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ITALIA !!!
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SOCCCER SHIRT
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GOING to ITALY ???
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And HOTELS WORLDWIDE
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Monday, May 29, 2023
Friday, May 12, 2023
RAO'S
RAO'S
Rao's has been located at 455 East 114th Street in East Harlem since 1896. It was originally a saloon, one room with a bar, purchased by Charles Rao, and as the current owners of Rao's state on their website, "Tradition and ritual are the heart and soul of Italian cuisine. Since 1896, the Rao's family has believed in sharing those traditions." Rao's is also reportedly one of the oldest family-owned restaurants in the country. Charles' son Vincent ended up owning the restaurant with his aunt, Anne Pellegrino, and then it came to be co-owned by Frank Pellegrino Sr. (who died in 2017, as Fortune reported), his son, Frank Pellegrino Jr., and Vincent's nephew, Ron Straci.
Frank Pellegrino Sr., the late co-owner of Rao's, told Famous Foodies, "It's a throwback, it goes to another era. My grandmother, my grandfather, my aunts, my uncles, this is what they brought to America. ... That's my objective, that's my goal, is to carry on that ancestry, to honor it, to respect it, and to share it with the people who come here."
Rao's has also displayed Christmas decorations all year round for over seventy years. Pellegrino Sr. said, "What it really means ... [is] every day in America is Christmas. Every day. So therefore, they will never come down."
Rao's is a ten-table restaurant — four tables and six booths — and that's obviously one of the reasons why it's practically impossible to get a reservation. But there's more to it than that. The turning point where Rao's went from a well-kept secret to the hardest restaurant to get into came in 1977, when dining critic Mimi Sheridan gave it a three-star review in The New York Times (via Vanity Fair). After the review ran, the phone began ringing off the hook and never stopped. As Frank Pellegrino Sr. explained to Famous Foodies, "That's when I started assigning tables. I figured out the only way I could protect those who were loyal to us ... was by giving them tables. ... Every table, every night, has been booked since 1977."
Rao's regulars have their own table assignments (weekly, monthly, or otherwise), and these were set in stone by Frank Pellegrino Sr. and Anna Pellegrino (per Vanity Fair). When the members who have table rights pass on, their family usually inherits the table. Those who have a table can arrive whenever they want on their assigned night, or they can lend it out. Essentially, for a newcomer to come in, they have to know one of the regulars.
Indeed, Frank Sr. earned the nickname Frankie No because he turned down so many people trying to get in. Ironically, there were times when Frankie had to call a table regular to see if they were willing to give up their place — and if they turned him down, even Frankie No couldn't get a table in his own restaurant (per Famous Foodies).
The menu at Rao's – which is used at the Los Angeles location — consists of Italian family recipes that came from Frank Pellegrino Sr.'s grandmother Paulina, his aunt Anna, and his Uncle Vincent, according to Bon Appétit. The meatballs at Rao's are a thing of legend, and they're made with ground veal, pork, beef, and seasoned breadcrumbs. Uncle Vincent's chicken is also a popular dish, where the chicken is charcoal broiled and topped with Vincent's personal lemon sauce (via USA Today).
The New York location has no menu. As USA Today explains, one of the owners "pulls up a chair and runs through a litany of pasta, seafood, veal and chicken options, basically making whatever you want ... the waiter kneels at the table while explaining the menu." Dinner costs about $75 a person, they don't take credit cards — you have to pay with cash or check only, according to Vanity Fair.
SUNDAY SAUCE
OLD SCHOOL ITALIAN
Old School Italian Red Sauce Joints
ARE YOU CRAVING OLD SCHOOL ITALIAN in NEW YORK
These Are 3 of The BEST !!!
RAO'S JOHN'S & MONTE'S
JOHN'S of 12th STREET
Since 1908
MONTE'S TRATTORIA
in GREENWICH VILLAGE
Since 1918
RAO'S
East Harlem, New York
Since 1896
SUNDAY SAUCE
aka The GODFATHER COOKBOOK
WHEN ITALIAN-AMERICANS COOK
The BEST OLD SCHOOL ITALIAN RECIPES
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
My New Favorite Food Avocado Toast Recipe
AVOCADO
SUPER FOOD
"My AVOCADO TOAST"
With a FRIED EGG & TOMATO
"I made this for Lunch today. So damn GOOD" !!!
You Can't Beleive just How GOOD IT IS ?
SERIOUSLY !!!
Several Ways to Make Avocado Toast
AVOCADO TOAST
With FRIED EGGS
OVER EASY - MEDIUM or HARD
SCRAMBLED
With or Without TOMATO !
"Me, I Love Muine with Nice Sliced Tomatoes"
And OLIVE OIL
- Toast your bread in the toaster or oven.
- Cut the avocados open and remove the seed.
- Scoop out the avocados into a bowl, add in a splash of lemon juice, a pinch of salt, and red pepper flakes.
- Smash your avocado with a fork to the texture you like. Leave it chunky or smash it until smooth.
- Spread it onto your toasted bread.
