Sunday, November 19, 2017

VILLA MARIA LEMON FARM MINORI ITALY













The FOOD GUY

Daniel Bellino-Zwicke

Visits VILLA MARIA AGRITURISMO

In MINORI , ITALY

On The AMALFI COAST

Also : NAPOLI , CAPRI , PSOITANO , AMALFI

RAVELLO and SORRENTO

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CAPRI

ITALY



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Capri

View to Marina Grande from Anacapri



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Marina Picolo
with Faraglioni Rocks in the Distance



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My Boatman at Blue Grotto




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Lemonade Stand Anacapri


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POSITANO



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Old Taxi of Capri





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Church in Anacapri

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Clock Tower at The Piazza Umberto




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My View at The Breakfast table
at Villa Maria Agroturismo Lemon Farm
Minori Italy


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My Breakfast Villa Maria Minori
Coffee Homemade Jams Sfogiatelle


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Me & Vincenzo Villa Maria


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Pacceri with Clams
My First lunch at Villa Maria



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My Room at Villa Maria Minor Italy




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Dining Fresco Villa Maria


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Villa Maria




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Salumeria DeMartino Anacapri



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Having Lunch at Da Vincenzo Positano



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Grand View of Sorrento

Sunset




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Me at Trattoria da .. Convent Sorrento



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My Lunch at  Trattoraia Convento
Spaghetti with Mussels





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Sunday, November 12, 2017

The Number 1 Best Italian Cookbook 3 Years Running

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SUNDAY SAUCE

WHEN ITALIAN AMERICANS COOK

by Daniel Bellino Zwicke

Sunday Sauce is a Best Seller on Amazon.com .. SUNDAY SAUCE which is Published in Paperback and Kindle Editions has been Amazon's # 1 BEST SELLING ITLIAN COOKBOOK on Amazon Kindle for more than 3 Years. In that 3 Years, Sunday Sauce by Daniel Bellino Zwicke has spent more time than any other Italian Cookbooks in Top # 1 Slot on Amazon .. More than any Italian Cookbooks by LIDIA BASTIANICHMARIO BATALI , Giada DeLaurentiis ,  or any other ITALIAN COOKBOOK AUTHOR in the World ...

  SUNDAY SAUCE - When Italian Americans Cook is by far the # 1 Most Defining Cookbook on this great Italian-American subject. The subject of Italian-America's most Celebrated Dish : SUNDAY SAUCESUNDAY SAUCE (aka GRAVY ). The book has several recipes for this supreme dish, including : CLEMENZA 'S GODFATHER MOB WAR SAUCE , The SINATRA FAMILY 'S favorite recipe , and SUNDAY SAUCE alla BELLINO In addition to all the great recipes, including : Nonno Bellino's Shoemaker Chicken Scarpara , Mommy's STUFFED PEPPERS , how to Make a MEATBALL PARM and more, the book is filled with delightful stories of Italian-American Food , peoples, and culture. The stories are wonderful, and will make you fill as though you're in the kitchen with the author, his aunts and Grandma. Yes the book is quite a delight, and will give any who own a copy, years of inspiration and great joy. Basta la pasat, e che vediamo presto.    

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Author Daniel Bellino-Zwicke

with Cousin Joe Macari (L)

and Friend James Starace (R)

at Macari Vineyards

Summer 2017

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Tuesday, October 31, 2017

King of Barbaresco



Author Daniel Bellino-Zwicke (R)
with
ITALO STUPINO  
"The KING of SANTA STEFANO"
BARBARESCO
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WINEBOW PORTFOLIO TASTING 2014
New York, NY




CASTELLO di NEIVE BARBARESCO 
From ITALO STUPINO


I drank through and tasted all of Italo's phenomenal Barbarescos as well as his; Dolcetto d' Alba Basarin 2011,
Pinot Noir 2012, and Barbaresco Santa Stefano 2006 & 2009 ... Italo is The King of Santa Stefano .. He has the only vineyard. He used to sell fruit to Bruno Giacosa, but the contract is up and Italo will be the only one in the World making Barbaresco Santa Stefano from now on. We drank the base Barbaresco Castello del Neive 2010 and the Barbaresco Santa Stefano 2009, both awesome, but the Santa Stefano had a slight edge of awesomeness. But not by much, both are great wines, perfectly balanced with fine fruit, and perfect examples of what a great Barbaresco should be. They are Textbook. It was great to see Italo again. He is the man! I just love that guy, and would rather drink his Barbaresco over anyone else's. ANd this of course includes Angelo Gaja, who makes some great Barbaresco, but the prices are through the roof, and dollar for dollar I'd put Italo's up against Gaja's any-day-of-the week .. You can't do any better ... Although I must say, I really enjoyed Anjelo's offerings last year when I tasted the wines at a tasting in New York with Anjelo and daughter Gaia ..
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CASTELLO Di NEIVE


