Friday, April 10, 2026

Frank Sinatra Veal Milanese - Recipe








FRANK SINATRA'S FAVORITE RESTAURANT

PATSY'S, NEW YORK

WEST 56th STREET






FRANK SINATRA & AVA GARDNER

MANGIA BENE !!!



Frank Sinatra loved Veal Milanese. His Dad Marty used to make it for young Frank and Sinatra ate Veal Milanese over a thousand times at his most favorite restaurant in the World, PATSY'S of NEW YORK on West 56th Street .. Franks other favorites were; Clams Posillipo, Spaghetti & Meatballs,  SUNDAY SAUCE, and Rigatoni Marinara ... 

See Daniel Bellino Zwicke's book "SUNDAY SAUCE" When Italian-Americans Cook for recipes of Sinatra's favorite dishes and recipes for SUNDAY SAUCE alla SINATRA and DOLLY SINATRA'S MARINARA ..

And MANGIA BENE !!!


VEAL MILANES RECIPE alla SINATRA

INGREDIENTS
  • 2 cups Bread Crumbs (Plain)
  • 2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano

  • 1/4 cup minced flat-leaf parsley
  • 1 cup plus 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 large eggs, beaten
  • 4 veal cutlets (about 1 1/4 pounds), pounded thin to slightly less than 1/4 inch
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 lemon, cut into 8 wedges
DIRECTIONS 
Break or cut the bread into large chunks and place in a food processor. Process until the bread is reduced into fine crumbs. Transfer the crumbs into a large bowl and stir in the cheese, oregano and parsley. Gradually add 3 tablespoons of oil, stirring until thoroughly combined. Season with salt and pepper.
Spread the flour onto a large plate, plate the eggs in a shallow bowl and spread the seasoned bread crumbs on a second large plate. Coat each veal cutlet in the flour, then the beaten eggs and then the bread crumbs, patting with the palm of your hand to ensure adhesion.
Heat 1 cup of the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high flame (to a frying temperature of 350 degrees F.) and sauté the veal for 2 minutes. Turn and sauté for 1 additional minute. Do not crowd the pan. If necessary, fry the cutlets in batches. Remove with a slotted spatula and drain on paper towels. Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve with lemon wedges.




VEAL MILANESE

FRANK'S WAY "THIN & CRISPY"




SINATRA & BELLINO

"No CAPPUCCINO"


Daniel Bellino Zwicke
 is a cookbook author and culinary writer who has documented 
Frank Sinatra’s deep connection to Italian-American cuisine, particularly his love for . According to Daniel Bellino Zwicke, Sinatra frequented Patsy's on West 56th Street in New York where he famously ordered his Veal Milanese pounded extra thin, and served crispy.
FRANK SINATRA'S Favorite Dining Habits
In his books like Sinatra Sauce and Sunday Sauce, Bellino Zwicke shares that Sinatra’s perfect meal often involved specific pairings and rituals:

  • The Meal: His go-to order at  was  with a side of Clams Posillipo.
  • Preparation: He preferred the veal lightly garlicked and accompanied by a simple arugula salad.
  • Drink of Choice: He typically paired these meals with Jack Daniel’s (specifically a "3-2-1" or a Rusty Nail cocktail).
  • A "1,000 Times" Meal: It is said that Sinatra ate at Patsy's over a thousand times during his life, often occupying his own private table.
  • Related Cookbooks by Daniel Bellino Zwicke
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Saturday, November 1, 2025

Sinatra Eats Italian Cookbook

 

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A Young Frank Sinatra  ....  Hoboken, New Jersey


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Frank Sinatra

"Come Fly with Me" !!!


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PATSY'S  "Franks Favorite Restaurant"



Frank's Favorite Restaurant in The World, was Patsy's on West 56th Street in New York, in The Theater District near Times Square .. Frank's Favorites were; Calms Posillipo, Spaghetti Pomodoro,  Veal Milanes (extra Thin & Crispy) and Spaghetti & Meatballs of which patsy's makes The Best in The City ..

