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GRANDMA BELLINO ‘S COOKBOOK
RECIPES From MY SICiLIAN NONNA
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GRANDMA BELLINO ‘S COOKBOOK
RECIPES From MY SICiLIAN NONNA
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Yes, “I Fucking Love GREEN BOOK,” which was without question, the Best Movie I’ve seen in 10 Years, “Seriously.” “What’s not to Fucking Love” Tony Lip would probably say himself, if the movie wasn’t about him, but he was watching a movie with the same exact story about his life and adventure when he worked for World Renowned Pianist Doctor Donald Shirley (Mahershala Ali), driving him on a concert tour around the South and Mid-West of America in 1962 ..
The movie opens in a sccene at the Copacabana ight Club in New York City, where Tony Vallelongo (Viggo Mortenson), aka “Tony Lip” is the Maitre’d / Bouncer of the club. Italian-American singer Bobby Rydell (Robert Ridarelli) of Philadelphia is the headliner and is singing on stage when the movie opens in the Copa. Viggo Mortenson ‘s character “Tony Lip” gets into a fight that night with a Mobster, and the Copacabana is subsequently closed down for a couple months for so-called renovations. Tony is out of work and needs to pay the Rent and put Bread on the table for his wife and two sons. By the way, Tony Vallelungo is what many would call a typical Italian-American Blue-Collar New Yorker who lives up in the Bronx, and his a thick New York Italian accent, swagger, and attitude to go with it. The guy needs a job. Soon after he’s put of work, a close friend tells Tony he knows how he can make a quick easy $50 .. Tony is put into a Hot Dog Eating Contest at the local diner. It’s between Tony and some other guy who can eat the most Hot Dogs. The record at this joint is 18 Hot Dogs. Tony takes the guy on, who ends up eating 24 Hot Dogs. Tony eats 26 and wins the Fifty Bucks, but Tony still needs a job, he can’t keep eating mass quantities of food like the 48 White Castle Cheeseburgers they he ate previously.
A good friend sets Tony up on a job interview to chauffeur a renowned piano player around for 2 months on his upcoming concert tour. Tony goes on the interview which is in the piano players apartment above Carnegie Hall. This scene is quite entertaining, and gives a good insight into what similar situations are about to unfold in the movie which is the stark contrast of two very different men, who have completely different lives, personalities, education, and general demeanor. Such a strong contrast between characters usually makes for good humor and entertainment, and the contrast between Tony Lip and Don Shirley is verging on epic. The situations and moments these two men have together is often funny, sometimes heartbreaking, and often quite sweet and heart warming.
As Director Peter Farrelly said, in his acceptance speech for Best Picture, this movie is about love. Yes the movie is about love, and great friendships and acceptance between human beings who are different from one another. We all are, really. We’re different and the same, we’re human beings with attributes and faubles, and we go through life with many ups and downs along the way, but we should all be compassionate, helpful, and warm to our fellow human beings. Wouldn’t this all make for a better world? You know it would, and that’s just what these two humans, two “real life humans” (it’s a true Story) who are thrown together and though they are both hugely different, they come together and help each other, and become fast friends along the way. I got choked up and almost cried a couple of times during the film, and a walked away with warmth and good feelings, and maybe a little bit more of an understanding of life and other people, that I feel will make me a better person along the way.
Green Book? Yes, “I Fucking Love It!”
Go see it please.
Basta!
Daniel Bellino Zwicke
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GREEN BOOK OSCAR WINNER For : #BestPicture Pete Farelly and Nick Vallelungo
Best Supporting Actor for #MahershalAli and Best Original SCREENPLAY for Nick Vallelungo and Peter Farrelly
Did you notice that there was a lot of food in Green Book. Viggo Mortenson (Tony Lip) eating Kentuck Fried Chicken, Hot Dogs, and Steak & Eggs at a Diner, and talking about eating White Castle Cheeseurgers. And for the Grand Finale as far as Food and Green Book goes, the last scene of the movie, may have gone un-noticed by many as the special Italian Christmas Eve Dinner of “The Feast of The Seven Fishes,” known as La Vigilia in the Italian language. Well, most who saw the movie may have not picked it up, but as I did, I’m sure many (but not all) Italian-Americans did.
if you’re interested in creating your own Italian Christmas of The Feast of 7 Fish? You can. Just get yourself a copy of Daniel Bellino-Zwicke ‘s “Feast of The 7 Fish.” Everything is in there, all the recipes to make your own “Vigilia,” The FEAST of The 7 FISH, on Amazon.com

The FEAST of THE 7 FISH
Just Like VIGGO MORTENSEN ‘S
in GREEN BOOK
“It’s all about Viggo”
… Peter Farrelly in his acceptance speech at The OSCARS
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NEW YORK NY

