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| The star of the show |
Friends and family gathered at the Giordano family’s palatial homestead in Bellmore, Long Island Saturday afternoon for their highly anticipated Sagra del Maiale, or pig festival. The annual affair has been celebrated for some twenty years and after many invites, I finally got the opportunity to share in what turned out to be a remarkable day of fellowship, sunshine and a veritable smorgasbord of pork delicacies.
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Our gracious hosts, Alex and Andrew with a
heaping bowl of spring peas, prosciutto and onions |
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| Chef Andrew and his phenomenal prosciutto-wrapped chicken livers |
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| Raffaele busted out a platter of delicious focaccia |
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| Everybody loves Carmine's homemade mozzarella |
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| Freshly made mozzarella |
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| The Constantinians broke out the flag of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies |
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| A group shot with the fellas |
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| The ladies showed us how it's done |
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| Anna and Rosanna |
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| The D'Ambrosio family relaxing by the pool |
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| (Above & below) Festivities kicked off with several antipasti |
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| Bruschetta topped with fresh ricotta, walnuts, basil and prosciutto |
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| Lard bread |
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| Assorted salumi |
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| Sweet and hot sopressata |
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| Grilled vegetables |
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| Sfogliatella |
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| Assorted pastries |
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After the wine and peaches, we enjoyed some
Vecchio Amaro del Capo and Jägermeister |
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| (Above & below) After dinner and drinks, guests sang their hearts out |
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| Karaoke hooligans performing their favorite songs |
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| A good time was had by all |
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| The party ended with a little dancing and a big bonfire |
