Sunday, February 23, 2025

Sammy Davis Jr




Sammy Davis Jr.

 






Mr. BOJANGLES

Sammy Davis Jr.







Sammy Davis Jr.

"CANDY MAN"









SAMMY & JERRY








SAMMY on LETTERMAN

1985 to 1989







SAMMY on The DICK CAVETT SHOW










YOUNG SAMMY








SAMMY "ONE For MY BABY"

IMPERSONATING Various SINGERS :  LOUIS ARMSTRONG

DEAN MARTIN, NAT KING COLE, TONY BENNETT

And OTHERS






SAMMY

"I GOTTA BE ME"











SAMMY CUTTIN IT UP !






TAP DANCING









Saturday, February 22, 2025

Frank Sinatra The Main Event NYC MSG






FRANK SINATRA

The MAIN EVENT

MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

LIVE








FRANK SINATRA

The MAIN EVENT

The OVERTURE

Introduction by HOWARD COSELL

October 13th 1974

Madison Square Garden

NEW YORK


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Francis Albert Sinatra

Live at MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

"The MAIN EVENT"

Broadcast Live October 13, 1974

LADY is a TRAMP

Cole Porter's "I GET a KICK OUT of YOU"



Sinatra: The Main Event was an ABC musical television special starring Frank Sinatrabroadcast on October 13, 1974. The special documents a concert given by Sinatra at Madison Square Garden in New York City, in which Sinatra is accompanied by the Woody Herman band, and introduced by Howard Cosell.
The concert that was broadcast, was the last of a series of six that Sinatra gave at Madison Square Garden in October 1974, the audio from the concerts had also been taped and the highlights would be released as The Main Event – Live. The saxophonist Jerry Doidgson who performed on the concerts felt that the televised performance wasn't as strong as the others as Sinatra's natural pacing of the concert was disrupted by the mechanisms of television production.








"We Will Now Do The National Anthem"

"But You Needn't Rise"  

Frank Sinatra

MY WAY

The MAIN EVENT

Madison Square Garden New York

NEW YORK









SINATRA SAUCE

COOK & EAT LIKE FRANK

HIS FAVORITE ITALIAN RECIPES











"FRANK"








 


Learn How to Make

SUNDAY SAUCE GRAVY

alla SINATRA

Dolly Sinatra's Marinara

and More ...

RECIPES in SUNDAY SAUCE

by Daniel Bellino "Z"












.

Sunday, February 16, 2025

Rolling Stones Beast of Burden

 





BEST ROLLING STONES VIDEO EVER

RON WOOD & KEITH RICHARDS "DUELING LES PAULS"

MICK is JUMPING AROUND

The BOYS Are REALLY ROCKING IT !!!









The ROLLING STONES

BEAST of BURDEN  - Live

TEXAS

1978




This video of The ROLLING STONES Doing BEAST of BURDERN Live and in Concert in TEXAS in 1978, the same year their awesome album "SOME GIRLS" was released, with Beast of Burden one of many Wonderful Tracks. This is the single Best Video of The STONES playing Live that I have ever came across. The Boys are right on, sounding absolutely Wonderful. Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood are both playing Gibson LES PAUL Guitars, and they sound wonderful, full rich sound and totally in sync. MICK sounds Great as Ever, with powerful vocals. and a voice that can only be Mick, Mr Mick Jagger, The Greatest Rock N Roll singer of All-Time. "Absolutely Brilliant"



Review - Daniel Bellino Zwicke 









KETH RICHARDS FAVORITE COOKBOOK



THE BADASS COOKBOOK

KEITH'S FAVORITE !!!!

AMERICA'S FAVORITE FOODS

And SECRET RECIPES






Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Anthony Bourdain

 On The GENESIS of "KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL"




TONY BOURDAIN



“So, there I was, age 44. I was still dunking french fries at Brasserie Les Halles, which I thought was a pretty good gig at the time.

But, there was this little free paper they gave out on corners in a little box called The New York Press. I thought, I’m going to write something that will entertain other cooks, maybe I’ll get a hundred bucks, and my fry cook will find this funny. So, I wrote that first piece, that first version of [Kitchen Confidential] with the intention of being published by the New York Press and making 100 bucks, and being a hero to a few fry cooks in New York.

