Frank Sinatra Favorite Italian Food

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GILLY'S

FRANK & FRIENDS

And Daughters TINA & NANCY

FRANK

                          Frank Sinatra, both the greatest singer and greatest entertainer of the 20th Century. No question. Sinatra was a legendary icon whose star still shines bright. He was a musical icon, celebrity, international personality, and to millions of Italian-Americans he was our own, a paisan. Frank was an Italian-American whose ancestry is from Genoa on his mother's side of the family and Sicilian on his father's side. And being Italian, Frank loved the food he grew up with, Dolly made a mean Marianara Sauce as well as Meatballs and the all-time Italian-American favorite Sunday Sauce (aka Gravy). Frank loved the food of his childhood; the Spaghetti & Meatballs, Stuffed Artichokes, Pasta Fazool, Frittata, Eggplant Parmigiana and all the usual suspects of the Italian-American table. It's a well known fact that Frank's favorite restaurant was Patsy's on 56th Street in New York ... When Frank went to Patsy's his favorite dishes were Calms Posillipo and Veal Milanese with a nice plate of Spaghetti Pomodoro in-between, and maybe a slice of Cheesecake to finish if Frank was in the mood.

 

FRANK and AVA

"MANGIA BENE"

    

FRANK'S FAVORITE RESTAURANT

Patsy's 56th Street, NEW YORK, NY

   

Learn How to Make FRANK'S VEAL MILANESE

VEAL MILANESE and CLAMS POSILLIPO .. Two of FRANK'S Favorites

CLAMS POSILLIPO

"One of FRANK'S FAVORITES" !

SINATRA SAUCE

COOK & EAT LIKE FRANK

His FAVORITE ITALIAN RECIPES

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FRANK & TONY

TONY CURTIS

SICILY

GRANDMA BELLINO'S COOKBOOK

With RECIPES FROM SINATRA'S HOME TOWN in SICILY

SOUPS - PASTA _ EGGPLANT - ARTICHOKES & MORE

All of FRANK SINATRA'S FAVORITE ITALIAN FOODS

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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

JILLY'S

Frank at Jilly's with friends and daughters Nancy and Tina ..

One of Frank's favorite spots when in New York was owned by one of his closest friends (and Bodyguard) Jilly 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.

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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 ..

GINO'S "SECRTE SAUCE" SALSA SEGRETO - 

RECIPE in SEGRETO ITALIANO COOKBOOK

PJ CLARKE'S

One of Frank's favorite Bars ..

Learn How to Make SUNDAY SAUCE alla SINATRA

and SPAGHETTI MEATBALLS all SINATRA

Recipes in SUNDAY SAUCE by Daniel Bellino

SPAGHETTI & METBALLS

alla SINATRA


RECIPE

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SINATRA FAMILY RECIPES

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VISITING NEW YORK NEW YORK

ANYWHERE WORLDWIDE

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Eat Like Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra & Ava Gardner  .... "Mangia Bene"

Wanna Eat like the late great Frank Sinatra? Who wouldn't? Frank was Sicilian-American and ate Sicilian food, but even more so he loved classic Italian-American Neapolitan Cusisine, with dishes like Clams Posillipo, Spaghetti Marinara, Eggplant Parmigiano, and Veal Milanese were Frank's favvorite dishes, and his favorite restauarnt to eat these dishes at was the great Old-School Italian Red-Sauce Joint on West 56th Street in New York called Patsy's .. Yes it was Frank's favorite, and when in New York Frank also like to go to The 21 Club, PJ Clarke's, Gilly's, and Gino's on Lexington Avenue ...

Patsy's  ... 56th Street

FRANK SINATRA'S Favorite Restaurant

One of FRANK'S Favorites

CLAMS POSILLPO

FRANK Loved VEAL MILANESE

Pounded Extra Thin

Two of Frank's Favorites

Together on One Plate

EGGPLANT PARMIGIANO & Spaghetti Marinara

GNOCCHI POMODORO

Charle's "Lucky" Lucciano

Was From Lercara Friddi Sicily

The Same Town as Sinatra's Father Anthony Martino

FRANK Pours DEAN

a Shot of JACK DANIELS

Another of FRANK'S Favorites !!!

Sammy Davis Jr. Looks On

Another of Frank's Favorites

PJ Clarke's  .. 3rd Avenue .. NEW YORK, NY

Where Frank Downed Many a JACK DANIELS

FRANK Eating a Scrambled Egg & Bacon Sandwich

Yes Another Favorite

LEARN HOW TO MAKES SINATRA SAUCE

In Daniel Bellino's SUNDAY SAUCE

Recipe in SUNDAY SAUCE

When Italian-Americans Cook

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COOKING ITALIAN

GREATEST HITS COOKBOOK

by Daniel Bellino Z

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CLEMENZA & SINATRA 'S SUNDAY SAUCE Recipes

As a boy and young man, Dolly Sinatra would often make Frankie Spaghetti & Meatballs, which Frank loved all his life, from his Mom and at his favorite restaurant “Patsy’s” on West 56^th Street in New York.

    Frank also liked Maccheroni with Sausage & Meatballs, otherwise known as Sunday Sauce or simply “Gravy” with Sausage & Meatballs.

SUNDAY SAUCE alla SINATRA and other great Italian-American Favorites are in SUNDAY SAUCE "When Italian Americans Cook" As with all of Daniel's Italian Cookbooks, Sunday Sauce is filled with tasty recipes couple with stories and facts pertaining to many of Italian America's favorite dishes, like; Mussels Marinar, Pasta Fazool, Italian Wedding Soup, Spaghetti & Meatballs and the centerpiece of the book "Sunday Sauce" aka Gravy ..  And speaking of Sunday Sauce and "Gravy" Mr. Bellino has include some great ones, like; Clemenza's Godfather Sunday Sauce, Momma DiMaggios's Sunday Gravy and Daniel's own families renowned recipe "The Bellino Family Sunday Sauce Gravy" If you love Italian food and the Italian lifestyle, "Don't Miss This One," SUNDAY SAUCE "When Italian-Americans Cook"  .....

