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

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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

The SINATRAS

At GILLYS

NEW YORK

Get SINATRA Art

     

                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" !

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

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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

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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 

PJ CLARKES - Fine Art Print

From FINE ART AMERICA

Learn How to Make SUNDAY SAUCE alla SINATRA

And SPAGHETTI MEATBALLS alla SINATRA

Recipes in SUNDAY SAUCE by Daniel Bellino

SPAGHETTI & METBALLS

alla SINATRA


RECIPE

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SINATRA FAMILY RECIPES

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ANYWHERE WORLDWIDE

FLIGHTS & HOTELS

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I LOVE This BOOK

 

SUNDAY SAUCE

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Cutomer Reviews

I loved this book. I grew up in a town that was a little United Nations of nationalities. The majority were Italian and some of my best friends and even married some family. Living in different parts of the country I find the food is just not the same even when they say they are from the same providences. I greatly miss the Pork Stores with its sausages hanging from the ceilings. Cases full of cheese and open barrels sitting all over the stores. You will have to read to find out what a port store is. But you will not get that wonderful aroma as you open the door of cheese, sausage, spices and all the other wonderful ingredients. Need a pick me up, enter a pork store. How could you be down with all that good smell swirling around.Making gravy was an all day event on Sunday. Saturday was for making the pasta. I had a neighbor that would allow me to help her on both days. On Sunday all the family would show up at her house for dinner after Church. It was ironic because she was not Italian, her husband was. She was considered the best cook of the family and Sundays and holidays were at her house. Make some good memories for your family and friends. These are comfort foods for me.

I’ve read a lot of cookbooks in my day, but nothing prepared me for the absolute joy that came with checking out this one. “Sunday Sauce” floored me with good humor, great recipes, and just a fun read. To even further my enjoyment, I tested out the Goodfellas Sauce alla Prigione, and was absolutely impressed. It is one of the best tasting recipes I’ve ever tasted and for that alone, you have to pick up this cookbook.

If you love real Italian cooking, this book will be the one that you want to keep around on your Kindle for a lifetime. The recipes are simple enough, and the humor and storytelling is spot on. I wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone that wants a bit of story, a bit of good humor, and amazing Italian food. It’s wonderful, check it out.

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Feast 7 Fish Italian Christmas Fried Baccala Cauliflower Recipe

 

Fried Baccala

When I was a little one, each year at Christmas, my grandmother would make these wonderful fried cod or cauliflower delicacies wrapped in seasoned dough! Bowls of baccala (cod fish) and cauliflower fritters would be set out on the Christmas Eve table and we would eat our fill! My little sister would eat them until she literally got sick much to the dismay of my father who would warn her of the imminent danger of her over indulgence!

What can I say; these Christmas Baccala and Cauliflower Fritters are absolutely delicious; and though I am not that big on fried foods in my normal diet, the Holidays just beg to differ! Enjoy my Christmas Baccala and Cauliflower Fritters this month at Christmas or whatever Holiday you observe; these fritters don’t discriminate, they just taste good! 

Fried Cauliflower

RECIPE 

INGREDIENTS:

In a large bowl make the batter with

1&1/2 cups organic all purpose flour 

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1 large egg

1 teaspoon granulated garlic

1 tablespoon parsley flakes

1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper

1 cup water

(Note if you need more batter, increase the flour to 2 cups and add another egg, adjust seasoning)

24 ounces grape seed oil for frying

For the Baccala 

1 lb cod fish fillets, water, salt and pepper

Boil the fillets in the seasoned water until just cooked yet firm

Drain on paper towels, break up in chunks

For the Cauliflower 

1 large head organic cauliflower, leaves trimmed, water, salt, pepper 

Boil the whole cauliflower in the water until just cooked yet firm(5-7 minutes), drain in colander, break up in large chunks.

Heat the oil in a deep pan on medium high until fry ready.

Dip the cod chunks and cauliflower chunks in the batter.

Immerse the batter coated chunks in the hot oil, fry until golden brown .

Drain fritters on paper towel.

 

If not serving immediately, the fritters can be heated in a hot oven to crisp up! 

Enjoy!

"La VIGILIA"

The FEAST of The 7 FISH

ITALIAN CHRISTMAS COOKBOOK

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Chianti Wine Tour Tuscany

 

Chainti Classico Region

Greve

Enchanting Chianti Wine Tour

Worlds Best Recipe Ragu Bolognese

 

Homemade Tagliatelle Pasta

With Ragu Bolognese

HOW to MAKE TAGLIATELL PASTA

with RAGU BOLOGNESE

RECIPE

The RAGU BOLOGNESE COOKBOOK

The RAUG BOLOGNESE COOKBOOK

The WORLDS BEST RECIPE

For PASTA BOLOGNESE

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Dinner at Bar Pitti NYC

 

BAR PITTI

Joe Macari, Eddie Macari, Dakota, Tommy Macari

Chris, Terik, Michele, Daniel Bellino Zwicke

Another dinner at Bar Pitti. There have been many over the years, both lunch and dinner, it's always a good time at Bar Pitti, a restaurant that makes some of the best Italian food in New York.

Cousin Joe gave me a call on Sunday saying he wanted to have a dinner at Bar Pitti this week. A great idea, as always. So Wednesday roll around and Joe calls me, and tell me they are on their way (Joe and Tommy).

