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DANIEL BELLINO ZWICKE

Daniel Bellino Zwicke is a New York City based author, chef, and wine professional. With over 30 years of experience in the restaurant industry, he has become well-known for his focus on Italian-American cuisine and culture. [1]

He was the creator, chef, wine director, and managing partner of Bar Cichetti, which was recognized as "America's First Venetian Wine Bar". [1]

He has authored a series of popular, bestselling Italian cookbooks and culinary guides. His work frequently draws from his Sicilian heritage, his experience growing up in New York, and his decades of travel throughout Italy. [1, 2, 3]

Notable Books

His publications, widely available on the Daniel Bellino Zwicke Amazon Author Page, include:

• Sunday Sauce: When Italian-Americans Cook – A deep dive into the cultural tradition of the weekly Italian-American feast.
• Grandma Bellino's Italian Cookbook: Recipes From My Sicilian Grandmother – Authentic family recipes tracing back to Sicily.
• The Italian Nonna Cookbook: Cook Like a Nonna – A compilation of home-cooked comfort foods gathered from regional Italian grandmothers.
• The Ragu Bolognese Cookbook
• The Feast of the 7 Fish: An Italian-American Christmas
• Segreto Italiano: Secret Italian Recipes
• Got Any Kahlua?: The Collected Recipes of The Dude – A humorous pop-culture cookbook tailored to The Big Lebowski.
• Positano & The Amalfi Coast – A travel guide and regional cookbook blend. [1, 2, 3, 4]

In addition to writing, he regularly shares recipes and snippets of culinary culture through his personal blog platforms like Sunday Sauce and his social profiles on Instagram.

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SUNDAY SAUCE

AMERICA'S FAVORITE ITALIAN COOKBOOK

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Daniel Bellino Zwicke

Making SUNDAY SAUCE

LODI, NEW JERSEY

JERSEY SUNDAY SAUCE

MAKING SUNDAY SAUCE

Cousins DANIEL & ANTHONY BELLINO

"KEEPING OUR RITUALS ALIVE"

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At UNCLE TONY'S HOUSE

LODI, NEW JERSEY

SUNDAY SAUCE

alla BELLINO alla PACINO

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Isabelle and Me

 

Isabelle Oduber

For OSCAR De la RENTA

NEW YORK CITY

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Isabelle Oduber & Daniel Bellino Zwicke

Isabelle Oduber is a former model who is the ex-girlfriend of New York City author / culinary professional Daniel Bellino Zwicke. [1]

During her modelling career, she was represented by the prominent Ford Modelling Agency in New York. Bellino-Zwicke, known for culinary books like Sunday Sauce and Grandma Bellino's Italian Cookbook, has previously shared glimpses of her past modelling work and portfolio cards publicly on his Author Page on Facebook.

Isabelle Oduber

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Isabelle Oduber

with Ex-Boyfriend Daniel Bellino Zwicke

Isabelle Oduber and Daniel Bellino-Zwicke share a personal history connected to the New York fashion and culinary scene of the 1980s. [1]

The Connection

• Relationship: Isabelle Oduber is the former girlfriend of Daniel Bellino-Zwicke. [1]
• Isabelle Oduber: She worked as a prominent fashion model represented by the prestigious Ford Modeling Agency in New York City. During her career in the 1980s, she served as a house model for legendary designer Oscar de la Renta and was famously illustrated by fashion artist Antonio Lopez. 
• Daniel Bellino-Zwicke: He is a New York-based author, wine director, and former restaurant manager. He has managed classic Manhattan establishments like Da Silvano and has written several books centered around Italian cuisine and Greenwich Village culture. He frequently shares nostalgic retrospectives of 1980s New York, including reflections on Oduber's modeling career. 

Isabelle Oduber for Oscar De La Renta

Illustrated by Antonio Lopez

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Daniel Bellino Z - My Latest Cookbook

 

The ITALIAN NONNA COOKBOOK

"COOK LIKE a NONNA"

Daniel Bellino Zwicke

This is the tentative cover of my latest cookbook.

The ITALIAN NONNA COOKBOOK

Proposed date of Publication - November 10, 2026

The ITALIAN NONNA COOKBOOK

"COOK LIKE a NONNA"  - Daniel Bellino Zwicke

Authentic Italian Recipes, Family Traditions & The Soul of Italian Home Cooking

What if you could bring the warmth, flavor, and timeless traditions of an Italian Nonna right into your own kitchen?

The Italian Nonna Cookbook takes you on a delicious journey into the heart of Italian home cooking—where recipes are made with love, generous portions, simple ingredients, and the kind of time-tested techniques that have been passed from one generation to the next.

Written by bestselling Italian cookbook author Daniel Bellino Zwicke, an Italian-American New Yorker with more than 30 years of experience in New York City's Italian restaurant and Italian wine businesses, this book is the result of a lifetime immersed in Italian food.

For more than 40 years, Daniel Bellino Zwicke has traveled throughout Italy, eating, cooking, tasting, and gathering recipes and food traditions from Italian Nonnas, restaurants, trattorias, salumerias, markets, and food artisans. From the bustling streets of Naples and Rome to the kitchens of Sicily, Calabria, Puglia, Tuscany, Liguria, Genoa, Florence, Venice, Capri, and Ischia, these experiences have helped capture what makes Italian food so beloved around the world.

A Taste of Italy in Every Chapter

Inside The Italian Nonna Cookbook, you'll discover an enticing collection of classic Italian dishes inspired by the food Italians actually love to eat at home.

From comforting bowls of pasta and soup to leisurely Sunday dinners, you'll find recipes for:

• Authentic Italian Pasta Dishes
• Soups & Hearty Italian Comfort Foods
• Antipasti & Italian Appetizers
• Classic Chicken Dishes
• Fresh Italian Seafood
• Steaks, Italian-Style
• Tender Lamb & Pork Dishes
• Frittata & Rustic Egg Dishes
• Classic Italian Meatballs
• Traditional Braciole
• Sunday Sauce & Italian Gravy
• Italian Vegetables & Side Dishes
• Irresistible Italian Nonna Desserts
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And, of course, the book celebrates those legendary dishes that seem to taste even better when served around a crowded family table.

Discover the Secrets of Nonna's Kitchen

Italian cooking isn't about complicated techniques or expensive ingredients. It's about knowing how to coax incredible flavor from simple, honest food.

It's the aroma of garlic and onions slowly cooking in olive oil, a pot of Tomato Sauce simmering on the stove. A batch of Nonna's fresh made Meatballs, Lasagna, Ricotta Cookies and so many good things. Tasty Italian Food - It Nourishes, it makes us Happy!

Whether you are an experienced Italian cook, an Italian-American who grew up eating Nonna's food, someone with Italian roots who wants to reconnect with the cuisine of your family, or simply someone who loves great Italian food, this cookbook belongs in your kitchen.

Open the book. Tie on your apron. Put the pot on the stove.

Then cook like a Nonna.

Mangia!

RECIPES INDCLUDE :

LASAGNA
TOMATO SAUCE
PASTA PUTTANESCA
DOLLY'S MINESTRONE
PASTA FAZZOOL
RAGU NAPOLETANA
BRACIOLE
SUNDAY SAUCE
FRITTATA
PACINO PASTA
TASTY DESSERTS - Including SINATRA CHEESECAKE
And Much More ...