DOLLY SINATRA 'S SPAGHETTI & MEATBALLS

LIKE SHE MADE FOR FRANK

RECIPE In "SUNDAY SAUCE"

SUNDAY SAUCE ITALIAN GRAVY

SUNDAY SAUCE

ITALIAN GRAVY

Sunday Sauce .. 

Excerpted from a new book by Daniel Bellino-Zwicke

"When a meal centered around a Sunday Sauce is announced, one can have visions of Blissful Ecstasy at thoughts of eating Pasta laden with Italian Sausages, Savory Meatballs, Beef Braciola, and succulent Pork Ribs. All this has been slowly simmered to culinary perfection. Yes just the thoughts can enrapture one into a Delightful Frenzy of the Most Blissful Feelings of smelling, seeing, and consuming all the ingredients, the Sausages, Meatballs and Gravy. Yes a Sunday Sauce can and does have such effects on one’s mind, body,  and soul. And, I do not want to sound prejudice, but this is pure fact, it is the Male of the Italian-American species who Love The Sunday Sauce in all its form, far more than the  female sex.  True! Meatballs too! And Italian-American men and boys Love and hold  oh-so-dare, their Meatballs, Sunday Sauce, Sausage & Peppers,  and Meatball Parm Sandwiches.

  The  Sunday  Sauce that  my mother  would make was with Meatballs and Beef Braciole. My memories are vivid watching my mother stuffing the Braciole with  garlic, parsley, Pecorino Romano, and Pignoli Nuts,  then  tying the bundles with  butchers cord to hold  the Braciole together as they slowly simmered in the Gravy.  Another fond memory was helping my mother roll and shape the Meatballs."

This pasaage has been excerpted from Daniel Bellino-Zwicke's upcoming new book 

SUNDAY SAUCE, which will be available in Paperback and Kindle on Amazon.com or at a bookstore near you. Sunday Sauce is due for November 2013 release. In the meantime see Daniel's other books (La TAVOLA,  Clemenza's Meatball Sunday Sauce) on Sunday Sauce, Italian-American Food and The Italian-American Experience in New York and America

Daniel Bellino Zwicke

SUNDAY SAUCE


One of the great traditions of the Italian American enclave in the U.S. is the ritual of Sunday afternoon when the entire family gets together for Mama’s or Nona’s famed “Sunday Sauce.” What is it? Well there are a number of variations on the theme. Most Sunday Sauce’s are made with Italian Sausage, Braciola, and Meatballs. Some people make theirs with pork ribs, beef neck, and possibly chicken thighs and backs. These meats are slowly simmered for several hours with tomato, minced onions, garlic, celery, and carrots. I generally like to make my Sunday Sauce with sausage, meatballs, and pork ribs. Other times I’ll make it with sausage, ribs, and braciola. An old tradition in some families is that mother or grandma would start the sauce early on a Sunday morning, get it simmering away for a couple hours on top of the stove, then put it in the oven for a couple hours while everyone goes to church, the sauce slowly simmers and when you get back home, the sauce is ready.
The Sunday Sauce that my mother would make was with sausage, meatballs and beef braciola. My memories are vivid watching my mother stuffing the braciola with garlic,
parsley, Pecorino, and pignoli nuts, then sewing up the bundles with a needle and thread so they would hold together while simmering in the gravy (many families all over the New York and around the country simply call Sunday Sauce “Gravy”). Another fond memory was helping my mother roll and shape the meatballs.
As for me, my Sunday Sauce will vary depending on my mood. One thing I love to do when making the sauce is the addition of pork spare ribs, which not to many people use, I love it.
Whenever people eat my sauce, they go nuts for the ribs and some are surprised cause they might never have had them in a sauce before. They didn’t know that you could use pork spareribs. The ribs are traditional with some but not everybody. It is quite a shame for those who don’t add the ribs because they give the sauce some wonderful flavor and they are incredibly delicious to eat after braising in the sauce for a couple of hours. Whenever I make the sauce and I’m dishing it out to friends and family, I always make sure that I have my fare share of the ribs. Pork ribs cooked in this manner, simmering in the sauce are oh so succulent and tasty. They are far beyond compare. “They are Out-of-this-World!!!” The friends, one-by-one, go nuts for them. “Yes they are most than tasty!”
And what to serve with the Sunday Sauce you ask? It should be a short macaroni; rigatoni, ziti, or gnocchi are best.
The rituals of cooking, serving, and eating Sunday Sauce is a time honored one. It is a beautiful thing. If you mention the term Sunday Sauce to any number of millions of Italian-Americans, the wheels start turning in their heads. Thoughts of how tasty it is, all the different components; the meatballs, sausages, braciola, (maybe ribs, beef or pork neck), the pasta, and the gravy itself.
They think about sitting at the table with friends and or family, people they love. They think about the antipasti that will start the meal and about some good Italian Wine, maybe a nice Chianti. They think about the warmth in the air, loved ones, Dino, Sinatra, and of course, theSunday Sauce itself. “It’s a beautiful thing!!!” If you’ve never done it, “Try it!” If you haven’t cooked one for some time, plan a get-together soon. “Sunday Sauce, it brings people together,” in a most delightful way.


"SUNDAY SAUCE" is excerpted from Daniel Bellino Zwicke's
upcoming book "La Tavola"