It’s hard to imagine south Italian cooking without eggplant — on pasta, grilled, stewed, roasted, stuffed and more. I included a stuffed version that is absolutely delicious with non other than our authentic Marinara sauce! Ingredients: 2 medium eggplant 8 oz ground beef 1 large thinly sliced onion 4 Tbl extra virgin olive oil 1 … Read more
Mussels are a staple of southern Italian cooking. I found that no matter what dinner table I sat at or what restaurant we ate at while visiting family in Monte di Procida and Ischia mussels were always part of the meal, either as an appetizer, on bruschetta, on spaghetti in a soup or even on … Read more
Ingredients: 12 oz fresh Salmon 4 oz grated Parmagiana cheese 1 cup heavy cream One 25 oz jar 825 MAIN Marinara Sauce 1 lb Farfalle pasta Procedure: Bake salmon for 12 minutes in a preheated 350 degree oven. In a medium skillet add cheese, cream and Marinara Sauce on simmer. Meanwhile, bring 2 quarts of … Read more
Ingredients: 2 small zucchini 2 small yellow squash 1 yellow pepper 2 small Italian eggplant 1 large thinly sliced onion 4 Tbl extra virgin olive oil One 25 oz jar 825 MAIN Marinara Sauce Procedure Thinly slice pepper add to skillet with EVOO and saute for 10 minutes on medium heat, meanwhile thinly slice remainder … Read more
Ingredients: 24 littleneck clams 1 clove chopped garlic 1 Tbl fresh chopped parsley One 25 oz jar 825 MAIN Marinara Sauce 1 lb linguine Procedure: Wash clams and scrub under cold running water with stiff brush. Discard any opened clams. Combine olive oil in saucepan heat. Add clams, still in their shells. Add chop garlic … Read more
Ingredients: 1 lb peeled deveined raw shrimp One 25 oz jar 825 MAIN Marinara Sauce 1 lb linguini Procedure: Bring 2 quarts of water in pot to a boil add, 1 teaspoon salt & begin cooking pasta for 7 minutes. While pasta cooking in large heavy skillet sautÃ. diced shrimp with Marinara sauce on medium heat … Read more
Beginning as an Italian restaurant in an old abandoned theatre in 1961 not only brought Mediterranean cooking to the Hudson Valley, but Coppola’s Restaurant inadvertently inherited the theatre roots of the building. The theatre used to be called The Rialto Theatre which opened in 1920. It was owned by Bardavon Theaters Corporation (the same owners … Read more
These last few months I often think about my dad’s brother. He was one of the original 3 brother’s that opened up the first Coppola’s Restaurant. Zio Vincenzo just passed away in June joining my dad. I thought I would dedicate this blog entry to him. I close my eyes and try to envision my … Read more
The 1920 Rialto Theatre  statues that have adorned the walls of  the Original Coppola’s Restaurant for over 50 years have been donated back to the theatre from whence they started. My family’s journey started in 1961 when my father and his two brothers, along with my mother and her two sisters, having just arrived from … Read more
As we approach July 31st, the day that we close the doors to our restaurant, customers are having the need to not only come in and have one last meal but also share their stories. One customer, that I will refer to as Mr. Bill, gazed at our wall of paintings depicting different cities in … Read more