EPISODE 420. This week, we've got Kitty Reynolds in the building for the first time ever! Kitty is an Irish/Italian stand up comedian who has made her name by going viral on the internet and sharing her perspective on stage from growing up as a "lightweight Italian" on Long Island. We talk everything from her early life to the comedy scene, cold cut carcinogens, gravy discrimination and much more... Whatta ya gonna do ah? Tune in!

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Chapters: 1:00 - Do I Have an Accent? 2:00 - Lightweight Italian 4:00 - Nonna's Italian Words 5:00 - Italian Nose Jobs 8:00 - Famous Faces 10:00 - Stay Working, Stay Funny 13:00 - Growing Up On Long Island 16:00 - Intellectual Italians 19:00 - Gravy Discrimination 23:00 - A Better Life on Long Island 26:00 - Cold Cut Carcinogens 30:00 - Kitty's Comedy 34:00 - Fake Italian Accents 38:00 - Kitty Catch Phrases 42:00 - Casual Comedy Fans 48:00 - Mario Bosco 52:00 - Catty Women 54:00 - This or That 56:00 - Long Island Bakeries & Good Gossip 1:00:00 - Rotten Tomatoes 1:03:00 - Kitty's Closing Monologue

EPISODE 419. We're back with the gang! Big Joe and Mario are in the building and we're talking all things right and wrong with Italian food. The guys share their favorite restaurants, New York specialties, food shopping lists and much more... Tune in and hang til the end for some well-missed Cresciuto Italiano energy!

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Chapters: 1:00 - The Italian Food Guys 3:00 - Rainbow or 7 Layer Cookies 5:00 - Fasting & Portion Control 9:00 - Joe & Mario's Favorite Restaurants 13:00 - Steak in Italy 16:00 - Going Out to Dinner 19:00 - What Pigs Eat 21:00 - No Microwaves 23:00 - Parmigiano You Know What It Is 27:00 - New York's Sandwich 30:00 - Bread Better than Semolina 32:00 - How to Make a PB&J 36:00 - Joe's Food Shopping 38:00 - Ice Cream Choices 42:00 - Espresso or American 46:00 - Disrespectful Pasta Dishes 49:00 - Una Mozzarella Buona 52:00 - Mario's Meet & Greet 55:00 - Top 5 Desserts 58:00 - We Taught the World How to Eat

EPISODE 418. This week is a sweet one! We're joined by one of the most recognizable couples in Italian-American TV: Maddalena & Mauro! Straight outta Carlo's Bakery and into your living room. We talk everything from how they met, how they keep their relationship working, behind-the-scenes of "Cake Boss" and much more. Tune in for a great one!

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Chapters: 1:00 - Traveling in Italy 4:00 - Can't Say That 6:00 - Meeting Maddalena 8:00 - First Date Mauro 10:00 - Today's Women 13:00 - Close Knit Family 15:00 - Envelope Etiquette 18:00 - Sunday Cooking 20:00 - Chinese Containers 22:00 - House Rules & Garage Shoes 25:00 - Cutting Your Man's Steak 28:00 - Differences in Generations 32:00 - Weight Loss 34:00 - Back to Back Nights 36:00 - Cold Chicken Cutlets 39:00 - Family Business Lunch Breaks 43:00 - Flour & Butter 45:00 - Carlo's Bakery Lore 51:00 - Italian Superstitions 55:00 - Pastry Delivery 58:00 - How to Order Carlo's 1:02:00 - Daddy's Home

EPISODE 417. This week we have Caroline DiFuccia, who is the owner of G & R Deli in the Bronx, the woman behind the "Italian Ice Cream Cone" and many more of your food cravings. Joined by Nicky Smalls of @snacktimetv_, the gang talks all things NY Italian food. Caroline shares her story of growing up in the Bronx, how to make a good meatball & much more. Tune in!