PATSY'S is by far the restaurant most associated with SINATRA -- on its website, the restaurant notes that it "has been known for years as the restaurant Frank Sinatra made famous." You can still order up old-school Italian there, but you might not have the exact same experience as Sinatra, who was said to have entered through a special door to sit at a reserved table on the second floor. Sinatra became especially loyal to the restaurant after making a solo Thanksgiving reservation one year, not realizing the restaurant was slated to be closed that day. Patsy Scognamillo didn't want to turn Sinatra away, so he allowed the reservation. He also didn't want Sinatra to know the restaurant was opened just for him -- so he had the entire staff bring their families to fill the place up, something Sinatra didn't learn until years later, according to Patsy's lore. The restaurant still celebrates its connection to Sinatra: At right, in 2002, Joe Scognamillo served actor Bill Boggs, who had dressed up as Sinatra . (236 West 56th St.)

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FRANK'S FAVORITE ITALIAN BREAD ... PARISI on MOTT STREET, LITTLE ITALY, New York, NY 



FRANK'S FAVORITE ITALIAN BREAD

PARISI BAKERY MOTT STREET

LITTLE ITALY, NY NY


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FRANK'S FAVORITE PIZZA 


FRANK'S FAVORITE PIZZA "PATYSY'S"

FRANKS FAVORITE PIZZA

PATSY'S in EAST HARLEM

No Relation to PATSY'S on 56th STREET


PASTY'S PIZZERIA







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SINATRA at JILLY'S New York with Friends and Daughters NANCY and TINA

Frank loved going to his close Pal JILLY RIZZO'S New York Restaurant JILLY'S where Frank would eat Chinese Food, tell stories, and drink JACK DANIEL'S to the Wee Hours of the morning 


 

Despite having served as an icon for high living for generations, Frank Sinatra was not a fan of haute cuisine. A high school drop-out from Hoboken, New Jersey, the only child of a father who was a lightweight boxer turned fireman and a political activist mother who ran an illegal abortion business that provided services for free, Sinatra even after his fame was established preferred simpler fare and cozier surroundings than were found in the five-star restaurants of the world. In New York he favored only a few establishments, none of them popular celebrity hang-outs (except for the celebrities invited by Frank). There was P.J. Clarke’s at 915 Third Ave., where Sinatra carefully scheduled his nights around those of gossip columnist Dorothy Kilgallen, whose favorite topic was anything going wrong in Sinatra’s life, especially if it concerned the disillusion of his relationship with actress Ava Gardner. Then there was PATSY'S at 236 W. 56th St., where Frank ordered the breaded veal and spaghetti with red sauce on the side. As a story goes, Sinatra found himself on the skids one Thanksgiving, without company and without plans. So he made a reservation at Patsy’s, which wasn’t open that day. But owner Pasquale Scognamillo scrambled his staff and family so that when Frank rolled in at 3pm, the place was full. Rocky Lee Chu-Cho Bianco at 987 Second Ave was where Frank would go for pizza, and if he wanted something a little more upscale, he hit the 21 CLUB over at 21 W. 52nd St., where the jacket and tie dress code was a lot less of an issue in the 1950s than it is now.

But above and beyond them all was his affection for Jilly’s Saloon. Born Ermenigildo Rizzo on May 6th, 1917, Jilly’s career in food services started early, when he worked for his father delivering Italian ice to cafés. He opened his first restaurant, JILLY'S SALOON , on West 49th Street but eventually moved it to a new location on West 52nd. It was this second incarnation of Jilly’s that attracted Sinatra’s attention. On any given night, Sinatra could be found at his regular booth surrounded by regular friends who received the call earlier in the day — having grown up an only child, Sinatra swore he would never dine alone. Jilly’s kitchen specialized not in Italian fare but in Cantonese food. Sinatra spent so much time there that Jilly Rizzo became Sinatra’s closest friend, his right-hand man, and his bodyguard.

