For those on mobile Timestamps 1:47 - Calandra's Cheese 8:10 - Arthur Avenue Retail Market 9:45 - Mike's Deli 21:36 - La Casa Grande Cigars 23:12 - Discussion of Italian-American Invented Dishes 25:20 - 187th Street & Arthur Avenue 25:45 - Luna Cafe 26:50 - Delillo Pastry Shop 34:25 - 187th Street & Hughes Avenue 38:25 - Three categories of Italian Restaurants 40:30 - Is Egg Pasta a better quality pasta than Dried Pasta? 43:25 - Crescent Avenue & 187th Street 44:24 - Does it snow in Italy?
Italian Americans like the Chinese Americans were very inventive with creating dishes that the American customers would enjoy. Yes, you won't find Spaghetti and meatballs, or Chicken Vesuvio, Chicken Parmesan etc. in Italy, but in the US it is about paying the rent and giving the customer what he/she wants. The wonderful cuisine in Italy is a result of fresh ingredients. Farm to table is a lifestyle in Italy not a marketing term.
thowe624 Here in Italy it’s fairly impossible to find a bad meal and usually it happens only in and around train stations and airports. For the average US or northern European palate even that is pretty good and impressing... and I speak as a native italian that has lived years in Germany, the US and France (plus travelled for business/pleasure worldwide for over 30 years). :-)
Before the tenements in New York’s little Italy, there was no Italian food. Much like Germany, which also didn’t become a nation until the 19th century, there was no Italian culinary identity. That was all developed in Manhattan where migrants from all over the Italian peninsula where piled on top of one another, and local restaurants developed a pan-Italian style the appealed to all of their palates and took advantage of the local foodstuffs. Many of these dishes, like Pasta alla Carbonara, made their way back to Italy and became popular there.
Thank you for putting the legendary Mike's picture on this video. We New Yorkers miss him. He was like a father to me every time I stopped by the shop there on Arthur Avenue. He son is just as kind and he is continuing the legacy of his father perfectly. I'm very proud of him.
@@jschmidt1460 I've only seen it happen once and I'm 57. I lived in metro Denver, Colorado from 1984 to 2012 and visited a local Sicilian bakery/delicatessen that was owned by a Sicilian family using family recipes five generations old. They encouraged me to sample their pastries and made a cappuccino for me. They were very friendly and made me feel like part of their family. Very sweet people !
And her English is flawless..... I remember when the Italian exchange students came to Fordham University, down the street. Their English was better than ours...
@@PaulGarthAviation Yes, because Italy is no longer that poor and underdeveloped country that 'our grandparents left'. Italy has developed, westernized and changed over the years. Most of us can speak English, we might not acquire fluency in it but what I am noticing is that we Italians generally express ourselves quite well (especially the younger generations like mine). Furthermore, many people have a high level of education.
In 2020 thanks to the web, TV and social media all the Italians have a bit of knowledge about the traditions in other regions of Italy at least. Moreover, with the developement of our internal market and the large increase in domestic consumption (Italy is a country that got richer over the past 50 years), you can find all the products of different Italian regions thoughout Italy
These are the experiences I think I took for granted pre-Covid. I’m hoping they will be decorating for Christmas this year. My friend took me to Mike’s last year. Great people.
My Italian niece was 5 years old and she was asking to speak to the chef about his Tiramisu, giving him instructions! Italians have an innate sense of food.
Great Job and enjoyed both of you Guys working together. Learned info from this young Lady about the Italian foods and well done by both. Need to have her on future videos.........
as an italian living abroad, Im really glad to see people like MaryJane. she is friendly, smart, she speaks fantastic english, she goes against all these annoying stereotypes about us being superloud or dancing tarantella all the time...
I love how Italians take their food VERY seriously, even the way they cut their food has to be done a certain way! Italian food is always cooked with love. That's the secret ingredient :) ❤
Kenny your tours/follow me videos are the best I've seen. I feel like I'm right there with you both. Mary Jane is so informative and sweet. Great video!
First time seeing your videos. I really enjoyed the laid back ramble through the Bronx. It felt very similar to my own experiences in NYC just exploring and taking things in, discussing history and meeting birdman. It was fascinating to me that you both are RUclipsrs but neither of you seemed in a rush to make a big impression and instead let us just enjoy it along with you. Classy. Stay classy ActionKid. This is an underappreciated style of content and it takes some skill to keep things mellow and yet interesting. Very nice.
