The Sopranos Family Cookbook – as compiled by Artie Bucco –

“Nuovo Vesuvio. The ‘family’ restaurant, redefined. Home to the finest in Napolitan’ cuisine and Essex County’s best kept secret. Now Artie Bucco, la cucina’s  master chef and your personal host, invites you to a special feast … with a little help from his friends.

From arancini to zabaglione, from baccala to Quail Sinatra-style, Artie Bucco and his guests, the Sopranos and their associates, offer food lovers one hundred Avellinese-style recipes and valuable preparation tips. But that’s not all! Artie also bring you a cornucopia of precious Sopranos artifacts that includes photos from the old country; the first Bucco’s Vesuvio’s menu from 1926; AJ’s school essay on ‘Why I Like Food’; Bobby Bacala’s style tips for big eaters, and much, much more. So share the big table with:

TonySoprano, waste management executive ‘Most people soak a bagful of discount briquettes with lighter fluid and cook a pork chop until it’s shoe leather and think they’re Wolfgang Puck.’ Enjoy his tender Grilled Sausage sizzling with fennel or cheese. Warning: Piercing the skin is a fire hazard. …”