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Southern Italian inspired cuisine with wood-burning brick oven Neapolitan crafted pizza.

Pizza • Pasta • Wine

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#Verdellonyc #nyc #pizzalovers #pizza #upperwestside

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@verdellonyc is a neighborhood standout with some wonderful homemade pastas and pizzas!

✨ Rigatoni with san marzano tomato sauce, garlic, basil, ricotta salata

#verdello #uwsfood #pasta #pizza #italianfood

✨ Zucchini & sausage pizza with fior di latte, taleggio, black pepper, rosemary

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💶💵🇮🇹🇺🇸☕️🍕🥐🖤🤍 #manhattan #ciboitaliano #mangiabene #tuttopassa #finoallafine

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Halfway through 2026!
Time is whizzing by with so many fun projects, travels, celebrations and milestones! Savor every single moment of this beautiful life.
I have had some amazing speaking & TV gigs, released two new books and there is still a world of exciting things poised to happen in the second half of the year. Count every blessing, cause if you blink you’ll miss it!
#lifeisgood #nyc #timeflies #happytimes #joyspan

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Another Birthday in the Books!
I’ve had many memorable birthdays over the years...my Mom always made sure they were special celebrations. The fact that mine falls with the big summer holiday, it always gets prolonged for extra fun and finishes off with fireworks!

This year was no exception and stretched from a lavish dinner at @lebernardinny to a festive @verdellonyc dinner party at home with fabulous friends & topped off with cocktails in our rooftop cabana. Heaven on earth. And so many wonderful, thoughtful cards, gifts and wine-wine-wine!

All I could wish when I blew out the candles on my spectacular @lasweetsny pineapple coconut cake was for many more years of the same happiness. Here’s a little photo dump keepsake.

#birthdays #birthday #celebration #1963 #blessed

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I only want to see you laughing in the Purple Rain
🎵 🎶 #jazz #prince #purplerain #doublebass #duo

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This newer Sicilian spot on the UWS @verdellonyc is serving handmade pastas, wood-fired dishes, and one of the best burrata pies I’ve had in a while!

📍108 & Columbus

🍕 Burrata pie — san marzano, fior di latte, ‘nduja, parmigiano, basil
🍝 Tagliatelle — beef ragù, thyme, sangiovese
🍆 Parmigiana Di Melanzane
🫜 Beet Salad

❗️Even Bill & Hillary Clinton stopped by recently

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Earth Day 2026

What a festive way to celebrate Earth Day: a Happy Hour book launch for “The Magnificent Mr. and Mrs. Maple” at one of my favorite neighborhood hangouts, Verdello. Owner Ari, as ever, made everyone feel like family as we indulged in delectable, freshly made pizzas and pasta...cocktails and mocktails. My new children’s book is the (almost) true story of the flora and fauna in our beautiful NYC garden, so the theme was right on point for Earth Day. Thanks to everyone who turned out!

I say the target audience is “Children Ages 4-104,” because the message is for all: the invisible bonds of family let you bloom wherever you’re planted. We had a great Harlem “Story Time” for kids in the neighborhood and next month, I’ll be doing readings in some local Nursing Homes. Everyone is captivated by the story and the breathtaking illustrations by Nicole Tejada. We had so much fun collaborating on her interpretations of the characters’ real-life counterparts: my maple trees, juniper & boxwood plants and several of the critters who pop in.

More big book news on the horizon: I’ve been invited to participate in “the” literary event of summer with both “Mr. and Mrs. Maple” and “Kindred Spirits: A Titanic Tale.” Watch this space for an announcement. And I’ll be finishing out the year with a third stint as a keynote speaker for Cunard cruises, this time aboard the regal Queen Elizabeth.

For now, I hope you’ll check out “The Magnificent Mr. and Mrs. Maple” and grab a copy for a special person in your life!

#childrensbooks #literature #earthday #nyc #titanic

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Everyone knows this one! Had to try it! #hotelcalifornia #eagles #jazz #doublebass #nyc

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Summer ☀️ is here! Fantastic jam at our favorite local Italian Restaurant #blues #tbonewalker #jazzguitarist #jazz #livemusic

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Get Lucky - Jazz Duo - Daft Punk #pharrellwilliams #daftpunk #jazzguitarist #jazz #livemusic

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