@AA Sharp From a certain point of view. When reproduced or appreciated, yes; when it simply is denaturalised while voluntarily considered truthful to the original... we aren't that happy about that.
@@gs7828 Well, sorry to hear that! These neighborhoods were created by immigrants who settled there and adopted their original region's culture to what was local, thereby creating their own culture. They were NOT replicating Italy (non-Italians branded these neighborhoods "Little Italies"), as they left it behind forever for a better life!
Great Video ActionKid, Thank You For The Walk Down Arthur Ave And The Little Italy Section In The Bronx. Great Seeing Mary Jane Again With You! I'm sure there are more foods that are more Italian-American here than in Italy. But I also learned that many foods from Italy are regional and not many regions are recognized in Italy. Wishing You Both A Merry Christmas, Buon Natale, And Happy Holidays!
Watching on January 7, 2022! Lovely knowledgeable young lady, a very educational tour, very impromptu tour of a piece of this region. Thank you Kenneth for enlightens us with such a wonderful guest, much appreciated. Everyone needs to experience Italy 🇮🇹 once in a lifetime! Ciao! ♥️
What a good video here Kenneth and Mary Jane, such an easy vibe between you two friends. Many memories for me, special times out to Italian restaurants in The Bronx with my parents and siblings. Ha, fun to see the sign for Heroes. Remembering sneaking heroes into movies with my friends. Happy Holidays, Happy Holydays.
Excellent video !! The two of you were absolutely teasing me with that beautiful food, pastries and peach prosecco. No fair !! I eant to go ! I want to go !
All your videos with Mary Jane is just so much fun to watch especially this one. It's like I don't want them to end. I was really hoping to see you 2 eat inside Emilia's.
Don't give misleading infos, scamorza is a different kind of cheese, and it can be normal or smoked, mozzarella can be smoked too, but it's not so common to find all over Italy, or in the big distribution, and that's why probably she hasn't heard of it. I myself might have eaten it twice in my life.
In south of Italy there is snow on the mountains. Up to 800 meters on sea level there is always snow during the winter. In Sicily mount Etna is higher than 3300 meters, so... lots of snow.
She is definitely NOT familiar with Sicily. I'm from Buscemi and it just snowed last week. The whole region was covered in the stuff. When I was living there full time, it snowed... not too often but it snowed.
Sorry sorry sorry you're so right!!! Sicily has lots of elevation so of course it may snow. But let's be honest: does it snow lower than 500 meters high?
@@WhatashameMaryJane yeah only the mountainous areas get snow..but that's very much it..it goes as fast as it comes...it's not the alps over there or anything lol my parents live at 750m elevation so and their village is near the coast and it's practically early summer over there
I love regional Italian cuisine. NYC area having many Italians of Sicilian ancestry, I am shocked how very few restaurants have authentic Sicilian foods on the menu, Arancini and Panelle
exactly. its all great down there as well. the pizza in uruguay and bs as is a bit different style too. italian food is flexible and good everywhere italians go.
Well I know where I’m going next Christmas... it’s so nice to see culture and tradition preserved... we need to spend time and money to help preserve it and in exchange you get good food and charm
Actually, Italy’s Little America was in Spain. That’s where Sergio Leoni shot his “spaghetti westerns” with Clint Eastwood etc. So Native Americans could visit those locations and possibly feel a little at home 🤷🏻♂️
There are actually three neighborhoods in Milan where mostly live English speakers. In one of these neighborhoods, Magenta, live almost only American people. It's not like a 'little America' but it's cool
Terrific Video! I had heard about Arthur Avenue when I first visited NY. When I come back this December I am for sure going to that market place. You guys make a great team!!!
John, it's one awesome looking neighborhood ! I live in Texas, I'm 57, sadly have never been able to visit NYC, absolutely love Italian food and things Italian and can't wait to visit NYC with Little Italy neighborhoods on Arthur Avenue and Manhattan. I lived in metro Denver from 1984 to 2012 where I got completely food spoiled by a Sicilian bakery/delicatessen that was owned and operated by a Sicilian family. They were so friendly, made all their customers feel welcome and like a part of their family. They were proud of and passionate about their pastries, gelato, coffee and food so they would ask you to sample them. I miss them so very much and the Texas city I live in is a true culinary desert.
