One of America’s best and most legandary Chefs died today at age 54 “Charlie Trotter” of Restaurant Charlie Trotter in Chicago passed away last night of unknown causes. Trooter closed his famed restaurant last year. R.I.P. Charlie
ITALIAN NEW YORK
BANSKY’S THRIFT SHOP NAZI
Bansky’s Thrift Shop Nazi on 23rd Street in New York .. Famous Graffiti Artist Bansky bought a painting at The Housing Works Thrift Shop on E. 23rd Street in NEW YORK .. He painted a Nazi sitting in the woods stairing ate lovely scenery .. Bansky then gave donated the paintin he calls “The Banality of The Banality of Evil.” I Call it “Nazi in The Woods” Housing Works put the painting on its auction website and the painting is now being Bid at $319,000 (as of October 31, 2013) .. Experts say the painting can end up selling for over 1 Million Dollars …
Learn How To Make DUDE STYLE BURGERS with The DUDES BIG LEBOWSKI COOKBOOK “GOT ANY KAHLUA”
SASSICAIA ‘S ESTEEMED WINMAKER “SEBASTIANO ROSA” With Author DANIEL BELLINO ZWICKE at WS GRAND TASTING NEW YORK .. They CHEER To The SASSICAIA !
ANGELO GAJA “The MASTER of BARBARESCO”
MARCHESE LAMBERTO FRESCOBALDI With Author DANIEL BELLINO ZWICKE And UNCLE “MARCHESE LEONARDO FRESCOBALDI” CASTELLO NIPOZZANO RUFINA .. CASTELLO GIACONDO MONTALCINO
FAVORITE WINES of 2013 Wine Spectator NEW YORK WINE EXPERIENCE GRAND TASTING
I SODI SAN NICCOLO 2008
BAROLO RENATO RATTI “ROCCHE” 2008
GAJA BARBARESCO 2009
CHATEAU CHEVAL BLANC 2006
OPUS ONE
“MORMORETO” MARCHESI de’ FRESCOBALDI 2009
IL PARETO Tenuta Nozzole 2009
CHIANTI CLASSICO “RANCIA” FELSINA 2009
CHATEAU FAUGERES Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2009
Chateau Ducru-Beucaillou 2006
DOW’S Vintage Porto 2011
CHATEAU COS D’ ESTROURNEL 2006
BRUNELLO Ciacci Piccolomini d’ Aragona 2008
BRUNELLO CASANOVA di NERI 2008
CHAMPAGNE BOLLINGER SPECIAL CUVEE
BRUNELLO Biondi-Santi Tenuta Greppo 2008
Cabernet Sauvignon Beringer Private Reserve 2010
Beaulieu Vineyards BV Cabernet Sauvignon George Latour 2010
OPUS ONE
SOLAIA Marchese Antinori 2004
BRUNELLO “MONtoSOLI” ALTESINO 2008
BAROLO RUNCOT ELEIO GRASSO 2006
CHATEAU LAFITE ROTHCHILD 2003
AMARONE CLASSICO “MANZZANO” MASI 2006
TAURASI “Radici” MASTROBERARDINO 2008
CHATEAU PICHON-LONGUEVILLE Comtese de Lalande 2003
CHAMPAGNE SALON BRUT BLANCS de BLANCS 1999
SASSICAIA Tenuta San Guido 2009
CHAMPAGNE TATTINGER “COMTES De CHAMPAGNE” 2004
BAROLO “LAZZARITO” VIETTI 2009
“VEGA-SICILIA” Bodegas Vega Sicilia 2003
CHIANTI CLASSICO “CASANOVA” Castello Volpaia 2006
SAUTERNES “CAHTEAU d’ YGUEM” 2007
AMARONE ZENATO 2009
These Wines are Not in Any particular order. I loved them all.