PISTOL PETE MARAVICH
Some Feel He Was The Greatest Basket Ball Player Ever
NOT Michael Jordon or Lebron James
or WILT CHAMBERLAIN or KAREEM ABDUL JABAR
But PETE MARAVICH
WHAT DO YOU THINK ?
READ About PISTOL PETE Watch The VIDEO
The Badass Cookbook
PISTOL PETE FAVORITE fRiED CHICKEN
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THIS TEAM Was GREAT
The 1969 /70 WORLD CHAMPION NEW YORK KNICKS

This TEAM SUCKS !!!
So BIG TIME IT ISN’T EVEN FUNNY
The 2018 /19 NEW YORK KNICKS Basketball Team
“THEY’RE PITIFUL” !!!
KNICKS RECORD
2017 -2018 Season 29 WINS 53 LOST “BAD”
2016 – 2017 Season 31 WINS 51 LOST “PRETTY Fing BAD”
2014 -2015 Season 17 WINS 65 LOST “SUCKS”
As of January 30, 2019 the Knicks record so far for the 2018 / 19 Seaso is10 Wins & 40 Losses, “That Fucking Sucks!” The KNICKS SUCK so Bad it isn’t even funny, and not just this year. Look at their “PISS POOR” Record in the past few years? This team is Pitiful, and collectively for the last 5 Years “The Worst NY KNICKS Team” in the history of the frachise. Thhey “Fucking Suck” ! Am I making myself clear here? The KNICKS SUCK !!! The loyal fans do not deserve this. I’ve heard of teams being bad, but this is rediculous. At this point in the season with a disgustingly HORRIBLE win loss recor of 10 Wins and 40 Losses the Knicks are on pace to have the Worst Record in New York Knickerbocker History if the finish with a record of 15 Wins & 67 Losses or worse which the current Knicks are on pace to do. “They Suck.” And I really don’t care that much, I’m not really a fan of NBA Basketball, which I think SUCKS, I’d much rather watch College Basketball which as an overall experience of watching better basketball games and overall feel of basketball, the experience of watching premier college basketball is superior than watching any NBA game at all, which to me and a multitude of others just quite simply sucks, just like the Knicks, who of all NBA Teams, the Knicks Suck the most. As a proud New York, it’s one thing to have a Professional New York Sports Team have one or two bad seasons, but this team has been pretty dam bad for the past 5 year or so. In fact, guess what? They “Suck.”

When is PORZY Coming Back ?
Kristap Porkingis has been one of the few Bright Lights for the Knicks in the past few years. Only Problem? He’s been injured and not playing for more than a year now. When is he coming back?

Bill Bradley
Back when the Knicks were great. Bill Bradley played on a great Knick team with the likes of players like; Walt “Clyde” Frazier, Willis Reed, Dave DeBusschere, Cazzie Russell, Dick Barnett, Dave Stallworth, and Mike Riordn. The won the NBA Championship in 1969 / 1970 , with a season record of 60 Wins against 22 losses.
The 1972 / 73 Knicks had a record of W 57 – L 25 and Wond The NBA Champiships again under Coach Red Holtzman again. They still had Walt Frazier, Willis Red, Bill Bradley, Dick Barnett, and Dave DeBusschere, but this time with the additon of the Awesome Earl “The Pearl” Monroe, Dean “The Dream” Meminger, Jerry Lucas, and Phil Jackson.
2018 NY GIANTS – WINS 5 – LOSSES 11 “They SUCK” But not quite as Bad as 2018
2017 NY GIANTS 3 WINS 13 LOSSES “THEY SUCK” WORST GIANT TEAM EVER !!!