Glad I found this video. I grew up in the Bronx (182nd St and the Concourse). Every Saturday, my dad and I would walk to Arthur Ave to buy food for the week. Mike's Deli was always a stop for us in the Market for delicious cheeses and cold cuts. I'm talking back in the early 1960's and he had all his sons working behind the counter. It was always a busy place and everything was always fresh and delicious. I see he's in the same spot as he was 50 years ago.
Brings back memories. I lived at 23:47 Lit doorway by the red car. That market you were in has had a major makeover. I lived there from 1990 to 1996. The market was more of a traditional setup back then with stalls. I would always come home (across the street) and find "additional" items in my bag -- the sales-ladies took care of me. Glad you enjoyed your visit. The smell of bread at 3AM.... Arggh..... When you made a right on 187 and then crossed the street to look at desserts, there was a pasta store nearby that would cut the exact millimeter width you requested. At 26:50 there was a storefront back then, that was probably not a good idea to "film inside" - LOL! 27:40 - Sicilian Cannoli is basically part of the 6th food group... 38:39 - Church across the street. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, I think. 39:00 - Borgatti's is the pasta store I mentioned about cutting to order. LOL. I just heard him say, "They have very fresh pasta, made to order". Guess I did remember it correctly! 42:00 - When they do the annual Feast of St. Anthony's, that church has a big role in it with a procession. 43:20 - If you keep turning right, you'll be back on Arthur Ave. You're heading here more into residential. 43:50 - I was getting a bit concerned here, but it's obvious the camera guy knows the area... 44:00 - Walk faster here - it gets dark... You're looking too much like a tourist now... 44:56 - I think if you make a right here, there's a library on the left, and then you're back on 186th to Arthur Ave. 45:25 - Interesting the fusion of Albanian and Italian at the restaurant with red awning. By the mid 90's, there was a drop in Italian residents and an increase in Albanian. 46:29 - I think you passed by 186th back there, so when you turn right on Arthur Avenue up ahead you can work your way back. You mentioned Hispanic restaurants -- you're now in an Hispanic residential area. Trying to do laundry was a challenge to compete for machines, so I waited until they were likely in church!! Sorry - that's just a fact... 48:22 - And now you're back on Arthur. Let me guess. You'll cross the street and go down to Rigolettos... 49:00 Guess not... LOL! Thanks for visiting my old stomping ground. 50:20 - Let's go! Translation: Camera guy is frozen!!!!
31:43 Croissants are actually Austrian, born in 1683 to celebrate victory of Austria on the Othmans sieging Vienna. Two Austrian Queens introduced Croissants in France (Marie Antoinette) and in Naples (Maria Carolina). 😀😎😘
Good historical point especially since Austria (Hapsburg Empire) controlled parts of northern Italy ! The croissants symbolized the Islamic crescent ! Notice the similarity in spelling ! The bakers (up early) alerted the Austrian Army of the invasion because they were up very early in the morning (baking) when the Muslims striked. So you see how a pastry representing a crescent came to be called a croissant !
@@michaelloglio3365 In Italy is called "cornetto" not "crescent". It means "little horn" not "crescent moon". It causes no relation with Islam. And perhaps in 1683 the enemy was mainly imperialism of Turkey, and marginally the Islam. 🤔
@@raffaeleirlanda6966 Sure it's imperial Turkey using Islam as a cover for their expansion but it still remains under the standard of the Crescent Moon . Battle of Hattin (Place of the Horns) ... Saladin and company....threw crusaders out of Holy Land ! Sicilian curse...giving someone the horn (horn worn as jewelry to warn off a curse ) !
Italian American food is uniquely American. Same as Chinese American food being American. I don't follow Jordan Schransky's purist theory. All food good in their own ways. People did what could with local ingredients. They don't have to be pure or "authentic"
George Lucas no one does call them that. italian american is different than italian. why wouldnt it be? even calling it italuan is too broad, the food is regional. thats why for example mex food generally sucks in nyc. the immigrants mostly come from puebla, the blandest area of mexico.
