We are always influenced by, and will occasionally feature the opinions of, those members of our new, combined Giannettino-Barbaro family, who are both cooks and food-lovers in their own right. These members include:
Mom G: Marianne "Mom G" Giannettino has been cooking and entertaining for over thirty-five years. With a penchant for traditional Sicilian dishes and a knack for the exotic, Mom G is confident in stepping outside of the traditional fare to explore with new tastes & textures in Italian cooking. Some of her more notable dishes include veal osso bucco, pannata, Christmas Eve feast of the seven fishes and .
Mom B: Susan "Mom B" Barbaro has been cooking and entertaining for over thirty-five years. A master chef at all dishes Italian-American (Neapolitan and otherwise), some of her more notable dishes include her Sunday Sauce, spaghetti puttanesca, chicken & shrimp piccata and her Christmas eve fish feast. Mom B has a knack for replicating any dish in a restaurant (and has had to do so numerous times at the request of Dad B...)
Grandma Judy: Mom B's mom is known for her mastery of the quintessential, basic Italian-American fare with pure Neapolitan roots. Typical dishes that have graced our tables over the years include peppers & eggs, steak pizzaiola, eggplant parmeggiano and asparagus frittata.
Vanessa: Nikki's li'l sis Vaness is a big fan of the foodnetwork (specifically, Ms. Giada DeLaurentis), and practices her baking and cooking skills on a frequent basis. Under Mom B's guidance, she can't go wrong! Vaness is a fan of all things sweet and has been known to devour an entire chocolate cake in a few days time(!)
Chessy: Jonathan's li'l sis Chessy has had a strong opinion on Italian cuisine since her high school years and has recently started preparing her favorite dishes under the guidance of Mom G. Chess is known to be a huge fan of fresh proscuitto, spaghetti amatriciana and spaghetti carbonara. An avid fan of Italian football, Chessy can often be heard yelling "Forza Italia" from time to time.
