A great looking dish and a delicious one too. Italian potato gnocchi with asparagus.

 The little Italy in The Bronx is probably the last real one in New York. The is the famous Arthur Avenue neighborhood and Teitel Brothers is an institution there. One can find all the essential food stuff and condiments to make any Italian kitchen complete. The service is great and the prices competitive.

 A wonderful comfort food dish. Broccoli with red kidney beans, celery, carrots and onions all swimming in a light sauce with plenty of good Italian EVO. Healthfully delicious.

 Vintage shot. Early seventies. Old light post against the original World Trade Center.

 Sicilian grapes, a gift from one of my neighbors. They were super fresh and delicious. Small but very sweet.

 Lower East River, NYC with the Manhattan Bridge on the foreground, digital image shot from the Brooklyn Bridge.

 Another pizza I baked in Sicily. I got some good fior di latte mozzarella at a super market of all places and fresh rugola [misspelled in the States as arugula]. Naturally, the tomatoes were also super fresh and the olive oil was to die for. It was cloudy because it wasn't filtered and not altered in any way. A truly memorable lunch that worthwhile turning on the oven on a very hot day.