NEW YORK ITALIAN
THERESE DREAMING
SELF PORTRAIT BALTHUS
FRANK SINATRA HAS a COLD
by Gay Talese
SUNDAY SAUCE alla SINATRA
Recipe in “La TAVOLA” ITALIAN-AMERICAN NEW YORKERS ADVENTURES of THE TABLE
And Other Stories of “Frank” One Francis Albert Sinatra
Sunday Sauce
by Daniel Bellino Zwicke
SUNDAY SAUCE is The # 1 Bestselling Italian-Cookbook
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NEW YORK’S MOST SAUGHT AFTER RESTAURANTS Are ALL ITALIAN
1. DeGREZIA RESTORANTE … YES ! East 50th Street .. A Hidden Gem !
2. BAR PITTI .. NO ! 6th Ave near Houston .. Cleberity Central !
3. BABBO … NO ! Waverly Place, Greenwich Village …. Good, But Overrated …
4. CARBONE . NO ! Thompson St., Greenwich Village … Hottest Restaurant NEW YORK 2013
Sunday Sauce is excerpted from Daniel Bellino-Zwicke’s upcoming book “Sunday Sauce” Due for Release Novoember 2013 …
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.
IT’S THE GREATEST THING SINCE SLICED BREAD
Yes “The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread” !!! It’s Clemenza’s Meatball Sunday Sauce by Italian-American New York author Daniel B. Bellino … Clemenza’s Mob War Sunday Sauce Recipe from The GODFATHER, Henry’s Veal & Peppers, “Big Paulie” & CHARLIE’S (Charlie Scorsese) RECIPE for Dolly Scorsese’s Goodfellas Italian Meat Gravy, Mussels Marinara, Pasta Fazool, Johnnie Dio’s Steak alla Prigione, and much more. This Book is filled with Great Recipes and Wonderful Anecdotes of Mobsters, Italian Cooking, and the Italian-American Enclave. It’s a gem that’s a MUST HAVE for All Italian AMericans and those who want to eat like them, “Everyone I Guess.” This book is amazing and sure to be Italian Cookbook Classic .. Simple put, “:Just Love It.”
Learn How to Make CLEMENZA’S MEATBALL SUNDAY SAUCE ITALIAN GRAVY
SUNDAY SAUCE is a # 1 BEST SELLER
SUNDAY SAUCE – When Italian-Americans Cook by Daniel Bellino-Zwicke
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CLEMENZA’S MEATBALL SUNDAY SAUCE RECIPE COOKBOOK
Learn How to Make Clemenza’s Meatball Sunday Sauce, Pasta Fazool, Henry’s Veal & Peppers, Dolly Scorsese’s Goodfellas Italian Meat Gravy. Mussels Marinara and much more in This Wonderful new Cookbook by Italian-American author Daniel Bellino ..
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TOTONNO’S One of America’s Best PIZZA, Brooklyn, NEW YORK
TripAdvisor makes a major Faux Pas when with their Top 10 Pizza Cities of U.S. The Faux Pas, TripAdvisor puts the “Undisputed Raining King of American Pizza 4th” and as if they are even more out of their minds rank San Diego # 1, Las Vegas # 2, Boston # 3, and The Champ New York # 4 … It doesn’t take much of a Genius to realize that this is one of the 21st Centuries biggest Media Blunders of all. So bad in fact, “It’s a Joke,” an absurdity that is beyond belief and has “Seriously Hurt TripAdvisor” and given them a major Credibility Issue. A business that is built on credibility and giving “Advise” as per their “Name,” TripAdvisor is in TROUBLE ..
Below: “THIS IS INSANITY” !!!
The Top 10 Cities for Pizza, as determined by TripAdvisor:
At issue here is not whether San Diego, Boston, and Las Vegas has better Pizza then New York and that they have bragging rights. “Hell No!” They don’t, anyone in their “Right-Mind” knows that no city can touch New York in their superiority as far as Pizza is concerned, New York is America’s undisputed Champ, we have some of the Best Pizza on Eart, and this include Italy. The only city that comes close to New York is New Haven, Connecticut, but even as great as New Haven and the towns pizza is, they are a distant second to New York, Chicago? Fougettabout IT! Chicago, that “Deep Dish Stuff” That’s NOT Pizza, it’s Deep Dish something, not Pizza. The balance is completely off to be called “real pizza.”
The issue here, with TripAdvisor’s Major Foul-Up is when you go to Tripadvisor for “Advise” on Hotels, Restaurants, and other travel related questions to determine what is the best, and for accurate descriptions, opinions, and ratings, “Is Tripadvisor accurrate and reliable? The answer is, “Sometimes,” just be careful and look to others like Yelp and articles and other info on places you are seeking accurate info and advice about. Don’t solely count on TripAdvisor. This “Pizza Debacle” is a major “blunder” and one that will take Tripadvisor a good long time to recover from.
Daniel Bellino-Zwicke
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