About the Author

Tony Lip originated from the Bronx, New York. He worked for twelve years at the world-famous Copacabana Nightclub in New York City. At the Copa, he played host to the most famous personalities of the era, including Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett and Bobby Darin. Lip then went on to a career in acting. He got his first big break when he was cast in the hit film, The Godfather. He then appeared in several major motion pictures including Crazy Joe, The Pope of Greenwich Village, The Year of the Dragon, Honor Thy Fathers, Goodfellas, and Donnie Brasco. He was also featured as the New York mob boss Carmine Lupertazzi on the hit HBO series, The Sopranos. Lip passed away in 2013.His travels with pianistDon Shirleythrough the South in 1962 is portrayed in the 2018 movieGreen Book.

Steven Prigge has written three previous books. He is the co-author of the Italian-American celebrity cookbook Shut Up and Eat!, and the author of Movie Moguls Speak and Created By. Prigge also writes freelance articles for one of the most widely read food magazines in the world, Bon Appetit, as well as for other top publications such as Written By and MovieMaker. He lives in New York City.

Reviews

Praise for Shut Up and Eat!

“Opening this cookbook is like pulling up a chair in an old, Italian neighborhood. Good, simple food and great stories abound.”—USA Today
 
“For those of us who have ever questioned what went into the sauce during a scene of an Italian mobster flick, this new cookbook may help.”—The Observer (NJ)
 
“Endearing anecdotes about washing dishes, adored relatives and eating on set.”—Publishers Weekly
 
“Well-known Italian-Americans share their stories of what it was like growing up in a busy kitchen eating hearty meats, sauces and pastas.”—New York Daily News
 
“A cookbook long on hilarious and touching remembrances of the Italian-American family table.”—San Jose Mercury News