30:18 These were not donuts. These on the lower shelf [on the right side nearby the meringhe] it seems to me being "zeppole di San Giuseppe" (Zeppole for the day of Saint Joseph) without cream, that I suppose being filled fresh on request, and [on the left extreme side] there were Taralli al naspro. The Tarallo with naspro is a dried biscuit typical of Castellammare di Stabia near Naples and are a kind of salty taralli often with fennel in it, but with a sweet icing made of sugar and anise. They are sweet and salty at same time. 😀😎😘
This was just delicious...in every sense of the word! Great 👍🏻 video!!!! Thanks 🙏 to both of you for such a fun, informative and wonderfully filmed video.
west coast dude here, fan of all things Italian and NYC. People always say Arthur Ave. is the real Little Italy, yet isn't Bensonhurst much larger, and I've never seen a video of walking the retail area there. Or Staten Island, at more than 1/3 Italian, would seem to be good choices for a similar walking tour of Italian American neighborhoods. Any native NYers want to enlighten me? ps I read that the Arthur Ave. area is almost 1/2 Albanian now.
True. She doesn't really look italian though, more of a southern german look. My guess would be she is from northern italy, a region that was ruled and partly settled by germanic people for a long time.
Thank you, Action Kid, for the fantastic memories. Their is no place like New York..... it is very Heart Breaking that New York is not the state it used to be sad. Action Kid May your move to Miami Florida be Prosperous for you in every way, Thank you again for your fantastic channel
Hey there ActoinKid so glad that you made it to Little Italy in the Bronx with Mary Jane, and delighted to see that in the years since I've been gone that the culture has prospered and there are many changes and new things happening for the better. Thanks for bringing back fond memories of health and happiness frequenting the old neighborhood in years gone by. Looking forward to viewing more of your videos I see in the sidebar.
Indeed, cheese that is strong in flavor is due to the "aging" of the cheese. Parmigiano-Reggiano (aka Parmesan) is a hard cheese, which is aged to a minimum of 12 months and to a maximum of 36 months.
Fettuccine Alfredo actually do not exist in Italy as long as gravying pasta with just a nut of butter melted in it and grating parmesan on fettuccine, rigatoni or spaghetti, is a very common way to garnish any kind of pasta, but it was made famous in US as long as the chef Alfredo from Restaurant Alfredo alla Scrofa in Rome made this kind of dish for Mary Pickford travelling in Italy who had a stomachache. The actress enjoyed so much this dish that was very digerible and made it famous in US where it became a gravy sauce full of cream, as long as there were no simply original Italian ingredients in US in the 1920s, just some imported Olive Oil.
I live close to this shop and no the owner ...he’s such a nice guy and has tons of stories and met tons of celebrities...super down to earth and humble...Best cheese and Salamis iv ever had...great chicken sandwiches too...
There is no Italian look. She looks like any European white girl. South Italians and Sicilians have distinctive looks, they are darker and shorter and louder....:)) North Italians are nothing special if they speak another language its impossible to guess where they came from.
@@zsoltpapp3363 Kind of, I have been to France and Italy , Austria and Switzerland many times. The French and Italians look pretty much the same. However been to Silcily once and saw a lot of Redheads.
These guys are like "Will you buy some cheese already!" Out of respect you should have at least bought a 1/4 lb of some sort of cheese. You bought nothing. Cheap skate! If you are going to film in the local mom and pop shops you should budget a little money before you film; like 50 buck and buy something small at each establishment. Just common courtesy. I mean they are giving you free samples!!
Personally I find your transactional narrative a bit demeaning to everyone involved. Sometimes it's just nice to relax and accept hospitality as a human experience. These aren't hustlers on the street but people with proper shops. When you run a real place you don't need everything to be nickel and dime because you're building and resting on your reputation, which was enhanced many times by the video.
Agree that the first shop visited did receive free advertising, and not every sample demands a purchase, but these two should have arrived on Arthur Ave at least an hour earlier to show the area when it's open for business and customer-rich. Starting one's video ten minutes before closing was kinda sloppy and disrespectful.
Oh wowwww!!! I'm currently living in Germany but I grew up near little Italy in the Bronx and I know this area... I miss the stores and I miss Artuso they make the best Cheese cake in New York City.
