Ricette e Ricordi di Nonno not only holds the practical ingredients for a healthy life, but it is the inspiring story of a simple 16 year old Italian immigrant who, in 1921, left his small town near Naples to move to New York City, where he gave us the recipe to become a centenarian.
Frank Iovine was born and raised in New York City, where food has always been at the center of his life. His passion for cuisine began at a young age in the kitchen of his Nonno and Nonna, where he first learned the power of flavor, tradition, and storytelling through food.
That passion deepened when he began working at a German deli owned by Bruno, a chef who had escaped East Germany. Bruno taught him how…
