Welcome to the home of the finest Neapolitan cuisine and Essex County’s best-kept secret. Artie Bucco, master chef and your personal host, invites you to a special feast… with a little help from his friends. From arancini to zabaglione, from baccalà to quail Sinatra-style – Artie Bucco and his guests, the Sopranos and their associates, bring you one hundred Avellino-style recipes and valuable cooking tips.
 
But that’s not all! Inside you’ll also find a treasure trove of memories: photographs from the old country, the very first Vesuvio menu from 1926, AJ’s school essay “Why I Like Food,” Bobby Bacala’s style tips for big eaters, and much more.
 
Meet the recipes through their creators: Tony’s tender grilled sausages with fennel or cheese (warning – piercing the skin is a fire hazard!), Junior’s pasta fazool and grand giambott’, Carmela’s baked ziti with three cheeses and her rustic ’shcarole with garlic, and Paulie’s “eggs in purgatory” – eight eggs in bubbling tomato sauce, an experience that’s pure heaven.
 
As Artie says: “Enjoy, with a thousand meals and a thousand laughs. Buon’ appetito!”