ELI & SAQUON
SAQUON Was GREAT !!!
ELI ???
Runningback Saquon Barkely was a very Bright Star for the New York Giants this year. He had a phenominal Rookie Season gaining more than 2,000 Yards Total Offense Ruuning and Pass Recieving, the most any Rookie Runningback has ever gained in the History of The NFL
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The BADASS COOKBOOK
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A Young Frank Sinatra …. Hoboken, New Jersey
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Frank Sinatra
“Come Fly with Me” !!!
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PATSY’S “Franks Favorite Restaurant”
Frank’s Favorite Restaurant in The World, was Patsy’s on West 56th Street in New York, in The Theater District near Times Square .. Frank’s Favorites were; Calms Posillipo, Spaghetti Pomodoro, Veal Milanes (extra Thin & Crispy) and Spaghetti & Meatballs of which patsy’s makes The Best in The City ..
PATSY’S is by far the restaurant most associated with SINATRA — on its website, the restaurant notes that it “has been known for years as the restaurant Frank Sinatra made famous.” You can still order up old-school Italian there, but you might not have the exact same experience as Sinatra, who was said to have entered through a special door to sit at a reserved table on the second floor. Sinatra became especially loyal to the restaurant after making a solo Thanksgiving reservation one year, not realizing the restaurant was slated to be closed that day. Patsy Scognamillo didn’t want to turn Sinatra away, so he allowed the reservation. He also didn’t want Sinatra to know the restaurant was opened just for him — so he had the entire staff bring their families to fill the place up, something Sinatra didn’t learn until years later, according to Patsy’s lore. The restaurant still celebrates its connection to Sinatra: At right, in 2002, Joe Scognamillo served actor Bill Boggs, who had dressed up as Sinatra . (236 West 56th St.)
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Want to Eat Like SINATRA? It’s quite a fun thing to do, follow in the footsteps of the great Francis Albert SInatra, and eat and hang at Frank’s favorite haunts of all-time. You can go to The 21 Club and eat there famous 21 Burger, and get some Jack Daniels while you’re at it, it was Sinatra’s favorite drink.
Also, not far from The 21 Club, and a lot more affordable, is PJ Clarke’s on 3rd Avenue at 52 nd Street. Get one of their tasty Burgers, Frank loved them. And again, do like Frank and order up a Jack Daniels while you’re at it. This is the place that Johhny Merver and Harold Arlen were thinking of when they wrote one of Sinatra’s most beloved song, “One For My Baby.”
Go up to East Harlem for Frank’s Favorite Pizza at Patsy’s Pizzeria at 2287 First Avenue, New York.
And there’s another Patsy’s down on West 56th Street between 8th Avenue and Broadway. No, it has nothing to do with Patsy’s Pizzeria. Patsy’s on W. 56th is a full fleged Italian Restaurant, and as almost anyone knows, this was Sinatra’s favorite restuarant ever. It’s still run by the same family who started cooking for Frank way back in the 40s. Go in and eat like Frank. Order some Clams Posillipo, Spaghetti Pomodoro, and Veal Milanese just the way Frank did.
And if you want to do it like Sinatra in the comfort of your own home, get yourself a copy of Daniel Bellino’s great book SUNDAY SAUCE
with recipes for DOLLY SINATRA ‘S MEATBALLS and ITALIAN-AMERICAN SUNDAY SAUCE GRAVY … You’ll be eating like the Sinatra Clan anytime you like. Cook up some Meatballs and Sunday Sauce, get a nice bottle of Chianti, throw on some Sinatra LPs and you’ll be in your own little Sinatra Heaven. “What’s Better than that?”
PJ CLARKE’S
3rd AVENUE, Midtown MANHATTAN
SINATRA ‘S ALL-TIME FAVORITE BAR / SALOON
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FRANK’S FAVORITE ITALIAN BREAD
PARISI BAKERY MOTT STREET
LITTLE ITALY, NY NY
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FRANKS FAVORITE PIZZA
PATSY’S in EAST HARLEM
No Relation to PATSY’S on 56th STREET
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SINATRA at JILLY’S New York with Friends and Daughters NANCY and TINA
Frank loved going to his close Pal JILLY RIZZO’S New York Restaurant JILLY’S where Frank would eat Chinese Food, tell stories, and drink JACK DANIEL’S to the Wee Hours of the morning …
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SUNDAY SAUCE
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Dean Martin looks on as Sammy Davis Jr. pours Frank a Jack Daniels
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Jack Daniel’s and Frank Sinatra
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FRANK SINATRA with Cigarette & JACK DANIELS
Dom of DOM’S BAKERY Hoboken , New Jersey
FRANK SINATRA had DOM Send him BREAD to Palm Springs , California

FOCCACIA From DOM’S BAKERY

GRANDMA BELLINO’S COOKBOOK
“RECIPES FROM MY SICILIAN NONNA”
by Daniel Bellino “Z”
Author Daniel Bellino “Z” has the same ancestral Sicilian Roots as Frank Sinatra and one Charles “Lucky” Luciano who was born in LERCARA FRIDDI SICILY , as was Frank SInatra ‘s father Martino Severino Sinatra and Bellino ‘s maternal grandparents Giussepina Salemi and Fillipo Bellino who both immigrated from Lercara Friddi to New York through Ellis Island in 1904 . In 1906 Luciano ‘s parents immigrated and settled on the Lower East Side of New York when young Charlie (Salvatore ) was 9 years old.
Charles “Lucky” Luciano
Born in Lercara Friddi
Lucina
SINATRA’S Favorite PIZZA !!!
PATSY’S in Eats Harlem , New York NY
2287 1st Avenue neat 117th Street
Opened in 1933 by Patsy Lancieri
The 21 CLUB
A Favorite SINATRA Haunt For Years
SINATRA arrives at The 21 CLUB with Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Good Friend and Bodyguard JILLY RIZZO and a U.S. SECRET SERVICE AGENT

7. GINO’S on Lexington Avenue (closed in 2010)
8. PATSY’S PIZZERIA … East Harlem, NY (still Open)
The 21 BURGER
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