Me & My iPad: September 2016

Friday, September 30, 2016

Hot Dogs & Hamburgers Jersey Style

HOT DOGS & HAMBURGERS "Jersey Style"

White Manna

Hackensack, New Jersey

New York's best burgers in Jersey? .. Well, one of the best. New Jersey does have some great burgers and dogs. It was once the Diner Capital of the World and though most are gone, a few old joints can be found here and there. One great old place is White Manna Hamburgers on River Road in Hackensack, New Jersey. The place is awesome, New York has nothing like it. Wish we did. The structure of White Manna Hamburgers is quite rare. First off, old diners are sadly a rarity. This structure is a sort-of a mini-diner. Well a beleive it was designed simply as a Burger Stand, and that's what it is, built by the Paramount Company of Oakland, New Jersey some time in the 1930's. The design is buitiful and I've never seen another like it .. White Manna is a live, living Museum Piece that feeds people tasty burgers and shows them a good time. You've gotta love it. I took a trip there with my brother Jimmy a couple of weeks ago. We planned a nice little day together, Bowling at Wallington Lanes our childhood Bowling Alley and still one of America's best .. We planned on going to White Manna and Rutt's Hut for "Rippers" but changed our plans slightly. Instead of Rutt's Hut, Jimmy took me to White Mana in Jersey City. I had never been to White Mana, JC though I had passed it a thousand times. So Jimmy wanted me to check it out. I beleive Jimmy likes White Mana JC better than WHite Manna in Hackensack, I'm the reverse, though I did like the place in Jersey City as well which was a Burger Joint at The 1939 Worlds Fair and brought to Jersey City after the fair and has operated ther formore than 70 years. You'll notice a similarity in names. The one in Jersey City is spelled with one "n" and Hackensack White Manna 2 "N'S" .. There's an explanation. When White Mana JC was opening in the Mid 40s the sitn maker mad a mistake and made their sign with one n instead of the 2 he was supposed to write the sigan as White Manna .. He mad it with one n, the owner accepted it and never changed it. End of stroy.

Back to White Manna HAckensack. Well, the Burgers at White Manna are dam good. I love them. They're small little Slider Type Burgers cooked with onions and put between a Martins Potato Roll. Yumm!!! The are tasty as Hell. I Love them. I Love going to this beautiful little Gem of a Burger Stand and Love the Show they put on as they grill your burger and everyone else's. It's pure poetry in motion.

Yes we went bowling, we had Burgers at White Manna in Hackensack and at White Mana JC .. After we finished bowling with beers and Big Lebowski White Russians we rode around a little checking out our old stomping grounds. Jimmy asked me if I wanted to go to The Colonial Diner in Lyndhurst. He didn't have to ask twice. The Colonial Diner is one of those few Old-School Stainless Steel Diners that Jersey used to be famous for .. The diner has recently been renovated but they kept the old character intact. Jimmy had the Pot Roast Special, I the Prime Rib. We both got Soup, Bread, and plenty of Potato and Veggies with our meal. It was great. I wonderful top off to a wonderful day of Jersey Burgers, Diners, and Bowling. Nice.

Daniel Bellino-Zwicke

Interior

COLONIAL DINER

Lyndhurst, New Jersey

COLONIAL DINER

A PAIR

WHITE MANNA BURGERS

BROTHER JIMMY

with POT ROAST & POTATOES

COLONIAL DINER

Lyndhurst, New Jersey

MY PRIME RIB DINNER

COLONIAL DINER

Just $17.95 Including SOUP

WATCH THIS VIDEO

Jimmy & Danny at RUTT'S HOT

For "RIPPERS"

DEEP FRIED JERSEY DOGS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDI6UwnKDPc

JIMMY & DANNY EAT RIPPERS

at RUTT'S HUT

White Mana Hamburgers

Jersey City, New Jersey

BENDIX DINER

ONE of JERSEY'S

FEW REMAININ OLD-SCHOOL SS DINERS

WATCH THIS VIDEO

NEW YORK'S BEST BURGERS Are In JERSEY !!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1FrRGgJdKQ

Jimmy & Danny

Go To White Manna

Jersey's Best Burgers

WALLINGTON LANES

OUR CHILDHOOD

BOWLING ALLEYS

RUTT'S HUT

CLEFTON, NEW JERSEY

RIPPERS

DEEP FRIED HOT DOGS

WORLD'S BEST

at RUTT'S HUT

Note The World Famous RELISH

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Thursday, September 29, 2016

Frank Sinatra 's Favorite Italian DIshes

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Frank Sinatra, both the greatest singer and greatest entertainer of the 20th Century. No question. Sinatra was a legendary icon whose star still shines bright. He was a musical icon, celebrity, international personality, and to millions of Italian-Americans he was our own, a paisan. Frank was an Italian-American whose ancestry is from Genoa on his mother's side of the family and Sicilian on his father's side. And being Italian, Frank loved the food he grew up with, Dolly made a mean Marianara Sauce as well as Meatballs and the all-time Italian-American favorite Sunday Sauce (aka Gravy). Frank loved the food of his childhood; the Spaghetti & Meatballs, Stuffed Artichokes, Pasta Fazool, Frittata, Eggplant Parmigiana and all the usual suspects of the Italian-American table. It's a well known fact that Frank's favorite restaurant was Patsy's on 56th Street in New York ... When Frank went to Patsy's his favorite dishes were Calms Posillipo and Veal Milanese with a nice plate of Spaghetti Pomodoro in-between, and maybe a slice of Cheesecake to finish if Frank was in the mood.

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FRANK'S FAVORITE RESTAURANT

Patsy's 56th Street, NEW YORK, NY

Learn How to Make FRANK'S VEAL MILANESE

VEAL MILANESE and CALMS POSILLIPO .. Two of FRANK'S Favorites

Frank tosses the Spaghetti

Dean Martin with Frank as Sammy Davis Jr pours Frank a Jack Daniels

Frank Sinatra dines with Marylyn Monroe

Frank Sinatra with Lauren Bacall at 21 Club , NEW YORK

Gnocchi Pomodoro

Frank Sinatra 's Egg Sandwiches

JILLY'S

Frank at Jilly's with friends and daughters Nancy and Tina ..

One of Frank's favorite spots when in New York was owned by one of his closest friends (and Bodyguard) Jilly Rizzo .. Jilly's served Chinese Food and Franks's favorite was their Chicken Chowmein .. Frank threw many parties there, eating, drinking, telling stories and what-not.