October 29, 2022

A Look at the Second Annual Sons of the Two Sicilies Pipe Smokers Club Dinner & Smoke in Brooklyn, NY

A commemorative photo with the diehard revelers
Members and friends of the Sons of the Two Sicilies Smoking Pipe Club gathered at Amunì Ristorante (7217 3rd Avenue) in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn Thursday evening for their Second Annual Dinner and Smoke meet up.
(Above & below) The backyard dining patio was festively decorated
with Carlist, Habsburg-Lorraine, Bourbon-Two Sicilies,
and Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St. George flags 
(Above & below) A makeshift shrine was erected for San Giorgio Martire; Blessed Maria Cristina, Queen of the Two Sicilies; Blessed Emperor Karl of Austria; and Servant of God, Good King Francis II of the Two Sicilies
Partygoers brought plenty of cigars, pipe tobacco, and spirits
(Above & below) After our delicious Sicilian repast we enjoyed a smoke
Caponata con crostini
Sfincione
Carciofi fritti
Arancini
Busiate con pesto alla Trapanese
Pasta al forno
Insalata Verde
Braciola di maiale al forno
Milinciani alla parmigiana
Bistecca alla pizzaiola
(L) How it started. (R) How it ended
Profiterole
Traditional Ossi dei Morti (bones of the dead) cookies for All Souls Day