A great big Buon Natale to all of our paisani out there because this is Part One of the Italian American Power Hour Christmas Eve Spectacular!  Join the Fab Five (and some of their spouses) as we sit down for a very special pre-Christmas Eve fish feast and dig into the ins and outs of what makes the Italian American Christmas Eve fish feast so special.

We’ll talk about our family menus, the history of the FEAST OF THE SEVEN FISHES, how to avoid a re-gifted Panettone and some of our favorite traditions for the most famous Italian American holiday of the year.

Tweetables:

• “It’s not a party until the homemade wine comes out.” – Rossella Rago
• “You know you’re Italian when your mother or grandmother goes through your recycling.” – Rossella Rago
• “Only we go through this much work for food.” – Dolores Alfieri Taranto
• “The Italians got around the rules.” – Patrick O’Boyle
• “Tre Marie is the gold standard of Panettone.” – John Viola
• “The holiday starts when you start shopping [for food].” – John Viola

Books/Resources:

• The Cooking with Nonna Cookbook: A Year of Italian Holidays by Rossella Rago
• La Bella Marketplace
• Arthur Avenue – Little Italy in the Bronx, New York

Songs:

• Dominick the Donkey by Lou Monte
• Italian Jingle Bells by Lou Monte