I Wish I Were A Prosciutto

The Connecticut Pizza Trail, The Connecticut Pizza Forum, and The Pizza Capital of the United States

This episode is about pizza, pizza, and more pizza. Sandra and Martin talk about how Connecticut became the "Pizza Capital of the United States," and The Connecticut Pizza Trail including the iconic New Haven pizzas (Frank Pepe's, Sally's Apizza, and Modern Apizza). They also have a conversation with Frank Zocco founder of The Connecticut Pizza Forum and The Slice Mob. I Wish I Were a Prosciutto is a 2025 Signal Awards-winning podcast celebrating authentic Italian and Italian-American food through engaging conversations with the people who create it. #TheConnecticutPizzaForum #TheSliceMob #TheConnecticutPizzaTail #PizzaCapitaloftheUS #nationsbestpizza #FrankPepe #Sally'sApizza #ModernApizza #pizza #italianfood #italianamericanfood #italianfamilytraditions #FrankZocco #GovernerLamont #Citarella #WaveHillBreads #MangiaMia #Ilgioia #NewHavenPizza #SignalAwards

Who is Making the Best Salami in Connecticut? Maybe Gemma Salumi!

I Wish I Were a Prosciutto is a 2025 Signal Award-winning podcast that celebrates authentic Italian food and authentic Italian-American food through engaging conversations with the people who create it, from nonnas to cookbook authors to celebrated chefs. Also, delicious food will be served and consumed. In this episode Sandra Radosh and Martin Blanco sample an extraordinary produced by Gemma Salumi (and they make it right here in Connecticut). They'll speak with Don Carlo Battimelli of Battimelli's A&S Italian Fine Foods in Fairfield, Connecticut, who with his brother Giovanni, founded Gemma Salumi. #Battimelli'sA&SItalianFineFoods #DonCarloBattimelli #GemmaSalumi #CingariFamilyMarkets #salami #italiansausage #aceendico #milfordct #fairfieldct #durockpork #calabriaporkstore #NIAF

Where is the best Sicilian Food in New York? Maybe at Casasalvo!

Sandra and Martin accidentally meet celebrated chef Salvo Lo Castro, of Casasalvo while en route to the legendary Russ and Daughters. They learned that Salvo cooked at the Vatican for 10 years before moving to New York during the pandemic. In their adventure, Sandra and Martin go to a taping of The View, meet Salvo Lo Castro, make new friends outside of Yona Schimmel Knishery, eat creamed herring at Russ and Daughters (only Sandra), and finally enjoy an exquisite meal complimented by exquisite service at Casasalvo. It's coming up in this episode of the Signal Awards-winning podcast, I Wish I Were a Prosciutto. #Italianfood #vatican #authenticitalianfood #italianamericanculture #casasalvo #russanddaughters #yonaschimmelknishery

Delicious Italian Food in Disney World Part 3 - The Road Trip Concludes

Sandra and Martin conclude their Italian culinary tour of Walt Disney World with visits to Geo 82, Via Napoli Ristorante e Pizzeria, Geyers Point Bar and Grill, and Comet Pin Pong (in Washington, DC). This episode takes you to Disney's EPCOT, Disney's Wilderness Lodge resort, and a famous pizzeria in Washington. Martin wanted to prove to Sandra that anyone can find delicious and authentic Italian food in Disney World. #italianfood #italianamericanfood #roadtripfood #WaltDisneyWorld #DisneyDining #EPCOT #WildernessLodge #geyserpointbarandgrill #cometpingpong #pizza #prosciutto #vianapoliristoranteepizzeria #geo82

Martin Makes Pizza Gran - It Must Be Easter

Happy Easter! Martin prepares an Easter Wheatberry Cheesecake - Pizza Gran. In the main section, Martin's mom shares some Easter stories from the 1940's and 1950's, growing up in the Bronx. Listen to the Signal Award winning podcast, I Wish I Were a Prosciutto for stories that celebrate Italian and Italian American culture through the lens of its great culinary traditions. #Easter #pizzadolce #pizzagran #Easterpie #italianamericanfood #italianamericantraditions #michelscicolone #italianholidaycooking #oxfordcompaniontoitalianfood #pizzarustica #signalawards