ITALIAN AMERICAN

Thursday, September 19, 2019

SPAGHETTI

Old Italian New York

SPAGHETTI 25 Cents

Wish I knew the restaurant?

Saturday, August 31, 2019

Frank and Dino Sinatra and Martin

FRANK & DEAN

Dean Martin aka DINO CROCHETTI

with FRANK SINATRA

Partying as Usual

RECIPES FROM MY SICILIAN NONNA

Like FRANK SINATRA 'S FAMILY

Author DANIEL BELLINO ZWICKE 'S FAMILY Comes From

LERCRA FRIDDI SICILY

As did SALVATORE "LUCKY" LUCIANO

GREAT RECIPES FROM DANIEL'S NONNA GIUSEPPINA

And The REST of The BELLINO FAMILY

FRANK SINATRA TOO !

Thursday, August 29, 2019

Daniel Bellino Zwicke Back in Italy

BEST SELLING ITALIAN COOKBOOK AUTHOR

DANIEL BELLINO ZWICKE

GOES BACK to ITALY

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SUMMER 2019

Thursday, July 18, 2019

Tribute to Dean Martin Dino Crocetti

DINO

YES !!!

DINO Was The KING of COOL

Frank Sinatra & Dean Martin

FRANK & DEAN

FRIGGIN AWESOME !!!

DEAN

"HE WAS COOLER THAN COOL"

THE RAT PACK

FRANK SAMMY & DEAN

DEAN MARTIN "The KING of COOL"

Dean Martin, "The King of Cool" ? Hell Yeah ! Dino Crocetti, better known as Dean Martin (Stage Name) was as cool as they come. He Oozed Cool. Just look at him? That handsome Italian Son of Bitch. Dino optimized the phrase Tall Dark & Handsome. And the way he dressed, the man was a class act, full of style, grace and self-assured. And he spoke Italian. That right there makes you cool. Any American who can speak Italian, it just adds to the cool factor, and Dino had it in Spades. Dean was charming, charismatic, and just plain cool, yes he certainly was the King of Cool, an undisputed fact, though many times his coolness, and who was cooler, Dino or Frank Sinatra, it's natural they were compared. Well, first off they both were as cool as they come. Some traits were the same, and they had their individual slyltes as well. Sinatra and Dean, they both were cool, yes. But there was only one King of Cool, and that was Dean Martin, and always will be. Just look at him, and listen to the man sing.

Basta.

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WHEN ITALIAN AMERICAN COOK

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MORE on DINO

1. Italian was Dino's first language. He didn't start speaking English until he was 5 years old and started going to school.

2. Born June 7, 1917 in Stubenville, Ohio to an Italian-American mother's family was from Abruzzo, and his father Gaetano Crocetti from Montesilvano, Italy, in Abruzzo. Dean passed away on Christmas Day 1995.

3. Dean dropped out of High School in the 10th Grade. He said he was smarter than his teachers.

4. Jobs : Steel Mill Worker, Bootlegged Liquor, Croupier (Black Jack Dealer) at a Speakeasy, was a Professional Boxer.

5. Dino was a Boy Scout.

6. Dino always said his Prayers, all his life, Dean Martin was a devout Catholic.

Tuesday, July 16, 2019

Sophia Loren with Elvis Presley

ELVIS and SOPHIA

Elvis Presley with Sophia Loren

Chicke this out! Wow, what a wonderful picture, Elvis Presley and Sophia Loren. This picture looks to be probably from the early 1960s, judging by the youthfulness of Elvis and Sophia's appearance. This picture represents two of The Most Famous Iconic Movie Stars of the 20th Century. Of course Elvis was a famous singer, and although he made movies, he was known more for a Singing Star who was put into movies as a result of his hug success and popularity. Actually, Elvis though put into many Silly Movie Role (he Hated), he was actually a pretty good actor, as he proves in more serious moives like Kid Creole, and Love Me Tender.

Sophia Loren was not a singer, though she did perform one great song in a movie whe made with Clark Gable, "It Started in Naples," where Loren sang "I Want to Be American" (Whiskey & Soda).