Still hungry Ken ? 🤣 The Christmas crib is very lovely. I knew about that man in the picture..... :( Well done nice tour but we miss Taiwan and your mask 🤣 👍👍🏆💯 K soon
About little Italy in The Bronx; First, it's situated in the Belmont section. There's a doo-wop group, Dion & The Belmonts, who named themselves after the area. Lots of Fordham U. students live nearby. The neighborhood's demographics are mostly Italian, Mexican, Puerto Rican, & Albanian. In fact, you'll see a growing number of Albanian bars & restaraunts there. Somewhere on Arthur Avenue there's a good su-shi place. The Italian businesses have been there for so many years & they give the neighborhood so much history that a tour group used to offer tours where they take people around & educate them on food & culture. The Italian businesses, mostly food markets, bakeries, restaurants, & gift & kitchenware shops have been passed on from generation to generation. There's a festival like the San Genero Festival in Manhattan's Little Italy, & I think a Giglio festival. Also I think "A Bronx Tale" starring Chaz Palmieri was filmed there & is about growing up.there. There's also Our Lady of Mount Carmel church, the church that you saw, one of the only churches that still holds masses in Italian. There's really a lot more to see that what you saw. I recommend spending the day there, & go either during Easter time or in the warmer months to get a different flavor of the area. And go to the Calabrese meat market. I don't remember the exact name, but you'll know it as the place that has like 100 salamis hanging from the ceiling, & I think it has pigs hanging in the window. So many that you might hit them with your head when you enter. They make the best bracioli meat & put all sorts of things in with the salami that you never thought could go in it. It's soooo good! And yes, Italians are very festive. Christmas is their biggest season. I think Easter is the second biggest.
Going to the food market is a must! My dad grew up on Arthur Ave takes me every year since I was a kid a sandwich from mikes deli is amazing nothing else comes close
For those on mobile
Timestamps
1:47 - Calandra's Cheese
8:10 - Arthur Avenue Retail Market
9:45 - Mike's Deli
21:36 - La Casa Grande Cigars
23:12 - Discussion of Italian-American Invented Dishes
25:20 - 187th Street & Arthur Avenue
25:45 - Luna Cafe
26:50 - Delillo Pastry Shop
34:25 - 187th Street & Hughes Avenue
38:25 - Three categories of Italian Restaurants
40:30 - Is Egg Pasta a better quality pasta than Dried Pasta?
43:25 - Crescent Avenue & 187th Street
44:24 - Does it snow in Italy?
Thank you,,, 55min is so long
Wish other posters were as
Considerate
No timestamp for the bird man?
@@Mr.Pop0 15:31 Most authentic crow mimic I've ever heard.
I noticed that he did not give you any wine. Why no welcome for you ? Lol
Did you propose to this lovely woman yet? haha
Italian Americans like the Chinese Americans were very inventive with creating dishes that the American customers would enjoy. Yes, you won't find Spaghetti and meatballs, or Chicken Vesuvio, Chicken Parmesan etc. in Italy, but in the US it is about paying the rent and giving the customer what he/she wants. The wonderful cuisine in Italy is a result of fresh ingredients. Farm to table is a lifestyle in Italy not a marketing term.
well said!
Dude we have spaghetti and meatballs probably they aren t cooked in your region but they are in mine Abbruzzo .
@a a one is hard pressed to find a bad meal in Italy. In America it is on every corner!
thowe624
Here in Italy it’s fairly impossible to find a bad meal and usually it happens only in and around train stations and airports.
For the average US or northern European palate even that is pretty good and impressing... and I speak as a native italian that has lived years in Germany, the US and France (plus travelled for business/pleasure worldwide for over 30 years). :-)
Before the tenements in New York’s little Italy, there was no Italian food. Much like Germany, which also didn’t become a nation until the 19th century, there was no Italian culinary identity. That was all developed in Manhattan where migrants from all over the Italian peninsula where piled on top of one another, and local restaurants developed a pan-Italian style the appealed to all of their palates and took advantage of the local foodstuffs. Many of these dishes, like Pasta alla Carbonara, made their way back to Italy and became popular there.
Thank you for putting the legendary Mike's picture on this video. We New Yorkers miss him. He was like a father to me every time I stopped by the shop there on Arthur Avenue. He son is just as kind and he is continuing the legacy of his father perfectly. I'm very proud of him.
Indeed. He was amazing.
agreed agreed!
Yea Mike was the BEST
I love how the market owners are so proud of the products that they want everyone to try them whether they buy or not.
It's rare in the US!
