Now in paperback: Recipes you can't refuse from Chazz Palminteri a-- James Gandolfini a-- Robert Loggia a-- Drea de Matteo a-- and more!
For the first time, Italian-American actors share their secret recipes and stories of growing up in families where a meal is an experience, with Tony Lip as the host making every Italian dish a big hit.
These mouthwatering recipes are passed down through generations, from the shores of Italy to the old neighborhoods in New York City. Enjoy a whole range of dishes from Danny Aiello's mother's Lentil Soup to Joe Mantegna's Mussels Mantegna. Also included are recipes from The Copacabana, Patsy's, and Lombardi's, as well as the sets of "The Godfather" and "The Sopranos."

Divorced Vietnam veteran turned postman Jacob Singer (Tim Robbins) is disturbed when he begins to be plagued by bizarre and violent hallucinations, both of the family he has abandoned and a bloody battle he could not previously remember.

So strong are the images that the line between past and present, real and unreal, begins to dissolve.