From one of America's most beloved chefs and authors, a road trip into the heart of Italian American cooking today—from Chicago deep-dish pizza to the Bronx's eggplant parm—celebrating the communities that redefined what we know as Italian food.
As she explores this utterly delectable and distinctive cuisine, Lidia shows us that every kitchen is different, every Italian community distinct, and little clues are buried in...

The Brotherhoods is the chilling chronicle of the shocking crimes of NYPD detectives Stephen Caracappa and Louis Eppolito, notorious rogue cops convicted in April 2006 of the ultimate form of police corruption-shielding their acts behind their badges while they worked for the mob. Their crimes included participation in the murders of at least eight men, kidnapping, torture, and the betrayal of an entire generation of New York City detectives and...

Documents the rich history of Italian American working women in Connecticut, including the crucial role they played in union organizing. Often treated as background figures throughout their history, Italian women of the lower and working classes have always struggled and toiled alongside men, and this did not change following emigration to America. Through numerous oral history narratives, Farms, Factories, and Families documents the rich history...

"A traditional recipe lost and now found! Cookies have always been a part of my life. Some of my earliest memories are watching my grandmother and great grandmother mixing flour, making a well in the center, adding eggs and other ingredients then using their hands to create tasty treats. Christmas meant baking cookies to share with family and friends. Guests at our wedding eagerly awaited the homemade cookie trays. My grandmother continued to bake...

"Written like a personal letter to an old friend, 'Bill and Jill From Federal Hill' chronicles a family{u2019}s stories as told with the backdrop of a turbulent American century. Through two wars, countless military relocations, a great hurricane, and two businesses, it{u2019}s the story of how Bill and Jill Calderone grew up on Providence's Federal Hill, raised their family, gave back to the community, had fun, remained true to their roots and stayed...

Born to immigrant parents during World War II and coming of age during the 1950s, DeSalvo finds herself rebelling against a script written by parental and societal expectations. In her revealing family memoir, DeSalvo sifts through painful memories to give voice to all that remained unspoken and unresolved in her life: a mother's psychotic depression, a father's rage and violent rigidity, a sister's early depression and eventual suicide, and emerging...