For the first time, Italian-American actors share their secret recipes and stories of growing up in families where a meal is an experience, with Tony Lip as the host making every Italian dish a big hit.
These mouthwatering recipies are passed down through generations, from the shores of Italy to the old neighborhoods in New York City. Enjoy a whole range of dishes from Danny Aiellos' mother's Lentil Soup to Joe Mantegna's Mussels Mantegna. Also included are recipies from The Copacabana, Patsy's, and Lombardi's, as well as the sets of The Godfather and The Sopranos.
For the first time, Italian-American actors share their secret recipes and stories of growing up in families where a meal is an experience, with Tony ...
Beloved stage and screen actor Danny Aiello's big-hearted memoir reveals a man of passion, integrity, and guts--and lays bare one of the most unlikely success stories ever told. Danny Aiello admits that he backed into his acting career by mistake. That's easy to see when you begin at the beginning: raised by his loving and fiercely resilient mother in the tenements of Manhattan and the South Bronx, and forever haunted by the death of his infant brother, Danny struggled early on to define who he was and who he could be. It wasn't until he took to the stage in the wee hours to belt out...
Beloved stage and screen actor Danny Aiello's big-hearted memoir reveals a man of passion, integrity, and guts--and lays bare one of the most unlikely...