I wrote it and I sent it to The New York Press… So, every week I’d run to the corner. ‘Oh, I’m gonna be in the free paper!’ and I wasn’t in there. And, in a moment of frustration and possible inebriation, I mentioned this to my mom who said, ‘Well, you should send it to The New Yorker. I know somebody there. They’ll read it.’ And I’m thinking, what is the statistical likelihood ever, even if you’re represented? There’s no chance. Ever.

Out of alcohol-fueled hubris and on the insistence of my mom, I stuffed a copy, a print of this thing I’d written into an envelope and sent it off to The New Yorker, and thought that’s the last I will ever hear of this. Then, a month and a half later, the kitchen phone rings, and it’s David Remnick, the publisher from The New Yorker saying we’d like to run this piece.

And when it ran, it transformed my life within two days... Everything changed. Everything. From that point on.”



... Anthony Bourdain ... On the GENESIS of "KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL"

The BOOK That STARTED IT ALL !







TONY'S FAVORITE

ITALIAN COOKBOOK
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SUNDAY SAUCE

WHEN ITALIAN-AMERICNAS COOK




Monday, February 10, 2025

Anthony Bourdain - Favorite New York Eats

 





BARNEY GREENGRASS

"The STURGEON KING" !!!







TONY EATS STURGEON

At The STURGEON KING










SINATRA SAUCE

HIS FAVORITE ITALIAN RECIPES





Sunday, February 9, 2025

President Trump at The Super Bowl

 



PRESIDENT TRUMP

At NEW ORLEANS SUPER DOME

NEW ORLEANS

SUPER BOWL 59

PHILADELPHIA "EAGLES" vs KANSAS CITY CHEIFS







KANSAS CITY CHEIFS Defensive End CHRIS JONES

Greets PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP at The SUPEr BOWL

SUPER DOME  - NEW ORLEANS - LOUISIANA 








PRESIDENT TRUMP with Daughter IVANKA TRUMP

SUPER BOWL 59

NEW ORLEANS







PRESIDENT TRUMP at The SUPER BOWL

NEW ORLEANS, LA








SINATRA SAUCE

The COOKBOOK

FRANK'S FAVORITE ITALIAN RECIPES





















Thursday, February 6, 2025

Best Super Bowl Sunday Recipes 2025



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 BUFFALO WINGS ORIGINAL RECIPE  
 
 
 After Burgers and Pizza, these Buffalo Chicken Wings may very well be America’s 3rd most popular dish. And guess what? They’re not just American, they’re Italian American Teressa Bellissimo one night at her families Anchor Bar in Buffalo New York. Legend has it that Teressa’s son Dom was hanging out at the bar one night with his buddy’s. The guys were hungry so Mamma Bellissimo whipped up a little snack for the boys. Teressa fried up some wings, made a little hot sauce and coated the wings with them. And served them to the boys. They went nuts they loved them. They started serving them as a free at the bar for the bar customers. It was just a matter of weeks before all of Buffalo found out about these tasty wings. They became famous almost over night, whereby the Bellissimo’s stopped serving them for free at the bar and put them on the menu. The Bellissimo’s served Italian Food at their Anchor Bar, and the Italian Food was quite special. However the Bellisimo’s tasty Chicken Wings quickly out sold all the regular Italian Specialty Dishes and the Bellissimo’s Wings became the number 1 best seller on the menu. Not only that, but Teressa’s Italian-American created ChickenWings became uber famous all over America and subsequently all over the World. That’s Italian, “Italian-American.”   





SUPER SUNDAY !!! 

BUFFALO CHICKEN WINGS 
 
 RECIPE : 
 
Ingredients: 
 
 36 chicken wing pieces(one wing makes 2 pieces -  the "flat" and drum seperated
 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon salt 
1 cup all-purpose flour 
1 1/2 tablespoons white vinegar 
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper 
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder 
1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 
1 teaspoon Tabasco Sauce
6 tablespoons Frank’s Hot Sauce (or other) 
6 tablespoons unsalted Butter or Margarine 
 
Celery Sticks 
 
1 bottle of Blue Cheese Dressing 
 
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. 
Cut whole wings into two pieces at the joint. 
 
In a bowl toss the wings with the oil, and salt. Place chicken wings into a large plastic shopping bag, and add the flour. Shake to coat evenly. 
 
 
Remove wings from the bag, shaking off excess flour, and spread out evenly on oiled foil-lined baking pan(s). Do not crowd. Bake for about 20 minutes, turn the wings over, and cook another 20 minutes, or until the wings are cooked through and browned. 
While the Wings are baking, mix all the ingredients for the sauce in a pan, and cook over low heat for 6 minutes, stirring occasionally. 
 
