Vina: A Brooklyn Memoir
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Joe Polacco has written a wonderful tribute to his mother, Vina, and in the process has learned about himself. This memoir is told with humor, and is a tale of extended family in Brooklyn headed by the author's mother, the kind and big-hearted Vina. It's all about the family, the neighborhood, and most of all about Vina. She is beautiful, selfless, a creative designer and knows how to laugh and make others laugh. She is a master of Italian cuisine, admired for her original recipes, which are willingly shared. What more could anyone want in a Mom? More to the point which of us would not want to claim Vina as Mom? And all the characters in the memoir willingly testify that they love Vina and claim her as their own. The author has a love of–and knack for–foreign language and dialects. In New York City, specifically Brooklyn, the whole world can be found in this one place. And you'll find Joe Polacco and Vina in this melting pot. But be careful not to melt down as you laugh through the pages while commemorating those who have passed before, and after, Vina.<br>
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Joseph C. Polacco. Vina: A Brooklyn Memoir
Introduction
1. You Don’t Have to be Jewish
2. Julie is ‘De Man’
3. Musical Interlude
4. Large Mary and the Little Butterfly
5. Sandy, Fish, and the Maloik
6. Georgette, La Vucciria, and La Moda
7. Sorority of the Strong
8. Mom is a Reluctant Star
9. The Binary Vina Star
10. Letter from the Kiwanians
11. D’Agostino Clan. The Teachers
12. D’Agostino Clan. Uncle Gregory
13. ‘DAgostino Clan. Pietro D’Agostino & Sons
14. Food is Love
Mom’s Shrimp Scampi recipe:
Vina’s Potato Pizza
15. The Neighborhood Changes
16. Grandkids and Other Family
17. The West End Line
1.Coney Island
2.Bay 50th Street
4.Bay Parkway
8 and 9: 72nd and 62nd Streets
10 and 11: 55th and 50th Streets
12 and 13: Fort Hamilton Parkway and 9th Avenue
15.Pacific Street
15a. DeKalb Avenue
16.Canal Street
17.14th Street–Union Square
20.42nd Street –Times Square
Beyond 57th Street
18. A Trip to the Cancer Center
19. The Fading Light
You’re Still With Me, Ma
Valentine’s Day, 2013
Glossary
Stocca Baccalà (Stoccafisso): See Baccalà
Acknowledgments
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About once a month I run across a person who radiates an inner light. These people can be in any walk of life. They seem deeply good. They listen well. They make you feel funny and valued. You often catch them looking after other people, and as they do so, their laugh is musical and their manner is infused with gratitude. They are not thinking about what wonderful work they are doing. They are not thinking about themselves at all.
—David Brooks, The Road to Character, 2015
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Florie and Vina.
Circa 2006.
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