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Food, Culture, and Italian American Experience from the author of RED SAUCE: HOW ITALIAN FOOD BECAME AMERICAN.

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When Mamdani talks about about big slices of pizza, he really means BIG. Koronet offers a slice about twice as big as a typical NYC slice -- similar to the D.C. style that developed because of a local rivalry, but Koronet created their version independently.

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The Largest Pizza In America - Red Sauce America
Neapolitan pizzas have always been small. These pizzas are typically about 10 to 12 inches in diameter. Traditionally these pies are served whole, although in modern restaurants, some Neapolitan-style...
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January 15, 2026 at 9:56 PM
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If you were curious where Nutella comes from, check out our history of how Italian hazelnuts built a confectionary empire.

#italianfood #food #🍜

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How Italian Hazelnuts Built an Empire - Red Sauce America
The Ferrero company built a confectionary empire on Nutella spread, now ubiquitous around the world. But as far as chocolate treats, Nutella is a relatively recent invention created decades after comp...
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January 14, 2026 at 3:23 PM
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It's finally here! The 2025 Italian Cookbook, Book Guide.

#italian #italianfood #cookbooks

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The 2025 Italian Cookbook Book Guide - Red Sauce America
We took a look back at the Italian, Italian American, and Italian-ish cookbooks from the past year.
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December 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Want to read Red Sauce: How Italian Food Became American but don't want to deal with pesky booksellers? Ask your librarian.

We've put together a list of libraries where you can find Red Sauce.

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Red Sauce: How Italian Food Became American
Food, Culture, and Italian American experience
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December 11, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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I've been thinking about updating the branding on Red Sauce America for the past year, and finally got around to putting together a new look.

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Red Sauce: How Italian Food Became American
Food, Culture, and Italian American experience
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December 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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It's the season for Panettone. Check out our guide to finding the best. www.redsauceamerica.com/blog/the-red...
The Red Sauce America Guide to Christmas Panettone - Red Sauce America
A panettone with the dome-like shape Nothing is quite like cutting open a panettone on Christmas morning. It's a tradition that has been in my family since before I even liked eating bread filled wit...
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November 30, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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For Thanksgiving this year, I'm making Utica Greens, an Italian American side dish invented in upstate New York.

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Food Notes: 11/25
Utica Greens, Thanksgiving Pizza, Sausage Party, hot honey and more!
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November 27, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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Did you know @bpl.boston.gov has three copies of Red Sauce: How Italian Food Became American!

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Red Sauce — Boston Public Library
Red Sauce — MacAllen, Ian, 1981- — "A narrative social history tracing the evolution of traditional Italian American cuisine from its origins in Italy and its transformation in America into a distinct...
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November 23, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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If you've been looking to read Red Sauce: How Italian Food Became American, the copy at Brooklyn Public Library is available.

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Red sauce : how Italian food became American - Brooklyn Public Library
Book - 2022. A narrative social history tracing the evolution of traditional Italian American cuisine from its origins in Italy and its transformation in America into a distinct new cuisine--
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November 23, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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I spoke to Katie Parla about her latest cookbook, Rome, a collection filled with history, touring tips, and more.

#rome #italianfood #food #cookbooks #interview

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Exploring Food and History in Rome: A Conversation with Katie Parla - Red Sauce America
Cookbook author, food journalist, and tour guide Katie Parla launched her latest volume, Rome, focusing on the food and history of the eternal city. We discussed creating the book, Rome's culinary his...
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November 19, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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"Pizza is a remarkably adaptable food, it integrates into local cuisines and creates a living dialogue with them."

Read an interview with Luca Cesari, author of The History of Pizza, in @redsauceamerica.bsky.social

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Pizza's Global Journey from Naples and Back Again: A Conversation with Luca Cesari, author of The History of Pizza - Red Sauce America
Photo by Thomas Prior Historian Luca Cesari is an expert on Italian food. In his new book, The History of Pizza, he explores the origins of this iconic Neapolitan dish, looks at the migration of piz...
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November 13, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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At Red Sauce America, I spoke with Luca Cesari about his new book, The History of Pizza, and how Neapolitan pizza spread around the world.

