What do artichokes have to do with the mob? A whole lot it turns out. www.nationalgeographic.com/history/arti...

Check out Episode 3 of The Coccia Institute's Red Sauce, a look at Angelo's, a Lyndhurst, New Jersey red sauce restaurant. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dejn...

The grannies were pasta scammers! www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Last week I ate my way through the San Gennaro festival in Manhattan -- so naturally I wrote about braciole, sausage and peppers, and Italian wontons. www.allthethingsweeat.com/p/food-notes...

Did you know that Burger King once served a Veal Parmigiana sandwich? www.redsauceamerica.com/blog/a-look-...

In 1996, New York City's San Gennaro Festival added competitive eating. The the popular contests where contestants chowed down on cannoli, meatballs, pizza, and zeppole were suddenly cancelled. Here's a look back at when and why they started... www.redsauceamerica.com/blog/a-histo...

2022 was the last competitive eating challenge at the Feast of San Gennaro. We looked back at a history of food eating at the festival. www.redsauceamerica.com/blog/a-histo...

You can read a copy of Red Sauce from the @qplnyc.bsky.social, available at the central branch in Jamaica! www.queenslibrary.org/book/Red-sau...

The San Gennaro feast begins this week in New York City! Check out this history at I wrote at Whetstone Magazine www.whetstonemagazine.com/journal/sans...

I made this like three years and I don't even remember the meme reference.

"Saying something is 'authentic' is...a way of freezing culture in place...denying that culture is a living thing." @cyriaquelamar.bsky.social's interview with @annaleen.bsky.social on their new book "Automatic Noodle" (@tordotcom.bsky.social) is out now. chireviewofbooks.com/2025/08/07/a...

Over at Feedspot, Red Sauce America was just named one of the top 25 Italian American blogs. bloggers.feedspot.com/italian_amer...

Beach pizza, Ostia.

Sure, buddy.

I've been reviewing pizza slices over at All the Things We Eat. www.allthethingsweeat.com/t/pizza-tast...

If you haven't had the chance to get a copy of Red Sauce: How Italian Food Became American, you can now buy it directly from @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social www.bloomsbury.com/us/red-sauce...

A conversation about #marcellahazan and our MARCELLA documentary, with @redsauceamerica.bsky.social's @ianmacallen.bsky.social and film director Peter Miller @willowpondfilms.bsky.social. MARCELLA is streaming now on Amazon, Apple, and anywhere you watch films, and in cinemas everywhere!

"When Steve prepared that dish, it was very much him channeling Marcella’s philosophy." -- Peter Miller discussing @ranchogordo.bsky.social appearing in the documentary Marcella www.redsauceamerica.com/blog/marcell...

I had a chance to speak with Peter Miller about the new documentary film Marcella, about the life of Marcella Hazan. www.redsauceamerica.com/blog/marcell...

What do you get when you combine pizza and a sandwich? Trapizzino. Luckily there's a restaurant in Manhattan serving them up. allthethingsieat.com/eating-at-tr...

In the latest Food Notes, @annmariepisano.bsky.social cooked up some @ranchogordo.bsky.social beans into Beans alla Vodka, or as is said in Jersey, Fazool alla Vodka. www.allthethingsweeat.com/p/food-notes...

Check out this look at baked spaghetti over @salonnewsroom.bsky.social from @ashliedstevens.bsky.social www.salon.com/2025/04/07/h...

Have you wondered where Chicken Francese comes from? www.redsauceamerica.com/blog/a-brief...

can i recommend getting a Pasta Husband instead (cc @redsauceamerica.bsky.social )

It's almost time for zeppole di San Giuseppe! These delicious pastries come out in March to celebrate St. Joseph's Day, aka Italian Father's Day. www.redsauceamerica.com/blog/the-his...

I occasionally post ASMR sauce videos to YouTube. Here is the latest Ragù Bolognese video. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXAa...

Brooklyn's Feredinano's Foacceria is closing down! www.grubstreet.com/article/ferd...

At Red Sauce America, I take a look at a sausage sandwich from Minnesota that's too hot to talk about! #sandwiches #minnesota #italianamerican #🍜 #foodhistory #history #food www.redsauceamerica.com/blog/the-his...

Little Italy weighs in on congestion pricing: expectations are mixed. ny1.com/nyc/all-boro...

Here’s a look at the Italian cookbooks from the past year: www.redsauceamerica.com/blog/2024-it...

you can eat a big bowl of pasta and red sauce for breakfast if you want. it's legal

Boosting this.

If you didn't know I also have a Red Sauce America YouTube where there are #asmr videos of tomato sauce cooking. www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9Q0...

Pizza Hut is opening a one-person stand in NYC next week for 24 hours. www.timeout.com/newyork/news...

Everyone reads Red Sauce America "for the articles" but if you just want too look at the centerfolds of tasty food, we also have a Pinterest. www.pinterest.com/redsauceamer...

I took a long look at the history of pesto Genovese and how it became a common condiment. #food #foodhistory #pesto #🍜 #italianfood www.redsauceamerica.com/blog/the-his...

I wrote about the history of the original famous Ray's and how one pizzeria became copied hundreds of times. #pizza #foodhistory #🍜 #pizzanerd www.redsauceamerica.com/blog/origina...

Have you ever wondered why Italian American restaurants look like Italian American restaurants? www.architecturaldigest.com/story/inside...

If you're in Chicago for the DNC, check out the history of all of Chicago's Pizzas. www.redsauceamerica.com/blog/the-his...

Check out this piece in @stillalivemag by John Maher on Pizza Napoletana. #pizza #food #foodhistory #🍜 stillalivemag.com/articles/piz...

Veal parmigiana sandwiches helped launch PETA. The story of the brief and failed Burger King Veal Parrm. #food #foodhistory #🍜 www.redsauceamerica.com/blog/a-look-...

"I think there is always this taboo of doctoring an Italian recipe," -- Renato Poliafito Check out our interview with the chef behind Ciao, Gloria and his new book, Dolci! www.redsauceamerica.com/blog/baking-...

Adding these two items on this morning from @ianmacallen.bsky.social and @annmariepisano.bsky.social BID HERE: forms.gle/m4JCfQc7A5uQ...

Kathy Hochul said congestion pricing would make a piece of pizza cost more. Who says "piece of pizza?" we all asked. The answer might surprise you. #food 🍜 #italianfood #foodhistory www.redsauceamerica.com/blog/pizza-b...

Are you grilling hot dogs this weekend? Maybe think about a New Jersey Italian hot dog. #memorialday #grilling #hotdogs 🍜 #italianfood #foodhistory www.redsauceamerica.com/blog/the-his...

I had to travel all the way up to Rhode Island to taste the pizza strip -- a unique style of cheese-less pizza from the Ocean State #food #foodhistory #italianfood 🍜 #food www.redsauceamerica.com/blog/the-his...

Why is everyone suddenly making Sicilian citrus salad? #food #foodhistory #italianfood 🍜 www.redsauceamerica.com/blog/how-sic...

Roberta's, known for popularizing Neapolitan pizza in Brooklyn, has opened a slice joint. #pizza🍜 www.northbrooklyndispatch.com/2024/04/18/r...

You can also follow Red Sauce America on Pinterest if you want to see pictures of food. www.pinterest.com/redsauceamer...

At Red Sauce America, I took a look at the various recipes for Spaghetti with Garlic and Oil, also known as cuckold pasta in some regions. #italianfood #food #foodhistory 🍜 #spaghetti #garlic #oliveoil www.redsauceamerica.com/blog/the-man...