SUNDAY SAUCE
SUNDAY SAUCE
AMERICA’S FAVORITE ITALIAN COOKBOOK
SUNDAY SAUCE
Sunday Sauce “When Italian-Americans Cook,” is a best-selling cookbook written by wine and restaurant professional Daniel Bellino Zwicke. Published in November 2013, the book blends authentic, slow-simmered Italian-American recipes with cultural histories, personal family anecdotes, and famous pop-culture culinary moments. [
Key Highlights of the Book
- Cinematic Recipes: Learn to cook iconic dishes from film history, including Clemenza’s Brooklyn mob war sauce for 20 people from The Godfather and the prison sauce from Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas.
- Celebrity Favorites: Features specific recipes like Frank Sinatra’s Sunday Sauce, Dolly Sinatra’s Spaghetti & Meatballs, and Joe DiMaggio’s mother’s Sunday Gravy.
- The “Meat Trio” Foundation: Details how traditional family variations lean on combinations of sausages, savory meatballs, pork ribs, and beef braciole simmered for hours.
- Cultural Stories: Explores the deep-rooted immigrant traditions of New York and New Jersey, capturing the classic debate over whether to call the dish “sauce” or “gravy”.
Purchase Options
The book is widely available across major online book retailers:
In PAPERBACK on Amazon.com
- Kindle Store: Available as an eBook for $5.99 on the Kindle Store
- Paperback Edition: Retails for $16.50 and can be purchased at Barnes & Noble, Books A Million, and DiscountMags.com
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