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    Joanne Trattoria Cookbook: Classic Recipes and Scenes from an Italian-American Restaurant
    Joanne Trattoria Cookbook: Classic Recipes and Scenes from an Italian-American Restaurant
    Joanne Trattoria Cookbook: Classic Recipes and Scenes from an Italian-American Restaurant
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    Joanne Trattoria Cookbook: Classic Recipes and Scenes from an Italian-American Restaurant

    By Joe Germonatta

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    A collection of recipes and anecdotes, inspired by the world famous restaurant Joanne Trattoria, owned by Joe Germanotta, father of Lady Gaga.

    Family, food, and love are the foundation upon which Joe and Cynthia Germanotta raised their daughters. Built on those same principles, the Germanottas family-run restaurant is world-renowned for its vibrant hospitality, delicious Southern Italian fare, and warm familial atmosphere. Named in honor of Joe’s sister who died of Lupus three months shy of her 20th birthday, Joanne Trattoria is more than a neighborhood restaurant; it is a mecca for Lady Gaga fans, a frequent gathering place for celebrities and notable New Yorkers, and a home to its faithful regulars and devoted staff.

    In his debut cookbook, Joe shares a mix of time-tested family recipes and house favorites—such as Joanne’s Meatballs, Papa G’s Chicken Scarpariello, and the unforgettable Nutellasagna—and for the first time recounts his inspirational story of fulfilling his lifelong dream of opening his own restaurant. With never-before released family photos, heartwarming testimonials and entertaining anecdotes from the extended Joanne family, as well as a moving foreword by the Germanottas’ older daughter, Golden Globe®- and six-time Grammy®-winning, Academy Award-nominated global icon Lady Gaga, Joanne Trattoria Cookbook: Classic Recipes and Scenes from an Italian-American Restaurant will delight both fans and foodies alike.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPost Hill Press
    Release dateNov 22, 2016
    ISBN9781682612590
    Joanne Trattoria Cookbook: Classic Recipes and Scenes from an Italian-American Restaurant

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      Joanne Trattoria Cookbook - Joe Germonatta

      Joanne Trattoria

      COOKBOOK

      Classic Recipes and Scenes from an Italian-American Restaurant

      Joe Germanotta

      with Wenonah Hoye

      SMASHWORDS EDITION

      Copyright © 2016 by Joseph Germanotta with Wenonah Hoye, All Rights Reserved.

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      A POST HILL PRESS BOOK

      Joanne Trattoria Cookbook:

      Classic Recipes and Scenes from an Italian-American Restaurant

      © 2016 by Joseph Germanotta with Wenonah Hoye

      All Rights Reserved

      ISBN: 978-1-68261-258-3

      ISBN (eBook): 978-1-68261-259-0

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author and publisher.

      Thanks to Alex Dolan, who provided many of the photos in this book.

      We couldn’t have done it without you! [Photos: page vii; p. 3; p. 8; p. 12; p. 14; p. 20 (top); p. 27; p. 49; p. 85 (both); p. 86; p. 93]

      Thanks to Bethany Michaela Jones/Sojourner Society, who shot many great photographs just for this book.

      Interior Design and Composition: Greg Johnson/Textbook Perfect

      Post Hill Press

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      Published in the United States of America

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      This book is dedicated to my sister,

      Joanne Stefani Germanotta.

      Though her flame died out too early,

      her light shines on

      through my daughters,

      Natali Veronica and Stefani Joanne.

      Contents

      Foreword

      by Stefani Joanne Germanotta (Lady Gaga)

      Introduction: Where Everybody Knows Your Name…

      by Joe Germanotta

      Chapter 1: Gravy

      Joanne’s Marinara

      Joanne’s Bolognese

      Pork Ragù

      White Truffle Alfredo

      Chapter 2: Antipasti

      Joanne’s Meatballs

      Spinach Artichoke Dip

      Arancini

      Joanne’s Baked Stuffed Mushrooms

      Chapter 3: Entrées

      Lemon Artichoke Chicken

      Papa G’s Chicken

      Eggplant Parmesan

      Lasagna de la Casa

      Chapter 4: Thanksgiving Dinner

      Fried Turkey

      Chef Art’s Gravy

      Grandma Angie’s Salami Pecorino Cheese Waffles

      Chef Art’s Homecoming Florida Kitchen Collard Greens

      Grandma Ronnie’s Cranberry Sauce

      Angie Germanotta’s Perfect Apple Pie

      Chapter 5: Salads

      Cynthia Salad

      Brussels Sprouts Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette

      Red Quinoa, Arugula, and Beet Salad

      Chapter 6: Desserts

      Pizzelle

      Nutellasagna

      Tiramisu

      Sicilian Ricotta Cheesecake

      Flourless Chocolate Cake

      Chapter 7: Cocktails

      The Cynthia (Grapefruitini)

      3-Nut Cappuccino

      The Monster

      Little Monster Mocktail

      Foreword

      Joe with daughters Natali and Stefani.

      Since my sister, Natali, and I were little girls, my mother and father made sure the kitchen was the centerpiece of our household. We had dinner as a family every night and ate delicious Italian-style meals that were made with love from recipes that had been passed down for generations on both sides of my family. Recipes from ancestors in Naso—a town in the Messina Province in Sicily—Santa Lucia and Venice live on through my family, each with its own distinct twist in flavor. The uniqueness of this cookbook and our family restaurant, Joanne Trattoria, lies in the influence of the immigration of our families from Italy through Ellis Island to New Jersey (where my father was raised) and West Virginia (where my mother was raised.)

      The smell, every Sunday, of a pot of fresh gravy, as we would call it instead of tomato sauce, is one of the fondest memories I have from my childhood. I recall the smell of roasting sausages as they were dropped delicately into a slowly simmering 9–12 hour sauce. I remember the smile as my butter knife snapped open the outer layer and the juices filled my plate, sopped up by fresh pasta and followed by a crispy chopped salad made by my mother. Red wine that my father and grandfather Giuseppe made in our laundry room in the basement, sifted through cheesecloth as it was poured for everyone at the table.

      We would say a prayer and then eat as a family. We ended each prayer in memory of my father’s sister, Joanne, whose name has become the symbol both of our family’s majestic accomplishments and of our losses along the way. We always knew there was a plate at the table missing, and we ask that when you prepare these traditional family dishes you honor the memory of those you love and those you’ve lost, and cook with the intention of strengthening the bonds of family and friendship in the place us Italians think is best: The Kitchen.

      Love, Stefani Joanne Germanotta

      Where Everybody Knows Your Name…

      When my daughters were young I had my own business and I worked from home. For years, I’d be up every morning at 5:00 a.m. My wife, Cynthia, and I would get the girls off to school, we’d work all day, and then at around 4:30 meet up with a group of friends somewhere in the neighborhood to share a few drinks and some laughs. We did this religiously, every afternoon, for years. It was a nice way to unwind from the day. Around 6:00 p.m., or so, I’d head home to cook dinner for my family.

      The group of us started out like nomads. We’d settle into place after place only to have it close down without warning, and force us out on the move again. Eventually, on a quiet, tree-lined street just off of Central Park, we discovered this great little restaurant on the ground floor of a hundred-year-old townhouse. It was warm and friendly, with wood-burning fireplaces, a cozy patio in the back and a bar facing the street. It was instantly welcoming. Our little group swelled to maybe a dozen or so and we became regulars, or Irregulars as we liked to call ourselves.

      Then one evening, at our usual time, I arrived at 70 West 68th Street to find the lights out and yellow city marshal tape across the door. We’d been gathering there daily for five years, but just like that

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