A couple hours later, they call and tell me to meet them at Houston and Macdougal. It's Ash Wednesday and I was inside Saint Anthony's Church on Sullivan Street, so I was two minutes away. So I go over to Houston and Macdougal and I see Joe inside a Black Landrover. Joe says, "Tommy's inside (Song Napule Pizza), getting a Pizza." Cool. We wait in the SUV. Tommy caomes back with a nice Pizza Margherita. We're starting the day off right.

Pizza Margherita

Song Napule Pizzeria

I've been going to Sogno Toscano for the past 3 months and posting pictures on Instagram, so Tommy and Eddie have been wanting to go there, so before our dinner at Bar Pitti, we're head over there to drink a little wine and have some Salumi. It's myself, Tommy and Joe, and Terik and Tommy's friend Dakota meet up with us a bit later. We get a nice bottle of Sardinian Vermentino. 

Tommy orders a plate of Salumi and Cheese. Joe's looking at all the food products (Tarrali, Olive Oil, Pasta and assorted Italian Food Products) on the shelves, and says, "I gotta get a bag of some of this stuff." We drink the wine. It's really good. Everyone loves the place, the vibe, the workers, the Salumi, Formaggio, and everything about the place. It's really a nice little Italian Wine Bar / Salumeria, and they are doing well. Bravo.

Sogno Toscano

Perry Street, NY NY

A Glass of CHIANTI

SOGNO TOSCANO

GREENWICH VILLAGE

We had a great time at Sogno Toscano. We finsih up and head over to Bar Pitti.

Inside BAR PITTI

We get to Bar Pitti, and are warmly welcomed by Roberto, Enzo, and the guys.

Giovanni comes over and gives us the warmest welcome imaginiable. He hasn't seen Joe, Tommy, and Eddie in a while, and we're all hugs, and happy to see one another. We chat a few minutes and Giovanni puts down two bottles of Solaia, and says, "This is for you guys," My cousin Joe, says "No, you can't do this," but Giovanni won't take no for an answer, and says, "No baby, this is on me. It's from my own personal collection." I tell you, two bottles of Solaia 2017 is quite a nice gift. Giovanni says, "You guys never let us pay for the Pizza. This is on me." And so we drink the Solaia, and it's damn good. I Love it. Waht's not to love. If you know Soalai, you know what I'm talking about.

Michele comes in, and a few minutes later, Cousin Eddie arrives. We drink the wine, and are having quite a nice time, chit-chatting, and sipping on Solaia. We take quite a little while before we order some food, but when we do, it's serious.

"A Gift From GIOVANNI"

2 Bottles SOLAIA 2017

Excellent Wine

We finally get around to ordering, and we get Eggpkant Parmigiano, Meatballs,

Sauteed Spinach, and Shrimp. It's all good, especially the Melanzane Parmigiano, which is the best in town. I really love the way they make the Eggpalnt here. It is spot on and as good as can be.

We then had a pasta course of Spagehtti Vongole (Clam Sauce), Tortelloni that were quite tasty, and an awesome plate of Paparadelle with Duck Ragu. "Outstanding."

FONTALLORO

And PAPARADELLE w/ DUCK RAGU

We order our main courses. I get the Bolito di Manza. It's boiled beef, and for those of you who do not know, it taste much better than it sounds. It's Beef Short Ribs and it's tasty and succulent. Joe got the Oxtails (Coda di Vaccinara), and iI was a lucky recipient of one of his Oxtails. Along with the Calves Liver, these two dishes (Bolito & Oxtails) are the dishes I get most, whenever I eat at Bar Pitti, a place I started going to with my ex-girlfriend Dante when the place first opened. I was one of their first customers. My girlfriend and I discovered it, ans started eating there every week. We told my friends John O', Michael, and Jorge about it, and we all started having lunch there (or Lanza's) every Saturday for lunch, befroe we all went into work at Les Halles's at night. Good times.

Well, back to our dinner last night. Everything was great. We all got to chat a lot and Michele was telling some great stories, including when her and Giovanni got married in Greve, at Vicchomaggio, an Italian Wine Estate that makes Chianti in the town of Greve.

We got some Panacotta for dessert, and Robero brought us all some Passito di Pantelleria Italian dessert wine on the house.

Yes, it was quite a nice night, and we were all happy to get together.

Basta and Ciao for now.

...... Daniele

Thursday, March 3, 2022

Daniel Bellino Zwicke

POSITANO The AMALFI  COAST

TRAVEL GUDIE / COOKBOOK

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The SOPRANOS

SATRIALE'S ITALIAN PORK STORE

COFFEE MUG - T-SHIRT or TOTE BAG

Pope Greenwich Village New York tshirt

 

MICKEY ROURKE

In The POPE of GREENWICH VILLAGE

ANTHONY PASSAMANTE BALLFIELD

HOUSTON STREET 

GREENWICH VILLAGE,  NEW YORK

TEE SHIRT

MICKEY ROURKE

POPE of GREENWICH VILLAGE

TEE SHIRT / COFFEE MUG

The POPE of GREENWICH VILLAGE

On ETSY

EAT MICKEY'S FAVORITE ITALIAN FOODS

SUNDAY SAUCE 

WHEN ITALIAN AMERICANS COOK

FAVOIRTE NEW YORK DISHES

BEDBUG EDDIES CALAMRI

PAULIE'S MOM'S MANICOTTI RECIPE

And MUCH MORE

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MICKEY ROURKE T-SHIRT