After the Wings are cooked, remove from oven. 
 
Place wings in a large bowl and pour sauce over wings to coat. Mix thoroughly. 
 
Serve with Blue Cheese Dressing and fresh Celery Spears.
Enjoy your Wings and Enjoy the Game, !  "It's SUPER BOWL SUNDAY" !
 
 
 
 
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TASTIEST BUFFALO CHICKEN WINGS EVER !!!
 
 



 
 


In The BIG LEBOWSKI COOKBOOK
 
And SUPER BOWL RECIPES

DUDES COWBOY CHILI
 
BUFFALO CHICKEN WINGS

CRAZY WINGS
and More ...
 







FLIGHTS & HOTELS

WORLDWIDE





 
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The BADASS COOKBOOK 
 
SUPER BOWL SUNDAY FOOD
 
McRIB RECIPE

KILLER CHILI
 
KFC FRIED CHICKEN







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  DUDES COWBOY CHILI !!! Yummm !!! 

Recipe in GOT ANY KAHLUA ? 


  Throwing a SUPER BOWL PARTY this year? Doing the cooking? Need some Great Recipes? 

There are two great Books geared to help you out. 

The BADASS COOKBOOK and GOT ANY KAHLUA? 

The Collected Recipes of The Dude, aka The BIG LEBOWSKI COOKBOOK are two books that are sure to help. There are Crowd Pleasing Recipes that are Easy to Make and oh so Tasty !!!




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The BIG LEBOWSKI COOKBOOK

The COLLECTED RECIPES of The DUDE



  Make The Dudes Famous COWBOY CHILI, Maude's Meatloaf, TACOS, BURRITOS,                   DUDES BIG LEBOWSKI GUACAMOLE and More ... 

In GOT ANY KAHLUA ? COLLECTED 

RECIPES of THE DUDE !!!


ALSO GREAT SUPER SUNDAY GAME DAY Recipes

The BADASS COOKBOOK

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                                Make Deviled Eggs, Badass BBQ SPARE RIBS, 

KFC CHICKEN,  SLOPPY JOES 

                          CHILI For a CROWD, BADASS CHICKEN WINGS and more  

In THE BADASS COOKBOOK 

AMAZON.com



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AWESOME CHICKEN WINGS

RECIPE








...

Monday, February 3, 2025

My VENICE author Daniel Bellino Z

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The DOGES PALACE / SAINT MARKS BASILICA

In WINTER

VENICE , ITALY



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SAINT MARKS BASILICA

PIAZZA SAN MARCO

VENICE

2003





Grand Canal

VENICE

Italian Cookbook Author Daniel Bellino Zwicke

1995





The DOGE'S PALACE

PIAZETTA at PIAZZA SAN MARCO

VENICE





NEED a HOTEL in VENICE





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PEGGY GUGENHEIM MUSEUM

The GRAND CANAL

DELLA SAULTE

VENICE

Taken from a MOTOSCAFI
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CAFFE FLORIAN

PIAZZA SAN MARCO

VENICE

CAMPARI & OJ

FRANK MYSELF and COUSIN TONY


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Me and Cousin Joe

PROSECCO at a BACARO

VENICE

Author Daniel Bellino-Zwicke




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Harry's Bar



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The WORLD'S COOLEST RESTAURANT


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ARIGO CIPRIANI

Son of GIUSEPPE

aka HARRY


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ERNEST HEMINGWAY at HARRY'S BAR

with Owner / Founder GIUSEPPE CIPRIANI

HARRY'S BAR was one of HEMINGWAY'S Favorites

"Me Too" !



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POSITANO The AMALFI COAST

TRAVEL GUIDE / COOKBOOK





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The BRIDGE of SIGHS

VENICE






The HOTEL DANIELI

VENICE






MANGIA ITALIANO

MEMORIES of ITALIAN FOOD

Daniel Bellino Zwicke



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HOTEL FIRENZE

My FIRST VENETIAN HOTEL

June 1985
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My HOTEL ROOM

HOTEL FIRENZE

VENICE


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MAP of VENICE

HOTEL FIRENZE

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I got lost in VENICE at Night. It was my first night there and my first trip ever to Europe. I was a young man of 23 and relatively new in my travel experience, how to get around and what to do. Yes I got lost and the Magical Maze, The Labyrinth that is Venice, with its winding streets, many bridges and narrow alleyways.