The Castello di Neive winery began when Giacomo Stupino, the family patriarch, capitalized on his experience as a surveyor and his knowledge of the area to purchase favorable vineyards and land whenever possible. In the small cellars of their family home, the Stupino’s began their first wine production (including Messoirano, Montebertotto, Basarin, Valtorta, and i Cortini) and, over time, their acquired vineyards grew with the family’s production and ambitions. In 1964 the family purchased the castle with its spacious cellars, along with more land and farmsteads in Santo Stefano and Marcorino. This marked a turning point when the Stupino’s were able to renovate the castle cellars and reorganize their vineyards to produce wine according to modern methods. When Giacomo died in 1970, Giulio and Italo oversaw the transition from tenant farming to direct management of the land, initiating production and export of Castello di Neive wines abroad.


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Castello Di Neive and Vineyards


The Santo Stefano vineyard is located in Neive, which is one of the three townships (along with Barbaresco and Treiso) that form the Barbaresco appellation. Neive has long been known for its broad, ample wines. In many ways, Santo Stefano produces the prototypical Neive Barbaresco. A south to southwest-facing site, Santo Stefano encompasses just over 8.2 hectares of vineyards divided between 6.7 hectares of Nebbiolo and 1.5 hectares of Barbera. Altitude ranges from 180-240 meters above sea level. The property also includes 4.5 acres of hazelnuts, a reminder of a time when Piedmontese farmers lived off more than one crop. The Stupino family took possession of the Castello di Neive, which included the Santo Stefano and Marcorinasso cascine (farmhouses), in 1963 and formally purchased the property from Count Guido Riccardi Candiani, a descendent of the Count of Castelborgo, in 1964. At the time, approximately 20% of Santo Stefano was planted. The rest of the land was wild. The Stupinos planted 3.6 hectares of vineyards in 1963. In 1970, the Stupinos added another 2.10 hectares of Nebbiolo and replanted some of the highest parts of Santo Stefano with Barbera. Around 2001, the Stupinos began redeveloping the oldest part of the original vineyard with the help of the University of Torino.


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Santo Stefano and the Albesani district in 3-D. Image courtesy of Alessandro Masnaghetti. Used with permission. Today, Santo Stefano is referred to as a vineyard within the broader Albesani Menzione Geografica Aggiuntiva, as shown in the accompanying vineyard map. Some of the best views of Santo Stefano are from Gallina, which faces Santo Stefano, and the part of Ovello that looks towards Neive. The original parcels of Santo Stefano are those that are that are bisected by the horizontal access road and the blocks that follow moving west (left on the drawing above) towards the Tanaro River. 



   
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SANTA STEFANO Vineyards

Owned by The STUPINO FAMILY of NEIVE , ITALT

   
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The COMUUNES of BARBARESCO



   
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BAROLO and BARBARESCO




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SUNDAY SAUCE

by Daniel Bellino Zwicke



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Sunday, September 10, 2017

Italian Wine Guy - Goes Back to SICILY












The NEW YORK ITALIAN FOOD & WINE GUY

ITALIAN COOKBOOK AUTHOR

DANIEL BELLINO "Z"

GOES BACK to SICILY


PALERMO AGRIGENTO CATANIA

SIRACUSA TOARMINA CEFALU

and His ANCESTRAL HOME

of LERCARA FRIDI


The Same Town The SINATRA FAMILY



and CHARLES "LUCKY" LUCIANO

Came From









RECIPES

FROM MY SICILIAN NONNA

GIUSEPPINA SALEMI BELLINO

of LERCARA FRIDDI , SICILY










Saturday, July 15, 2017

Antica Pizzeria Figliole Napoli Italy

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ANTICA PIZZERIA D'e' FIGLIOLE


NAPOLI







MAKING PIZZA FRITTA

MOZZARELLA RICOTTA & ANCHOVIES


ANTICA PIZZERIA FIGLIOLE


D' DAUGHTERS
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CARMELA Making PIZZA FRITTA ESCAROLE








CHE BELLA ?



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PIZZA FRITTA







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SUNDAY SAUCE 

by DANIEL BELLINO "Z"





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THE GIRLS of ANTICA PIZZERIA FIGLIOLE

NAPOLI , ITALY




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SEGRETO ITALIANO

SECRET RECIPES

ITALIAN STYLE !



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PIZZA FRITTA




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SCAROLE !!!!!

Friday, July 14, 2017

BRACIOLA

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BRACIOLA

with Pasta





Rolling The Braciole







Watch LINA Making BRACIOLA








Saucing the PASTA

adding BRACIOLA








RECIPE MAMMA DiMAGGIO'S BRACIOLA

That's JOE DiMAGGIO "S MOTHER

RECIPE in SUNDAY SAUCE



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Braciole



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Recipes from My Sicilian Nonna










PASQUALE Makes BRACIOLE

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