#pizza #🍜 #italianfood #food #books #history

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Pizza's Global Journey from Naples and Back Again: A Conversation with Luca Cesari, author of The History of Pizza - Red Sauce America
Photo by Thomas Prior Historian Luca Cesari is an expert on Italian food. In his new book, The History of Pizza, he explores the origins of this iconic Neapolitan dish, looks at the migration of piz...
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November 11, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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We're making chicken parm tonight, but first we have to make a light tomato sauce. Here's a 30-second ASMR video of the sauce simmering in the pot

(Our YouTube channel is entirely sauce videos like a Yule Log of tomato sauce)

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Starting a Simple Tomato Sauce
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November 9, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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Had a great chat with Wendy Holloway at Flavor of Italy podcast, where we talked about tomatoes, Italian American food, and traveling to Italy.

#italianfood #italy #🍜 #italianhistory

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Red Sauce: How Italian Food Became American
Understanding red sauce means understanding the immigrant story. Italian-American food tells a tale of adaptation, resilience, cultural pride
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October 28, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Tonight I added my 50th and 51st video on the @redsauceamerica.bsky.social YouTube account, which I just realized is 5 years old.

Anyway, if you like ASMR videos of tomato sauce boiling, that's 25+ minutes of boiling tomato sauce. It's like a Yule Log for ragù.

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Red Sauce America is an online publication celebrating Italian American food and culture with interviews, essays, and reviews. Our channel features ASMR videos of various tomato sauces bubbling on the...
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October 24, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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Summer's coming to an end, which means the Italian Ice shops will soon be closing for the season. Check out a look at the history of Italian Ice in New York City.

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#food #history #🍜 #italianfood
The History of Italian Ice in New York City - Red Sauce America
Summer tastes like Italian Ice. The sweet cold treat was introduced to American cities with Italian immigrant enclaves in the early 20th century. Those early vendors launched the Italian Ice industry ...
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October 10, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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What do artichokes have to do with the mob? A whole lot it turns out.

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Why the mafia fought a bicoastal gang war over artichokes
From machete fights in California fields to hijacked railcars in the Bronx, organized crime transformed the humble artichoke into a lucrative—and violent—black-market prize.
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September 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Check out Episode 3 of The Coccia Institute's Red Sauce, a look at Angelo's, a Lyndhurst, New Jersey red sauce restaurant.

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Red Sauce, Episode 3: Angelo's
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September 29, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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The grannies were pasta scammers!

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Barricades in Bari: why the city’s ‘pasta grannies’ are under scrutiny
Sellers of fresh orecchiette in southern Italy are fighting back after being accused of tricking tourists with bought wares
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September 29, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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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.

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Food Notes: 9/23
Sausage and peppers, sour beers, Italian wontons, Chinese ravioli, and more
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September 24, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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Did you know that Burger King once served a Veal Parmigiana sandwich?

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A Look Back at the Burger King "Veal Parmagiana" Sandwich - Red Sauce America
In the late 1970s, Burger King was losing the burger wars. McDonalds had come to dominate fast food on a national level. A number of factors contributed to Burger King lagging behind like poor managem...
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September 23, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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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...

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The Shrine to san Gennaro at the 2022 San Gennaro festival in Little Italy NY
September 15, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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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.

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September 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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You can read a copy of Red Sauce from the @qplnyc.bsky.social, available at the central branch in Jamaica!

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Red-sauce-:-how-Italian-food-became-American | Queens Public Library
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September 12, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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The San Gennaro feast begins this week in New York City!

Check out this history at I wrote at Whetstone Magazine

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San Gennaro: A Gastronomic Celebration of Immigrant Foods — Whetstone Magazine
This Italian American festival in New York City reflects its neighborhood’s changing populations and priorities.
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September 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM