Table of Contents Why was Lucio’s Wet Nurse So Important?What about Rocco? How did that last name come about?Pizza Review - Rhino's Pizzeria, Webster, NY This post will explore: Why was Lucio's wet nurse was so important What about Rocco? Why was Lucio’s Wet Nurse So Important? While the Valeriano surname boasts an intriguing backstory … Continue reading So, What’s in a (Last) Name – Part 3
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So, What’s in a (Last) Name? – Part 2
A draft version of this was released last Monday. Sorry about that. This is the final version that should have been sent. Table of Contents In Search of Lucio: So, What’s in a (Last) Name? Part 2What does it mean that Lucio was “given a name” and How and Why? Why was Lucio given the name … Continue reading So, What’s in a (Last) Name? – Part 2
So, What’s in a (Last) Name? Part 1
Table of Contents In Search of Lucio: So, What’s in a (Last) Name? Part 1Lucio's Birth RecordQuestions Have Us Going in Circles!What is a Routa dei Proietti?What and Where is the New Street Quarter in Solofra?What’s this about Infant Abandonment?Pizza Review - Rubinos, East Irondequoit, NY Another long one...but, I promise, there's a pizza review … Continue reading So, What’s in a (Last) Name? Part 1
The Government Job, Solofra #1
Table of Contents A Memorial!In Search of Lucio - The Government JobNebaletan Word and Gesture of the Day - Che Vvuo!!! A Memorial! I am writing this on the 80th anniversary of the D-Day Invasion at Normandy. My mother (Grandma Joanne) had a "natural" brother, Michael, (she also had an adoptive brother, Michael) who, as … Continue reading The Government Job, Solofra #1
That Way to Canale – Serino #6
Table of Contents In Search of Lucio - That Way to Canale - Serino Part 6Nebaletan Word of the Day - CENDANN!!!Pizza Review - Caraglio's, Fairport, NY In Search of Lucio - That Way to Canale - Serino Part 6 Something is captivating about Serino that lingers in my mind. As I pedal my bike, … Continue reading That Way to Canale – Serino #6
The Road to Serino Part 5
Table of Contents In Search of Lucio - The Road to Serino Part 5Nebalatan Word of the Day - Final Answer - Past e' Fazoo!Pizza Review - Café Barbosso, Sarasota, FL In Search of Lucio - The Road to Serino Part 5 In my last post (see here), I shared our journey to my ancestral … Continue reading The Road to Serino Part 5
Serino Part 4
Table of Contents In Search of Lucio - Serino Part 4Nebaletan Word of the Day - A SALUTE!Pizza Review - Joey D's, Venice, FL In Search of Lucio - Serino Part 4 In September 2023, I had a "cup of coffee", actually a pizza, in Serino, Campania the ancestral home of my father’s side (Grandpa … Continue reading Serino Part 4
12 in 13! So, Why the MOOSHA-MOOSH?
Table of Contents Don’t Let Your Friend Be Medigans! Nebaletan Word of the Day: Moosha-moosh12 in 13 - The Pizza Odyssey!Concettina Ai Tre Santi - Sanita District, NapoliPizzeria D’Autore - Santa Lucia District, NapoliGastronomia Reale - CasertaAcunzo - Vomero District, Napoli And the remainder of the 13! Don’t Let Your Friend Be Medigans! Before I get … Continue reading 12 in 13! So, Why the MOOSHA-MOOSH?
And Away We Go!?
Table of Contents And, Away We Go!?Nebaletan Word of the Day - Mooshad/Mushad1Q24 - Pizza UpdatePizza Review - Giuseppe's- Venice, FL And, Away We Go!? Jackie Gleason had a famous saying on the show the "Honeymooners" which was "And away we go!" So, once again, "And, Away We Go" as we're off to Campania! It … Continue reading And Away We Go!?
Are you making POOLEND?!
It's been a couple of weeks since my last blog post. Don’t fear, I've been busy eating pizza, but primarily my own. By the end of today (February 20, 2024), I'll have made 32 pizzas just in February! While out, it's been a bakery month! As many know, I love bakery pizza, and there'll be … Continue reading Are you making POOLEND?!










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