Novelli’s brings back the mozzarella bunny | The Dish
Updated Feb 25, 2021;
Posted Feb 24, 2021
Pizza rustica is back in the inventory for the Lenten season at Novelli s Pork Store at Easter, Oakwood (Staten Island Advance/Pamela Silvestri)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Miss that mozzarella bunny last year at Novelli’s Pork Store in Oakwood? The pandemic made them ditch it for 2020 but it’s finally back in the inventory along with other delicious Easter foods.
So here we are for another sampling of The Dish. See it weekly as a live show, broadcast from the Staten Island Advance/SILIVE.com’s Facebook page each Wednesday. Starting next week, kindly tune in at 11:30 a.m.
Michael Gandolfini listened to Tony Soprano’s therapy sessions to prep for ‘The Many Saints of Newark’
Updated Feb 18, 2021;
Posted Feb 12, 2021
Michael Gandolfini in 2020. He stars in The Many Saints of Newark, the Sopranos prequel film due out this fall.David Livingston | Getty Images
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Tony Soprano and Dr. Melfi.
At least when he was preparing to step into Soprano’s shoes in the upcoming film “The Many Saints of Newark.”
Gandolfini, 21, is the son of James Gandolfini, the actor who grew up in Park Ridge and made the fictional North Jersey Mafia boss famous, winning three Emmys for the role before he died in 2013 of a heart attack. He was 51.
Fans of the famous Sheffield pork sandwiches will have to manage without for two weeks.
The shops will remain closed until Monday, February 15, as a safety precaution to minimise the risk of the outbreak spreading.
A spokesperson for Béres Pork Shop said: “We are taking a short circuit break due to covid issues at our production plant.
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Published January 20, 2021, 5:00 PM
A cooperative in Pinamungajan town, southern Cebu has partnered with a leading pork producer company to help its livelihood program become more sustainable.
Composed of more than 100,000 members with 29 satellite offices in Cebu, the Lamac Multi-Purpose Cooperative (LMPC) inked a partnership with Virginia Farms Inc., which will offer a buy-back scheme that will benefit the members of the cooperative who are into hog farming.
Through the partnership, Virginia Farms will supply LMPC members with feeds through their Virginia Feeds brand and will also buy the farmers’ hogs upon harvest at a guaranteed price.
The LMPC has received P20 million from the livelihood assistance program of the Department of Agriculture. The LMPC can lend the funds to their members who are already into agriculture-related livelihood or to those who plan to start one.
American Cancer Society brings holiday spirit to Staten Island kids fighting cancer
Updated Dec 20, 2020;
Posted Dec 20, 2020
Staten Island University Hospital and the American Cancer Society teamed up to spread holiday cheer to children fighting cancer. Gifts were distributed to patients in the pediatric unit, and gifts were also given to six Staten Island families of kids fighting cancer.
Pictured from left to right:
Gianna Arcuri, Freshman at St. Joseph by the Sea High School & President of the American Cancer Society Junior Board
CC Arcuri, Community Development Manager, American Cancer Society, Staten Island; Deena Maimone, NP, Pediatrics, Staten Island University Hospital (Courtesy/SIUH and American Cancer Society)