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Chapters: 1:00 - You Got the Wrong Girl 4:00 - Not Going Out to Eat 6:00 - Cooking for Guests 8:00 - Taking Parents Names 9:00 - Deli Girl Love 10:00 - Super Mom 13:00 - The Best in the Bronx 16:00 - Caroline's Meatballs 19:00 - Good Cheesy Cutlets 23:00 - Growing Up Hard 25:00 - Food Shopping on Arthur Ave 27:00 - Speaking Albanian 30:00 - New York Tough 33:00 - Italian Food Rules 35:00 - This or That 38:00 - The Sopranos 40:00 - Welcome Nicky Smalls 43:00 - One Stop Shops 45:00 - Bronx Food Delivery 47:00 - Copper Pipe Coffee 48:00 - The Best Lobster Tails 52:00 - Food Content Favorites 55:00 - Pipe Dream Promises 57:00 - To Live & Survive in NY 59:00 - How to Save Money

EPISODE 416. We're back for a new episode with the final boss of Italian Maxxing: Carmen Ciricillo. Carmen is a comedian and a true OG when it comes to sharing his experience in Growing Up Italian with the internet. The guys sit down to discuss everything, from his upbringing, growing up in Cleveland, doing comedy since the 80's, to now running a successful comedy-based business and taking the "How You Doin" side of the internet by storm. When you go to his aunt's house, don't forget to mention Growing Up Italian.

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Chapters: 1:00 - The Carmen Ciricillo Show 2:00 Growing Up Italian in Cleveland 5:00 - Cleveland's Little Italy 9:00 - Father's Name Change 12:00- Naming Italian Kids 14:00 - Give the Ball to Carmine 16:00 - The Iowa Cardinals 19:00 - Uncle Frank 21:00 - Father Got Sh*t 25:00 - What Dad Left 27:00 - Going Back to Cleveland 30:00 - Dad's Toupée 32:00 - Comedy Since '87 35:00 - Construction Comedy School 40:00 - How to Be Italian Seminar 44:00 - How I Met Your Mother 46:00 - My Friend Named Meat 48:00 - First Date in My Aunt's Basement 50:00 - Italian Final Boss 54:00 - Italian Phrases You Need to Know 56:00 - Rage Baiting Live 1:00:00 - Bringing Gabagool to School 1:02:00 - Born in Germany 1:04:00 - What to Do at My Aunt's House

EPISODE 415. Most times, a good talk with an OG will lead you in the right direction. This week, we have a very special guest in Sandy Blue Eyes. Sandy is a through-and-through New York Italian American who has worked around entertainment for decades and is best known for being the bodyguard and close friend of Chazz Palminteri. Tune in for an amazing episode filled with knowledge, as he shares his story and gives us lessons in how to be the best version of a young upstanding Italian American.

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Chapters: 1:00 - Sandy's Suits 3:00 - Growing Up in Bed-Stuy 8:00 - The Ice Business 10:00 - Moving to Long Island 11:00 - Stickball Players 14:00 - The Bodyguard 16:00 - City Jobs 18:00 - Meeting Chazz 22:00 - Life Changer Chazz 25:00 - A Bronx Tale 27:00 - Big Elvis Guy 28:00 - Single & Ready to Mingle 31:00 - Rules of a Gentlemen 35:00 - Respect in Dating 38:00 - Online Dating 41:00 - The Gravy Test 45:00 - Red & Green Flags 48:00 - Sandy's Date Journal 51:00 - Being a Good Italian 55:00 - Italian Word of the Day 57:00 - This or That? 59:00 - Elvis, Dean or Frank? 1:04:00 - Eighteen Egg Whites 1:06:00 - Sandy's Lawn Care

EPISODE 414. We're back in the podcast kitchen for a new episode! Joined by a true OG of Italian cooking content, Laura Vitale. We talk about her whole journey from early life, growing up in Italy and eventually settling in New Jersey -- where she's built a global audience by turning her love for cooking and traditional family dishes into one of the most expansive libraries of Italian food recipes on the internet. Tune in!

