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San Gennaro Festival, Little Italy, NYC – It Ain’t What it Used To Be (The...
Being an Italian-American, I take pride in my heritage. I am also particular about how I like my sausage and pepper sandwiches made. If you are not from the north eastern part of the US, didn’t grow up...
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San Gennaro, Ultimately A Bit of a Let-Down (The Boy’s Version)
Before I say anything more, I should make it clear that I had never been to the famous San Gennaro festival that is running through this weekend in Manhattan’s Little Italy before Wednesday night, and...
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Tame Tapas We Ate in Madrid/ Tortilla Espanola Recipe
In a later post, the husband will write about all the, shall we say, interesting tapas we ate while in Madrid. When I use the word interesting, I mean that many may find some of these tapas to be gross...
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You Don’t Have To Be Italian or at a Wedding To Enjoy This: Italian Wedding...
I’ve talked about my sweet ‘ole grandmom, Anna, a few times on this blog. This was a woman who waited tables at the Golden Nugget (now Bally’s Grand) casino (R.I.P.) in Atlantic City until she retired...
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Ferdinando’s Focacceria: old school before it was kool
When you think of old-style Italian-American restaurants does red sauce spring to mind? Red check wax table cloths, family-style servings, a free salad with your entree, rotund red-faced guys with...
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Risotto di Polpette di Salsicce al Finocchio: Playing with your Sausage…
I was recently introduced to an Australian with whom I had a number of interesting discussions (that is not meant as a joke). The first, an hour-long discussion of the age-old cricketing rivalry...
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