Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Augie Russo Pizza New York

 




"MISS BETTY WHITE PIZZA"

by AUGIE RUSSO







AUGIE RUSSO NIO NEAPOLITAN PIZZA

6:55 "This is The Golden Age of Pizza"  ....  Frank Pinello








TINY PIZZA KITCHEN

BROOKLYN

AUGIE RUSSO




One of AUGIE'S FAVORITES



IMPASTO PIZZA






ROMAN PIZZA





PIZZA TAGLIA

ROMAN STYLE PIZZA






The DOUBLE CRUNCH

MORTADELLA with MORTADELLA  BROCCOLI RABE & BURATA

At IMPASTO PIZZA







CLASSIC "PIZZA MARGHERITA"

At SALSA PIZZERIA

GREENPOINT , BROOKLYN 






TAQUERIA RAMIREZ PIZZA

At SALSA PIZZERIA

GREENPOINT










SUNDAY SAUCE

AMERICA'S "FAVORITE ITALIAN COOKBOOK"









Thursday, January 9, 2025

DeRobertis Italian Pastries NYC

 



REMEMBERING DEROBERTIS

DEROBERTIS PASTRY SHOPPE

1ST AVENUE, EAST VILLAGE NYC




A SAD DAY IN NEW YORK


Rumors circulated earlier this year that a prime, neon-lit slice of the old East Village at 174-176 First Avenue, which has been home to De Robertis Caffé Since 1904, would soon disappear because the parcel was on the market for $12 million. At the time, the De Robertis family dismissed the story and said their namesake bakery would remain open, but now our friends at Bedford + Bowery report the sad news that the place has been sold and the ovens will be turned off permanently on December 5.

The site says that various health concerns, the economy, and other factors brought the De Robertis family to a consensus to sell. This is dismal news for lovers of the place’s two kinds of cannoli, espresso, and sfogliatelle, but also for those who found the old shop, along with its mosaic-tiled floors and pressed tin ceilings. The bakery remained unchanged for so many decades that it served as a backdrop for scenes from movies like Malcolm X and Manhattan Murder Mystery. De Robertis Caffé also appeared in the first episode of Sex and the City.

Rumors circulated earlier this year that a prime, neon-lit slice of the old East Village at 174-176 First Avenue, which has been home to De Robertis Caffésince 1904, would soon disappear because the parcel was on the market for $12 million. At the time, the De Robertis family dismissed the story and said their namesake bakery would remain open, but now our friends at Bedford + Bowery report the sad news that the place has been sold and the ovens will be turned off permanently on December 5.

DE ROBERTIS PASTICCERIA at 176 First Ave between 11th  & 12th Sts in what was once a heavily Italian enclave in the East Village.  The family run business closed this past December after being open for 110 years.  Amazing.  The family is getting older, it’s increasingly tougher to compete and profit for the mom and pop places and real estate prices are making these decisions for tired families very tempting.  Apparently that’s what happened here, can you blame the owner?  Of course it’s sad because the old school Italian Pastry shop is becoming increasingly hard to find and this was one of the best in show for a variety of reasons.  It’s age.  That alone is a reason why its closing really takes a living piece of NYC’s Immigrant and Italian-American history away.  We need these places, they are living museums.  The look and aroma in the shop always took me back to “the old days”.  Everything about it suddenly brought my mom and dad, my grandparents and other deceased family members back to life if only for a moment.  For me, that’s priceless. You would step down into DeRobertis and get Punched in the face with the smell of what every Italian Pastry shop should smell like.  I still don’t know if any other Italian or Italian-American bakery in NYC bakes the array of old traditional cookies. 








DeROBERTIS PASTICCERIA






DeROBERTIS ITALIAN PASTRIES







NONNA BELLINO'S COOKBOOK

RECIPES FROM MY SICILIAN NONNA

DANIEL BELLINO Z









OLD MAN JOHN

BACK in The DAY

DeROBERTIS PASTICCERIA

















Thursday, October 17, 2024

Nonna Makes Sunday Sauce

 



NONNA GINA PETITTI




NONNA Makes SAUCE



NONNA GINA Makes SUNDAY SAUCE





Recipe - Nonna Gina

MEATBALLS :

2 lbs. Ground Beef
2 Extra Large Eggs
1/2 cup chopped Fresh Parsley
1 teaspoon Salt
1/4 teaspoon powdered Garlic
1/2 cup grated Pecorino Cheese
1/2 teaspoon Black Pepper
1/2 cup Bread Crumbs

Sauce/Gravy:

3 quarts Tomato Puree
1/4 cup Fresh Basil
1/4 cup Fresh Parsley (optional)
Olive Oil
1/2 cup sliced Onion
2 cloves Garlic
4-6 Pork Neck Bones
4-6 Pork Ribs
6 Sweet Italian Pork Sausage
Meatballs (from above)
Salt & Pepper to taste




NONNA GINA PETITTI


Gina Petitti was born in 1935 in Faeto, Italy. Her family ran a farm in Italy and she met her husband, Vito, in the same town. In 1970 Gina, Vito, and her 4 children immigrated to America. Gina’s husband passed away in 2012, but she is surrounded by a large family, which includes 9 grandchildren, and lives 5 minutes away from her eldest daughter in New Jersey. Gina spends her time cooking, gardening, and being an active member of her local Church.







