Beef, Veal, Pork, etc., BRACIOLE,

OOLIVE OIL, TOMATOES, PASTA, etc..

CLICK HERE !

3. ASSEMBLE INGREDIENTS, POTS and EVERYTHING

YOU NEED To MAKE The "SAUCE"

4. SAUTE GARLIC & MINCED ONIONS in OLIVE In

A LARGE POT. ADD TOMATOES.

5. BROWN BRACIOLE, THEN ADD To POT With TOMATOES ..

6. IF USING PORK RIBS or PORK NECK, BROWN COMPLETELY

THEN ADD TO POT With TOMATOES .. If NOT, SKIP THIS STEP.

7. LET SAUCE With THE MEATS (Except MEATBALLS)

SIMMER At VERY LOW HEAT For 1 HOUR.

8. BROWN SAUSAGES THEN ADD To SAUCE.

CONTINUE SIMMERING.

9. AFTER YOU ADD The SAUSAGES TO SAUCE, MAKE THE MEATBALLS

by MIXING GROUND BEEF, PORK & VEAL with SALT, PEPPER, GARLIC,

FRESH PARSLEY, and GRATED CHEESE. FORM INTO MEATBALLS.

10. PLACE MEATBALLS in a LIGHTLY OIL PAN and SLOWLY COOK in A

350 DEGREE OVEN For 15 MINUTES.

11. REMOVE MEATBALLS FROM OVEN and PLACE in POT

With SAUCE. The SAUCE SHOULD HAVE BEEN SLOWLY COOKING

With THE BRACIOLE and OTHER MEATS For 2 1/2 HOURS by Now.

YOU Will JUST COOK The MEATBALLS in THE SAUCE For 15

MINUTES on VERY LOW HEAT. BE CAREFUL WHEN STIRRING NOT To BREAK MEATBALLS.

WHEN THE MEATBALLS HAVE COOKED In THE SAUCE

FOR 15 MINUTES, The "SAUCE" IS DONE.

12. COOK RIGATONI or WHICHEVER

MACCHERONI YOU LIKE and SERVE

WITH The "GRAVY"

PASS GRATED CHEESE

and

BUON APPETITO !!!

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And KINDLE on AMAZON.com

CLICK HERE !

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SUNDAY SAUCE

VIDEO

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AUTHOR DANIEL BELLINO ZWICKE

MANGIA BENE !!!

Sunday, October 30, 2016

Pasta Night New York Marathon

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SPAGHETTI & MEATBALLS For PASTA NIGHT

Try TRATTORIA MONTE'S, GREENWICH VILLAGE .. NEW YORK

or get a Great RECIPE in SUNDAY SAUCE

SPAGHETTI MEATBALLS For MARATHON SATURDAY New York's Biggest Pasta Night of The Year is Here! Tomorrow, Sunday November 3 is Marathon Day in New York 2013 ... There was "No New York City Marathon" Last Year a result of Hurricane Sandy .. After much discussion the New York Marathon 2012 was cancelled. A couple "No Good Bastard Brothers" Bombed The Boston Marathon this past April 15, killing 5 and injuring more than 280 .. This years New York Marathon will Salute the victims of The Boston Marathon Bombing and pay tribute to survivors and victims of Hurricane Sandy. Enough of the sad News, tonight is Pasta Night in New York. It is a annual tradition for people running th marathon to have a nice Italian Pasta Dinner the night before the Marathon, on Saturday evening in order to "Carb Up" for energy to run the grueling 26 mile race. Yes the Pasta and Maccheroni wil be flowing at Italian Restaurants all over New York this evening. Little Italy on Mulberry Street will be all a-buzz with activiy, "Runners Eating Pasta." Some of New York's best Italian Restaurants with great plates of pasta are; Bar Pitti in Greewnich Village, Monte's Trattoria Greenwich Village for those runners staying at Mid-Town Hotels, Elio's on the Upper East Side, and Emilio Balato on East Houston Street .. Marathon Runners we "Salute" and wish "Bon Appetito" ! Mangi Bene! Mangia la Pasta!

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