@@jschmidt1460 I've only seen it happen once and I'm 57. I lived in metro Denver, Colorado from 1984 to 2012 and visited a local Sicilian bakery/delicatessen that was owned by a Sicilian family using family recipes five generations old. They encouraged me to sample their pastries and made a cappuccino for me. They were very friendly and made me feel like part of their family. Very sweet people !
@@jschmidt1460 absolutely common in Italy.
She's so adorable.
she is!!
Agree!
And her English is flawless..... I remember when the Italian exchange students came to Fordham University, down the street. Their English was better than ours...
@@PaulGarthAviation Yes, because Italy is no longer that poor and underdeveloped country that 'our grandparents left'.
Italy has developed, westernized and changed over the years.
Most of us can speak English, we might not acquire fluency in it but what I am noticing is that we Italians generally express ourselves quite well (especially the younger generations like mine).
Furthermore, many people have a high level of education.
👏🏻👏🏻
For being a young northern italian girl, MJ knows a lot of southern italians foods. Congrats, that's remarkable!
In 2020 thanks to the web, TV and social media all the Italians have a bit of knowledge about the traditions in other regions of Italy at least.
Moreover, with the developement of our internal market and the large increase in domestic consumption (Italy is a country that got richer over the past 50 years), you can find all the products of different Italian regions thoughout Italy
@@itsmeandrea138 Italy is a great country!
@@joe8497 Grazie amico 😄🇮🇹
America too
But she thinks in the South we never seen snow... 🤔😓😬
@@raffaeleirlanda6966 ahahha true! I already remarked that.
She's too adorable! I love how informed she is and how she enjoys teaching you such information!
Absolutely
Yes! I wish I had her enthusiasm
These are the experiences I think I took for granted pre-Covid. I’m hoping they will be decorating for Christmas this year. My friend took me to Mike’s last year. Great people.
Awesome in every way! Such a warm, cheery evening. Thank you for taking us along.
This was really fun to watch. She did such a great job keeping things engaging.
That shop owner is on point with his delivery. "The way to enjoy this..." cue glass of wine in frame.
My Italian niece was 5 years old and she was asking to speak to the chef about his Tiramisu, giving him instructions! Italians have an innate sense of food.
This is a fabulous video ... can't wait to go to Little Italy in the Bronx now!! Thank you.
Great Job and enjoyed both of you Guys working together. Learned info from this young Lady about the Italian foods and well done by both. Need to have her on future videos.........
Love how the store workers in the first store in ‘‘real Little Italy’ are Spanish speakers and are listening to radio in Spanish :)
as an italian living abroad, Im really glad to see people like MaryJane. she is friendly, smart, she speaks fantastic english, she goes against all these annoying stereotypes about us being superloud or dancing tarantella all the time...
I love how Italians take their food VERY seriously, even the way they cut their food has to be done a certain way! Italian food is always cooked with love. That's the secret ingredient :) ❤
Thank you guys for the peek, this is sooo delightful to see! She adds a special vibe to your videos.
Kenny your tours/follow me videos are the best I've seen. I feel like I'm right there with you both. Mary Jane is so informative and sweet. Great video!
The Nativity scene in the window and Mary Jane's description was beautiful.
Thank you ☺️
conversation and city sound... it's so fun and makes me feel relaxed especially for life in quarantine. thank you so much. from JP
First time seeing your videos. I really enjoyed the laid back ramble through the Bronx. It felt very similar to my own experiences in NYC just exploring and taking things in, discussing history and meeting birdman. It was fascinating to me that you both are RUclipsrs but neither of you seemed in a rush to make a big impression and instead let us just enjoy it along with you. Classy. Stay classy ActionKid. This is an underappreciated style of content and it takes some skill to keep things mellow and yet interesting. Very nice.
Thank you 😊 I’m glad you enjoyed the video.
By only watching this video I can feel the vibe of the place.
Nice collaboration with Mary Jane.
I'm an Iranian studying in Italy, always wondered how Italians might feel about "Little Italy" I enjoyed your video, very informative.
@AA Sharp So true!
@AA Sharp From a certain point of view. When reproduced or appreciated, yes; when it simply is denaturalised while voluntarily considered truthful to the original... we aren't that happy about that.
The locations of Little Italys around the US aren't arbitrary. The are where large numbers of immigrants from Italy settled.