YES, It's Not of ITALIAN ORIGINS, but we Do think Italians will catch on to this very Healthy and Very Tasty Food item. In fact they already are, and naturally Italians will put their twist on the basic dish (Avocado Toast - Italian Style) ...
You'll see Prosciutto, shaved Pecorino, capers, and Apulian Olives on the basic avocado toast recipe. Or, how bout Arugala dressed with lemon and Olive Oil and topped with shave Parmigiano, Pecorino or Caciocavallo Cheese ? SOund great to us ! Make your own unique toast yourself. The possibilities are endless.
POSITANO The AMALFI COAST
TRAVEL GUIDE - COOKBOOK
FAVORITE ITALIAN DISHES
And SECRET RECIPES
TRAVELING ???
BEST PRICES
HOTELS & FLIGHTS
WORLDWIDE
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Sinatra Eats
SINATRA EATS
Frank Sinatra at GILLY'S New York
With Daughters NANCY (L) and TINA SINATRA
And FRIENDS
One of Frank's favorite spots when in New York was owned by one of his closest friends (and Bodyguard) Gilly Rizzo .. Jilly's served Chinese Food and Franks's favorite was their Chicken Chowmein ..
Frank threw many parties there, eating, drinking, telling stories and what-not.
Frank Sinatra Out on The Town
With ED SULLIVAN and Other Friends
The SINATRA COOKBOOK
NONNA BELLINO'S COOKBOOK
aka The SINATRA COOKBOOK
LERCARA FRIDDI - SICILY
FRANK MARTY DOLLY & DANNY
Frank Sinatra's father was born and raised in the town of Lercara Friddi, Sicily, about 45 minutes south of the Sicilian capital of Palermo. Frank's father Saverio Martino Sinatra immigrated to New York City with his mother in 1903. His father FRancesco Sinatra was already living there and working in a pencil factory.
Frank Sinatra's mother Dortea (Dolly) Gravante was born in Lumarzo, Italy, a small town near Genoa. She was born the day after Christmas, December 1897. Her family immigrated to America when she was just and infant.
Dolly and Marty Senatra met and married in 1913. There only child Frank Sinatra was born December 12, 1915. The rest is history.
Of Frank Sinatra's two parents Dolly and Martino, they both cooked, but Marty was the better cook of the two, and often cooked dinner for his wife and child, and himself. Martino learned to cook from his mother and aunts who were all Sicilian, and Martino cooked most Sicilian dishes like, Caponata, Pasta con Sarde, and Baked Ziti with Meatballs.
Italian-American author Daniel Bellino Z's maternal grandparents, Giuseppina Salemi and Fillipo Bellino were both born in Lercara Friddi, Sicily, the same town that Frank Sinatra's father comes from. The women in Danie's family were wonderful cooks, including Daniel's Aunt Fran, Wanda, and Aunt Helen, an his mother's mother Giuseppina, the woman named in his cookbook
Granma Bellino's Italian Cookbook, "Recipes from My Sicilian Nonna" This cookbook is the closest we get to a Frank Sinatra Cookbook, and so some people have refered to it
as The Sinatra Cookbook
To Cook and Eat like Frank Sinatra, Grandma Bellino's Italian Cookbook is the closest cookbook that comes clost to the recipes of dishes that Frank Sinatra ate, growing up in Hoboken, New Jersey. It's available on Amazon.com ...
MARTINO & DOLLY SINATRA
WEDDING DAY
1913
DOLLY FRANK & MARTINO SINATRA
Hoboken, New Jersey
FRANK & DOLLY SINATRA
FRANK and AVA
"MANGIA BENE"
FRANK'S FAVORITE RESTAURANT
Patsy's 56th Street, NEW YORK, NY
VEAL MILANESE and CLAMS POSILLIPO .. Two of FRANK'S Favorites
CLAMS POSILLIPO
"One of FRANK'S FAVORITES" !
SICILIAN FOOD RECIPES
FROM LERCARA FRIDDI
The SAME TOWN as The SINATRA FAMILY
SICILY
GRANDMA BELLINO'S COOKBOOK
The CLOSEST THING to a SINATRA COOKBOOK
With RECIPES FROM SINATRA'S HOME TOWN in SICILY
SOUPS - PASTA _ EGGPLANT - ARTICHOKES & MORE
All of FRANK SINATRA'S FAVORITE ITALIAN FOODS
Frank tosses the Spaghetti
Dean Martin with Frank as Sammy Davis Jr pours Frank a Jack Daniels
Frank Sinatra dines with Marylyn Monroe
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Frank Sinatra with Lauren Bacall at 21 Club , NEW YORK
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Gnocchi Pomodoro
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Frank Sinatra 's Egg Sandwiches
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Frank Eats a Donut
GINO'S on Lexington Avenue was a Sinatra favorite ..
A waiter and the famed Zebra Wallpaper of Gino's ..
PJ CLARKE'S
One of Frank's favorite Bars
PJ CLARKES - Fine Art Print
Learn How to Make SUNDAY SAUCE alla SINATRA
And SPAGHETTI MEATBALLS alla SINATRA
Recipes in SUNDAY SAUCE by Daniel Bellino
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