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Frank Sinatra with Jilly Rizzo and JACKIE "O"

By 1962 he and Jilly Rizzo were so close that Sinatra was securing bit parts for the saloon owner in films like The Manchurian Candidate. That same year, Sinatra and fellow Rat Packer Sammy Davis Jr. recorded the duet “Me and My Shadow,” which twice mentions ending up at Jilly’s. In Sinatra’s 1968 detective movie Lady in Cement, he pays tribute to his friend by naming a seedy Miami strip club Jilly’s. Also in 1968, Sinatra once again paid musical tribute to his favorite hang-out when, in the song “Star,” he crooned “If they’ve got a drink with her name in Jilly’s bar, the chances are the lady’s a star.”

Apart from being Sinatra’s throne room, Jilly’s was most famous as the spot where mobsters decided to murder television comedian Johnny Carson.



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SUNDAY SAUCE

alla BELLINO alla PACINO

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FRANK SAMMY & DEAN

And "JACK DANIEL"  TENNESSEE WHISKEY

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Recipe for SPAGHETTI & MEATBALLS alla SINATRA

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Jack Daniel's and Frank Sinatra

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FRANK SINATRA with Cigarette & JACK DANIELS





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SINATRA and Friends at JILLY'S , New York

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Sunday, August 3, 2025

Happy Birthday Tony

 REMEMBERING FRANK & TONY

On TONY'S BIRTHDAY




TONY BENNETT & FRANK SINATRA

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY TONY"

Bor August 3rd 1926

ASTORIA, QUEENS

NEW YORK CITY









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Sinatra Sauce "Music Metaballs & Merriment" and Living The Good Life. "Like Frank" .. Yes, it's about Frank. That is one Francis Albert Sinatra, the Greatest Singer of The 20th Century, and Icon of American, especially of the Italian-American Enclave in America. Frank Sinatra was many things, first and foremost a Great Italian-American singer, Love & Adored by Millions. Mr. Sinatra was also an actor, citizen, and Entertainer Par Excellence. Yes this book is about those things, Frank Sinatra : the incomparable singer, actor, recording artist, Teen Idol of the 1940s, philanthropist, and Las Vegas & Nightclub Entertainer. He was like no other, Sinatra was one-of-a- kind, and he had a lust for life, “Hanging with Friends,” - sipping cocktails, with good food, and making good times. That's what this book is about, Frank Sinatra, eating (Italian Food), enjoying a cocktail or two, and the company of family and friends. Yes, Frank Sinatra lived life to its fullest. He wouldn't have it any other way, but "His Way." 

This book “Inspires” and gives you the tools to live out your Sinatra Dreams. You can make it reality, with recipes of Frank’s Favorite Italian Foods, Pasta, Meatballs, Posillipo, Eggplant Parm and more. Eating, drinking, and having good times, all the time as Frank did. Meals with friends and family. Meals you can cook, with recipes in this book. The info and recipes are all here in Sinatra Sauce. Read it, put on some Sinatra (music), cook, eat, and create memorable times at the table, just like Frank. That’s what this book is about: Sinatra, Family, Friends, and Good Times. “The Best is Yet to Come”


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Author Daniel Bellino Zwicke is a lifelong Sinatra fan. He is a Best Selling author, who lives and writes in New York’s Greenwich Village. Daniel is currently working on several other projects. He has authored : Sunday Sauce, La Tavola, Mangia Italiano, Grandma Bellino’s Cookbook, Segreto Italiano, and Positano The Amalfi Coast - Travel Guide / Cookbook.













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Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Jilly and Frank Rizzo and Sinatra

 




JILLY & FRANK

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FRANK & FRIENDS at "JILLY'S"

With Daughters NANCY & TINA SINATRA

"JILLY'S" NIGHT CLUB in NEW YORK

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FRANK with JILLY & Another FRIEND

MONTE CARLO

1971






Monday, July 7, 2025

Frank and Dino - Hangin Out





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