The Sopranos Family Cookbook: As Compiled by Artie Bucco

NuovoVesuvio.The"family"restaurant,redefined.HometothefinestinNapolitan'cuisineandEssexCounty'sbestkeptsecret.NowArtieBucco,lacucina'smasterchefandyourpersonalhost,invitesyoutoaspecialfeast...withalittlehelpfromhisfriends.Fromarancinitozabaglione,frombaccalatoQuailSinatra-style,ArtieBuccoandhisguests,theSopranosandtheirassociates,offerfoodloversonehundredAvellinese-stylerecipesandvaluablepreparationtips.Butthat'snotallArtiealsobringsyouacornucopiaofpreciousSopranosartifactsthatincludesphotosfromtheoldcountry;thefirstBucco'sVesuvio'smenufrom1926;AJ'sschoolessayon"WhyILikeFood";BobbyBacala'sstyletipsforbigeaters,andmuch,muchmore.Sosharethebigtablewith:TonySoprano,wastemanagementexecutive"Mostpeoplesoakabagfulofdiscountbriquetteswithlighterfluidandcookaporkchopuntilit'sshoeleatherandthinkthey'reWolfgangPuck."EnjoyhistenderGrilledSausagessizzlingwithfennelorcheese.Warning:Piercingtheskinisafirehazard.Corrado"Junior"Soprano,Tony'suncle"Mamaalwayscooked.Noonediedoftoomuchcholesterolorsomesuchcrap."SavorhisPastaFazool,atoothsomemarriageofcannellinibeansandditalinipasta,orGiambott',agrand-operaticvegetablemedley.CarmelaSoprano,Tony'swife"Ifsomeoneweresick,myinclinationwouldbetosendoverapastinaandricotta.It'shealingfood."TryherBakedZiti,sinfullyenrichedwiththreecheeses,andherearthy'ShcarolewithGarlic.PeterPaul"PaulieWalnuts"Gualtieri,associateofTonySoprano"IhaveheardthatEskimoshavefiftywordsforsnow.Wehavefivehundredwordsforfood."SinkyourteethintohisEggsinPurgatory-eighteggs,bubblingtomatosauce,andanexperiencethat'spureheaven.AsArtiesays,"Enjoy,withathousandmealsandathousandlaughs.Buon'appetito"