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As always, if you enjoyed this video, be sure to drop a Like, Comment and please SUBSCRIBE. Grazie a tutti! Chapters: 1:00 - Laura's Hair & Coffee 4:00 - Born & Raised in Napoli 6:00 - Francese in America 9:00 - Learning from the News 12:00 - Food Content OG 15:00 - Having a Supportive Partner 18:00 - YouTube Recipe Library 23:00 - Food Network 25:00 - Trying too Hard 29:00 - Sauce vs. Gravy 32:00 - Italian vs. Italian American Food 35:00 - Baked Chicken Cutlets 38:00 - Italian Hot Dogs 41:00 - Healthy Eating 43:00 - Regional Foods 46:00 - 5 Things to Perfect in Cooking 51:00 - Pizza Di New York 54:00 - Best Food in Italy 57:00 - Quando sei in Italia 1:03:00 - Pio Pio il Coniglio 1:04:00 - i Piatti Piu Consumati 1:07:00 - Two Banned Ingredients

EPISODE 413. If you consider yourself a pizza lover, there's no shot you haven't heard of Lucali... Mark Iacono shares his story of growing up in Brooklyn, opening a pizza shop in his once-beloved childhood candy store, and how he went from just a guy who loved a good slice to a true pizza wizard behind the counter. Tune in if you love pizza, the old NYC, or are dying to know the secret to getting a table at Lucali!

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Chapters: 1:00 - Red Hook or Carroll Gardens 3:00 - Bread and Baccala 5:00 - Italian Leftovers 7:00 - Finding Love for Pizza 9:00 - No Toppings on Pizza 12:00 - The Name Lucali 14:00 - Buying the Candy Store 19:00 - Two and a Half Years 22:00 - Your Neighborhood is the Best 24:00 - First Times a Charm 29:00 - Grand Opening of Lucali 33:00 - How to Eat at Lucali's 37:00 - Counting Blessings 40:00 - Florida Pizza 42:00 - Jay Z's Coca-Cola Machine 45:00 - Lucali's Pizza Style 47:00 - Renting Out the Joint 49:00 - Sitting Next to Celebrities 50:00 - Secret Night @ Lucali's 52:00 - $500k or Dinner with Jay Z 54:00 - Best Pizza Cities 57:00 - Sauce or Gravy and Favorite Toppings 59:00 - Back and to the Left 1:03:00 - Mark's Leisure Time 1:05:00 - No Kitchen

EPISODE 412. If you've seen our series, "Lost in the Sauce", you know that we went to Harlem and found some Italians. Kevin D & Noce are two young men who immigrated to the USA with with dreams of becoming rap stars. The guys talk about everything from the Hip-Hop scene in Italy, the struggles of adjusting to American customs, the worst Italian foods and more! Tune in!

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Chapters: 1:00 - Italian Nuts in America 4:00 - Music Inspirations 6:00 - Gue Everyday 7:00 - Eminem at San Remo 9:00 - Mixing Languages 10:00 - NYC the Toxic Girl 12:00 - Hardest Part about Living Here 16:00 - Italian Astronauts 18:00 - Women in America 20:00 - Sicilian or Italian 23:00 - Italian Hate Comments 25:00 - Learning English from Sabino 27:00 - What it's like in Minnesota 29:00 - Live Performance 37:00 - Italians Finding Each Other 39:00 - Looking for Selena Gomez 41:00 - Who's Who of Italy 44:00 - Pizza Romana or New York Pizza 45:00 - Olive Garden Italians 46:00 - Gabagool & American Slang 47:00 - Italian Canadians 49:00 - False Stereotypes of America 51:00 - Tutti Insieme a NYC 52:00 - Un Italiano Vero 55:00 - In Five Years

EPISODE 411. We're back with the best. Big Joe & Mario Bosco are in the building and we're here to settle things... Where does Mario's loyalty lie? Did Big Joe's nonna actually say those things? Who can actually SPEAK the language? Who is REALLY Italian? And WHO is Tim Dillon? Tune in.

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Chapters: 1:00 - Who is Hotter? 4:00 - Sold Out Dates 5:00 - Who is Tim Dillon? 11:00 - Playing Different Characters 14:00 - Italian Frauds 16:00 - Who is More Italian? 22:00 - Speak Perfect Italian 25:00 - More Duolingo 27:00 - Fans of Pasta Fazool 30:00 - Stupid Brooklyn Gabagool 32:00 - Lasagna Disease 33:00 - Buonanima Nonna Mia 37:00 - Most Iconic Italian Saints 41:00 - San Giuseppe di Gambino 43:00 - Questioning Mario's Loyalty 45:00 - No Love in the Casino 47:00 - False Ancestry 49:00 - Italian American Future Leaders 53:00 - Finding Celebrities Phone Numbers 55:00 - Support Joe & Mario Bosco