I learned a very important travel lesson that night. One of the first things you should ever do as you are in a new city and check into your hotel. While you're at the desk, make sure to take a couple Business Cards of the hotel. Put one in your wallet or purse immediately, and put another in one of your pockets. If you ever get lost, you can give it to a Taxi Driver (Not in Venice though) and tell him to go here.

Yes, I got lost in Venice. I didn't feel it at the time, but it's a quite Wonderful thing to do, getting Lost in Venice.


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Hotel Guerrato

VENICE

1995







HOTEL GUERRATO
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The BREAKFAST ROOM

HOTEL GUERRATO



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My Room

Hotel Guerrato

VENICE


I found this wonderful little Hotel in 1995, on my special trip to Explore the BACARI (Venetian Wine Bars) of VENICE. I had read a tiny little article about them in the New York Times that peeked my interest and inspired me to open one in New York. I book a trip for 8 days in Venice to explore, feel, experience and find out everything I could about the Wine Bars of Venice (Bacari). And I did just that. With the knowledge of that trip and my many years experience in the restaurant business in New York, I made a business plan, found a partner to join me, and I created the First Ever Bacaro in The United States, called BAR CICHETTI in New York's Greenwich Village. Basta !


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SAN GIACOMO

The OLDEST CHURCH in VENICE

Built 1071

At The RIALTO

If You stay at GUERRATO

This is just 200 Feet Away
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The RIALTO MARKET
Over 700 Years Old

If you stay at Albergo Guerrato, you are Literally Several Feet from The RIALTO
You walk out the Door of the hotel, make a right, walk 30 Feet and you are Inside The RIALTO MARKET. It doesn't get much Better than that.



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FRUIT MARKET

The RIALTO MARKET

VENICE



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BAR CICHETTI

America's FIRST Ever VENETIAN WINE BAR
aka BACRO

Created by Daniel Bellino-Zwicke


and Tom Taraci


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A Motoscafo Passes Through

PONTE ACCADAMIA

VENICE





View from Accadamia Bridge

TURNER



TURNER






HOTELS in VENICE

And WORLDWIDE





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DORSODORO

VENICE

1995






The BREAKFAST ROOM

TIVOLI

VENICE






My Room

The HOTEL TIVOLI

VENICE






HOTEL IRIS

VENICE

Stayed Here in 1996


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View from My Room

Stay in VENICE for LESS Than $100

HOTEL IRIS

VENICE






VENICE HOTELS

ALL ITALY

And WORLDWIDE









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PALAZZO DARIO


VENICEITALY






Near HOTEL IRIS


DORSODORO

VENICE



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SUNDAY SAUCE

When Italians Cook





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CAFFE FLORIAN


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GIACOMO CASANOVA



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CASANOVA Seduces


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 Trattoria Poste Vecie
Since 1500
This restaurant was a Favorite of GIACOMO CASANOVA


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Where CASANOVA Often DINED
and SEDUCED


In the fish market area, in Campo delle Beccarie, there is instead Poste Vecie restaurant open since 1500, where Casanova used to hide away with friends and especially girl friends to enjoy luxurious banquets. The whole area of St. Mark’s Square and especially the old premises, starting from Caffè Florian, have been hunting grounds of the great seducer.



   
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DO MORI

The erotic tour of Venice cannot exclude the Rialto area and in particular the Sotoportego dei Do Mori where in the tavern of the same name Casanova liked giving the first appointment to his ladies. Who showed up strictly masked.


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Antonio Vivaldi
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See a VIVALDI CONCERT at The PIETA

Where VIVALDI was The MAESTRO


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The PIETA

On The  RIVA DEGLI SCHIAVONA

VENICE , ITALY
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The RIVA DEGLI SCHIAVONI

by CANALETTO
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BACARI

The WINE BARS of VENICE




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VEDOVA
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INSIDE The BAR at VEDOVA
BACARO
 
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GONDOLA'S with Della SALUTE in Background

The MOLO

VENICE
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The RAGU BOLOGNESE COOKBOOK

The WORLD'S TASTIEST DISH

SECRET RECIPE


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The ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAM

"AZZURI"






Learn How to Make SINATRA SUNDAY SAUCE ITALIAN GRAVY

Sinatra n Sunday Sauce

   SINATRA & SUNDAY SAUCE ?   Yes, they go together, Francis Albert Sinatra  & Sunday Sauce  ...            ...