Sunday dinner. Classic veal stew accompanied by sauteed green beans with a mild tomato sauce and Sicilian style stewed eggplants. Very nice.

 Colors of ethnic diversity. A fruit stand in the Jackson Heights section of Queens, NYC, the most ethnically diverse borough of New York.

 A healthy vegetarian dish that doubles as comfort food. Escarole with fava beans. Super simple and super delicious.

 Coney Island, Brooklyn, off season shot with a Nikon F and a Spiratone fish eye lens. Spiratone was an outfit that created unique gadgets at very reasonable prices. It had one store on 32 St. Manhattan and another on Northern Bld,. Queens. Truly fascinating stores. The film was Ektachrome.

Tagliatelle with thick tomato sauce and fried zucchine. A summer staple in Sicily. A popular variation is to use fried eggplants, Either way you cannot lose.
 

 Venice is not a city, it's a phenomenon. It's uniqueness and beauty are unchallenged.

 Farfalline pasta or small farfalle by Garofalo with lentils and lots of soffritto. Healthy, nutritious and very tasty. A simple cucina povera dish.