"Your program was delightful. Your passion for your heritage and for Italian food shines through.
Thank you so much."
Maria Brandriff, Assistant Director Cheshire Public Library

"It was such a pleasure to meet you. I have had several calls from people who attended the program saying what a great time it was. They went home and read the stories and had to call!
It was great fun for all. Thank you so much."
Kathy Wilson, Derby Public Library

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" Celebrate...Italian Style"

"A wonderful cookbook to browse through and cook from. Celebrate...Italian Style is a welcome and highly recommended addition to personal and community library ethnic cookbook collections"
Susan Bethany, Book Reviewer, Midwest Book Review

"Jackie Miconi was enthusiastic and infectious during her chef demonstration at
The Sorrento Cheese Fisherman's Feast. The audience loved her!"
Harron Ellenson, President of Harron & Associates Inc. &
Public Relations Consultant to The Sorrento Cheese Fisherman's Feast

"Celebrate...Italian style reads like a colorful memoir, more than just a fine cookbook...
When writing anecdotes and stories, Miconi shows herself to be an accomplished writer. Celebrate...Italian Style is an outstanding cookbook that sates the appetite for food and enlightenment"
Truby Chiaviello, Editor, PRIMO Magazine, Italian Americans Premier Magazine

"From stories about food to stories about life, Jacqueline Miconi's new recipe book Celebrate...Italian Style features everything that makes Italians who they are. Miconi not only includes delicious recipes, but she also tells stories of growing up in her grandmother's kitchen and includes anecdotes about celebrations and get-togethers with her family. Readers of the book are bound to reminisce about celebrations and holidays while longing for a return to the days of tradition and family....This book will leave you wanting more as you will relate to every story that Miconi tells. The recipes will keep you eating well year round."
Rachele Bennett, Associate Editor, The Italian Tribune,
The Premier Italian American Weekly Newspaper Since 1931

"Rating...Excellent! This cookbook restores that passion for all of us regardless of nationality. It is recipes, but more. It is "la famiglia"...There are no the lush, full-color photographs of prepared dishes more expensive cookbooks boast, but the endearing snapshots of real people enjoying each other and life are even better. The writing style of the little essays are conversational and honest...You have to love an author who says things like "You must always remember, as the host or hostess of the party it is your job, your duty, to have the best time of anyone there...Jackie Miconi brings a zest to all the material that's contagious."
John Lehman, book reviewer, BookReview.com

"My feet carried me away so many years ago, but I left my heart on 538 Chapel Street. Thank you for the memories...I can't seem to stop these tears of remembering family and friends...beautifully written, THANK YOU"
Carolyn Belenardo Baledes, Florida, Customer

"Celebrate...Italian Style is filled with a variety of delicious recipes as well as interesting and useful information about Italian foods and cooking, while peppered throughout the text is an impressive selection of family photographs. We believe readers will thoroughly enjoy Jacqueline Miconi's delightful text Celebrate...Italian Style."
Ralph J. Ferraro, Director, The Italian American Press

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"Recipes from the Italian Village, with wine guide"

" ...her cookbook is not only a book of spices and sweets, it is also an entertaining look into her own Italian culture. It gives the reader more than just a recipe to follow, but a lifestyle to relate to"...."Woven in between the traditional Italian fare are stories of Miconi's life growing up with such a rich culture. The chef recounts stories of her grandmother, the boisterous nature of her family, the unique traditions that so influenced her life and the common threads that seem to connect all Italian families."
John Rook, Editor, The Advertiser

"This book is much more than just recipes. It is filled with anecdotes about the deep tradition, folklore, history and some humorous stories about Italian family life."
Frank Mentone, Editor, Totoket Times

"Miconi has put together a very user-friendly cookbook with more than 100 easy to follow, uncomplicated, yet very flavorful, recipes"..."She also peppered the book with lots of interesting tidbits about Italian culture, traditions and folklore."
Amy Barry, Living Editor, The Sound

"Jacqueline Miconi, who hales from East Haven, has authored an Italian cookbook, but before you dismiss it as just another in a series of publications that have focused on the gastronomic specialties of the boot-shaped peninsula, look again. Recipes from the Italian Village, is something special. Miconi has taken the genre to a new level, including anecdotes, trivia and reminiscences that make this not only a useful aid in the kitchen, but a fun read as well."
Editor, West Haven Voice

"The hearty, no-nonsense recipes offer authentic Italian fare with Old World flavor. In the book she liberally sprinkles Italian proverbs, superstitions, family lore and odd historical anecdotes throughout..."
Susan Braden, Features Editor, Clinton Recorder

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PAST APPEARANCES

*Barnes and Noble Booksellers, Danbury, CT (1/22/06)
*WTNH 8 Good Morning Weekend, New Haven, CT main television station (1/30/06)
*Hagaman Memorial Library, East Haven, CT (3/22/06)
*The Hearth at Gardenside, Branford, CT (6/10/06)
*Sons & Daughters of Italy Lodge, Clinton, CT (7/13/06)
*Festival of Angels, North Haven, CT (8/24/06)
*Sons & Daughters of Italy Lodge Fundraiser, Clinton, CT (10/13/06)
*Saint Anthony's Italian Festival, New Haven, CT (6/8/07)
*James Blackstone Library, Branford, CT (6/19/07)
*Saint Andrew's Italian Festival, New Haven, CT (6/21 & 6/22/07)
*New York Book Festival, Central Park, NY (6/23/07)
*Hagaman Memorial Library, East Haven, CT (6/28/07)
*Westport Italian Festival, Westport, CT (7/6/07)
*Sorrento Cheese Fisherman's Feast, Boston, MA (8/19/07)
*Festival of Angels, North Haven, CT (8/24 & 8/25/07)
*West Haven Italian Festival, West Haven, CT (9/8/07)
*Barnes & Noble Booksellers at Yale, New Haven, CT (10/14/07)
*American Association of University Women, Annual Author Luncheon (11/3/07)
*Saint Vincent's Christmas Fair, East Haven, CT (11/17/07)
*Trumbell Library, Carnivale! celebrating Italian Heritage (1/26/08)
*LEAP Reception, Guest of Honor (2/23/08)
*North Branford Ladies Guild, Author Discussion, North Branford, CT (3/11/08)
*Gateway Community College, Guest Judge, New Haven CT (4/27/08)
*Grand Opening Pasta Avest & Pizzaria, Book Signing & Food Samples (5/17/08)
*St. Mary Maddelenna Society, Discussion & Book Signing (5/20/08)
*108th St. Andrews Feast, Book Signing (6/27/08-6/28/08)
*North Haven Green, Book Signings (8/22/08-8/23/08)
*The West Haven Italian Street Festival, Book Signings & Italian Merchandise Sales (9/13/08)
*Cheshire Library, Discussion and Signing (11/6/08)