Some More GREAT SAUCE !!!



SUNDAY SAUCE

alla BELLINO alla PACINO

CLEMENZA'S GODFATHER SAUCE

JOE DiMAGGIO'S Mom's GRAVY

MEATBALLS - BRACIOLE

And MUCH MORE

AMERICA'S FAVORITE ITALIAN COOKBOOK

SUNDAY SAUCE by DANIEL BELLINO






Monday, October 7, 2024

Molto Mario Cooks Sicilian Palermo

 



Mario Cooks Sicilian

FRITTATA FENNEL SALAD








MARIO COOKS SICILIAN

MARIO BATALI

MOLTO MARIO

FRITTATA ESCAROLE & FENNEL SALAD








NONNA BELLINO'S COOKBOOK

RECIPES From MY SICILIAN NONNA

SICILIAN & ITALIAN RECIPES



Sunday, September 1, 2024

Stuffed Shells

 

NONNA PIA Makes STUFFED SHELLS




STUFFED SHELLS

"One of My Favorite Dishes that My Mother used to make for Us"

"Yumm" !!!








NONNA PIA makes STUFFED SHELLS

Vieo Recipe

"When Nonna Cooks"









NONNA BELLINO'S COOKBOOK

RECIPES From MY SICILIAN NONNA





Thursday, August 22, 2024

Nonna Makes Meatballs Recipe

 



BAKED MACCHERONI

With MEATBALLS & RIBS

by NONNA NINA






NONNA NINA MAKES BAKED MACCHERONI

With MEATBALLS & PORK SPARERIBS






NONNA BELLINO'S

ITALIAN COOKBOOK

RECIPES











SUNDAY SAUCE

alla BELLINO alla PACINO

CLEMENZA MOB WAR SAUCE

From The GODFATHER

AMAZON.com





Thursday, August 1, 2024

Making Secret Sauce






A waiter chats up some Customers

GINO'S

Lexington Avenue

New York NY




RIGATONI with SALSA SEGRETO

alla GINO's

If you want to eat it, you have to make it at home. Sadly, GINO'S closed a few years
back. If you want to eat it, you have to no how to make it. 

The Recipe is Secret, but you can get it, in SEGRETO ITALIANO COOKBOOK .

GINO'S was a wonderful Old School Italian Restaurant on Lexington Avenue that was beloved by its many loyal customers that include: Fank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Gay Talese, Jackie "O" and many more. Pasta with Salsa Segreto was the most famous dish on the menu, customers just loved it, and the regulars who frequent this wonderful restaurant yearn for it to this day. The dish is not hard to make at all, but you do need to know the ingredients and how to make it. You Need The Secret RECIPE. 










SALSA SEGRETO SECRET RECIPE

IT'S in SEGRETO ITALIANO

Along with GREAT SOUP - PASTA

And Other RECIPES

GET IT on AMAZON.com




OK, so you love Italian Food, “Yes?” Who doesn’t? You may not know how to cook, or maybe you do and want to add some Great Recipes to your repertoire. You may feel It’s high time you learned how to make an awesome Italian Pasta Sauce, “Hey, everyone should!” But, what kind; Tomato, Marinara, Bolognese?

Or maybe you already have a number of recipes, but do you have recipes for; Clemenza’s Godfather Sunday Sauce or Danny Bolognese’s Ragu Bolognese? No, we didn’t think so! How about Gino’s Top-Secret Salsa Segreto from the beloved old New York Red-Sauce Joint “Gino’s of Capri?” Well, now it’s time for you to delve into SEGRETO ITALIANO and find rare and Secret Recipes, and learn how to make make Italian-America's favorite dishes, dishes like; Cacciucco, Lucia’s Jersey Braciole, Uncle Pete’s Baked Rabbit, Jersey Shore Crab Sauce, or Serio Maccioni’s original recipe of the World Famous Pasta Primavera. Segreto Italiano is a celebration of Italian Food and Italian-America and is filled with countless recipes and wonderful stories of Italian Food and culture, like only Daniel Bellino “Z” can tell. Delight in Daniel’s wonderful storytelling and savor the recipes, the wonderfully delicious dishes of Segreto Italiano. 

Now it's time to "Mangia Bene Tutti"












NEW YORK COFFEE !!!