OTHER MOVIES

Starring SOPHIA LOREN

MARRIAGE ITALIAN STYLE

SCANDAL in SORRENTO

EL CID

The GOLD of NAPLES

LADY LIBERTY

NEAPOLITAN CAROUSEL

The ANATOMY of LOVE

Clark Gable and Sophia Loren

On the Isle of Capri, on the Set of "IT STARTED in NAPLES"

ELVIS

"KID CREOLE"

EAT LIKE ELVIS

BURGERS

FRIED CHICKEN

And More ..

RECIPES

EAT LIKE SOPHIA LOREN

SPAGHETTI VONGOLE

MUSSELS MARINARA

CLAMS POSILLIPO

And More ..

RECIPES

Sunday, July 14, 2019

My Favorite Beaches Capri Positano AmalfiCoast Italy

Positano

Terrazzo at La SCOGLIERA BEACH CLUB

I first spent a couple wonderful days at La Scogliera Beach Club way back in the Summer of 1985. I was a young man of just 23 back then, and getting a Chaise Lounge and hanging out at La Scogliera was like a dream come true. Like I had seen in movies as a kid, Agent 007 James Bond and the like swimming exclusive Mediterranean Beach, lounging at exclusive beach clubs with beautiful European Women, and living "The Good Life," and here, so was I. Yes it was a dream come true. Most young men my age would have opted for one of the free beaches, but not I. I would pay more to be among the beautiful people. Especially the gorgeous bikini clad girls. Or just half a bikini? Just the bottoms as the sun bathed going topless, I must say I enjoyed it all so very much. I had my chaise lounge, Campari & OJ, lovely music playing, the Sun, the Sand, the Beach, Beautiful Women, "yes, I was in 7th Heaven," to say the least, I felt like a King back then. Being in Positano, gorgeous girls, great Italian Food, Cocktails, gelato, properly pulled Espresso, the World's Best Pizza, the Casa Albertina, "what more could I want?" Not much I tell you. I was oh so happy those days in Positano, on the Amalfi Coast, Italy, for I was living my dream. My dream I saw on all those James Bond movies, growing up as a young boy in 1960s and 70s America. We went to the Rivoli Theater in Rutherford, New Jersey. Yes I watched Bond, Sean Connery and Roger Moore, and I wanted to be just like them. Well, not a Secret Agent, but I wanted to travel the World, going to exotic locals with beautiful women, Deluxe Hotels, cars, Champagne & Caviar, as they say. Yes, movies like Summertime (Venice), William Holden in Hong Kong in The World of Suzy Wong, Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca, "that's what I wanted," and here I was at the exclusive beach club La Scogliera in Positano, on the Jet-Set Amalfi Coast. My dreams had come true. I savored it all, took it all in, and was appreciative at being there, in this one of the World's most beautiful spots of all. I spent my day, just hanging out, either lounging on my chaise lounge, sipping my Campari, soaking in the Amalfi Coast Sun. I swam a lot. Yes, I'm not usually a beach person, except when I'm in places like; Capri, Positano, the Costa Brava, or French Riviera. Then I become one. A beach person, and so when I'm on Capri or Positano, I hang at the beach and spend quite a lot of time swimming the Mediterranean (Tyrrhenian Sea). I go in the water, and I'm swimming at least 15 to 20 minutes at a time, even up to 30 minutes before getting out of the water. Oh yes, I love swimming the waters of Capri (Da Luigi Beach Club) and Positano. I swim out and just float there at times, looking at the town that just seems to sprout and shoot up out of the sea, straight up to dizzying heights above. This scene is quite dramatic and awe inspiring, both on Capri and Positano, and I love it. Yes I love floating on my back and looking out at the beautiful scene before me, the seagulls are singing, and I can faintly hear the music at the club, and chitter-chatter of people on the beach. It all blends together for the most lovely sound. That special sound of the seashore, do you know what I mean? Yes, back in 1985, as a young man, I paid more ($8) to be and the beach, and felt it was worth every penny to be there. These days, a chaise lounge can run you anywhere from 20 to 40 Euro for the day, depending upon the time you are there, the price varies. Now I would not pay 4o Euro a day, that's a bit much. I would however pay 25 Euro to have a private chaise at La Scogliera Beach Club, Positano. That's the price (25 Euro) I pay for a chaise lounge and towel at Da Luigi Beach Club on by the Faraglioni Rocks in Capri. Expensive? Yes, but worth every penny to treat yourself to a special treat, "don't you think?"