This stuffing has been a favorite amongst our customers through the years. It has been a sought after recipe. The only reason of our reluctance to share was only that there are so many steps in making this coveted dish. I believe this recipe originated from a dish served at one of the restaurants that the brothers … Read more
“Maybe it’s because I grew up bilingual but I always took a great interest in words. It was always a language challenge to grow up in a bilingual household. The spoken word was not always what it was meant to be. So much so, that I would always double check before something came out of … Read more
Ingredients: 1 tsp salt 1 pint of heavy cream 1 tsp flour 2 egg yolks 10 TBS salted butter 4 dashes of Tabasco 3 heaping TBS of grated imported Peccorino Romano Cheese ( grated Parmagiano cheese can also be used) (The imported Pecorino Romano cheese is saltier ) White pepper is optional 1 tsp of … Read more
“In the early years my brother and I conversed only in Italian. In fact all of the cousins that resided in the apartments over the restaurant spoke only in Italian! What is weird is that I remember watching TV and cartoons like Felix the Cat! My favorite! I must have known what they were saying … Read more
Hi everyone! I decided to change things up from the garlic and oil based recipes for this week. Instead I thought I would share another popular sauce from the restaurant. Marsala Wine and Mushroom Sauce! We used it on Veal Scaloppini and also on chicken, shrimp, scallops,filet of sole and even pasta! I thought I would … Read more
“It wasn’t just my mamma’s voice that my brother and I experienced coming through the window of our apartment. As my brother and I would gaze through the window overlooking the restaurant kitchen skylights, we could almost see a swirl of aromas lifting through the air toward our window. We both stood tall breathing in … Read more
Well hello again!! I hope you are all enjoying the recipes! We had a request for Pork Arrabiata recipe. This will be recipe number 4. We have over 50 sauce recipes to share. It will take time to go through all of them. If you are especially wanting a recipe please feel free to request … Read more
“My brother and I would savor our tomato juice for what seemed like an eternity. We lingered as long as possible at that booth. Long and narrow with booths on the right and tables on the left, “the restaurant” was dark except for the light streaming from the front window and the light streaming from … Read more
Staying along the path of garlic and oil based recipes, I thought I would share the recipe for Piccata Sauce this time. You will find that “the restaurant” sauces are different from same named sauces prepared in other establishments. You may think you are ordering the same dish but don’t be surprised to find the … Read more
“Mornings were the best part of the day! We got to go to work with my mom! My brother and I couldn’t eat breakfast fast enough to get ready! Sitting by the bathroom door we patiently watched my mom put on her lipstick. I loved the sound she made after carefully sliding the lipstick around … Read more