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Work’in the night shift
Thursday night was Mom’s late-night shift at her workplace. As I entered my teens, she took on full-time employment at what was then The South Brooklyn Savings bank. It was there that she met a young college aged young man Michael Lomonaco, who would later reach celeb status. No one would have guessed he’d write the introduction of my book.
Because of lingering gender norms, mom still prepared our dinner the night before, which we would reheat the next night. Meatball stew was our favorite Thursday night meals.
Many decades later, this stew still reminds me of the pride mom took in her job and in the contribution she made to our two-paycheck working family.
Spezzatino di Polpette -page 225
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FEAST OF THE SEVEN FISHES:
A BROOKLYN ITALIAN’S RECIPES CELEBRATING FOOD & FAMILY
Written contributions by:
John Turturro and
Chef Michael Lomonaco
#italianheritagenyc
#Italianamerican
#Foodies
#bookstagram
Thursday night was Mom’s late-night shift at her workplace. As I entered my teens, she took on full-time employment at what was then The South Brooklyn Savings bank. It was there that she met a young college aged young man Michael Lomonaco, who would later reach celeb status. No one would have guessed he’d write the introduction of my book.
Because of lingering gender norms, mom still prepared our dinner the night before, which we would reheat the next night. Meatball stew was our favorite Thursday night meals.
Many decades later, this stew still reminds me of the pride mom took in her job and in the contribution she made to our two-paycheck working family.
Spezzatino di Polpette -page 225
🇮🇹
FEAST OF THE SEVEN FISHES:
A BROOKLYN ITALIAN’S RECIPES CELEBRATING FOOD & FAMILY
Written contributions by:
John Turturro and
Chef Michael Lomonaco
#italianheritagenyc
#Italianamerican
#Foodies
#bookstagram
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