@@gs7828 Well, sorry to hear that! These neighborhoods were created by immigrants who settled there and adopted their original region's culture to what was local, thereby creating their own culture. They were NOT replicating Italy (non-Italians branded these neighborhoods "Little Italies"), as they left it behind forever for a better life!
@@ronaldcammarata3422 Exactly and they did not seek to "replicate Italy".
Great Video ActionKid, Thank You For The Walk Down Arthur Ave And The Little Italy Section In The Bronx. Great Seeing Mary Jane Again With You! I'm sure there are more foods that are more Italian-American here than in Italy. But I also learned that many foods from Italy are regional and not many regions are recognized in Italy. Wishing You Both A Merry Christmas, Buon Natale, And Happy Holidays!
Thank you 😊 Happy Holidays to you too!
I moved to Florida 4 yrs ago. This is getting me homesick. Great video!
Watching on January 7, 2022! Lovely knowledgeable young lady, a very educational tour, very impromptu tour of a piece of this region. Thank you Kenneth for enlightens us with such a wonderful guest, much appreciated. Everyone needs to experience Italy 🇮🇹 once in a lifetime! Ciao! ♥️
It's lovely to see both of you together...
So great to see your face! I love your videos! They're great & free!
Always enjoy the Action Kids collaborations with Jennifer & Mary Jane. One gets spoiled by the details ! Awesome.
👍 Yeah, love how he gave the temp too
@@SUGAR_XYLER If you are not , you should subscribe to this channel ! Enjoy New York City ! The Big 🍎 & on occasion other cities & country's.
Seems like I am not the only one who looking forward to see three of them to collaborate again.
Iitalisns from Scranton would feel at home on arthur
@@markcognetti4875 ..What country are litalisns from?
my family is from south America an Italians remind me so much of how my family is i feel close to all latin peoples
What a good video here Kenneth and Mary Jane, such an easy vibe between you two friends. Many memories for me, special times out to Italian restaurants in The Bronx with my parents and siblings. Ha, fun to see the sign for Heroes. Remembering sneaking heroes into movies with my friends. Happy Holidays, Happy Holydays.
Excellent video !! The two of you were absolutely teasing me with that beautiful food, pastries and peach prosecco. No fair !! I eant to go ! I want to go !
Mary Jane's smile and personality could brighten any dark night.
thank you so much action kid for bringing us these videos from the Bronx Little Italy I've watched many of your videos❤️👍🏻✨
Beautiful video, always great to see Mary Jane in your videos AK
It’s so weird watching videos before Covid
Her voice is so beautiful.
Another awesome video! I like this type too, when you go inside and show there as well.
All your videos with Mary Jane is just so much fun to watch especially this one. It's like I don't want them to end. I was really hoping to see you 2 eat inside Emilia's.
You can watch the Emilia’s video now 😃
It's so earie to think that this was filmed right before the start of the pandemic & no one knew what would happen.
Smoked mozzarella is called SCAMORZA in Italy, thats why it didn't sound familiar to her
Don't give misleading infos, scamorza is a different kind of cheese, and it can be normal or smoked, mozzarella can be smoked too, but it's not so common to find all over Italy, or in the big distribution, and that's why probably she hasn't heard of it. I myself might have eaten it twice in my life.
mozzarella affumicata, italian way to call Smoked Mozzarella
The dessert you describe on 31:33 we have them in Spain too and we call them “rosquillas tontas”. Very interesting you guys have them too.
In south of Italy there is snow on the mountains. Up to 800 meters on sea level there is always snow during the winter. In Sicily mount Etna is higher than 3300 meters, so... lots of snow.
She is definitely NOT familiar with Sicily. I'm from Buscemi and it just snowed last week. The whole region was covered in the stuff. When I was living there full time, it snowed... not too often but it snowed.
Sorry sorry sorry you're so right!!! Sicily has lots of elevation so of course it may snow. But let's be honest: does it snow lower than 500 meters high?
@@WhatashameMaryJane yeah only the mountainous areas get snow..but that's very much it..it goes as fast as it comes...it's not the alps over there or anything lol
my parents live at 750m elevation so and their village is near the coast and it's practically early summer over there
In Italy snow everywhere in Sicily too on Etna. From any part of Italy you can go to sky in few hours, or in same time to beach.
@@aldocuneo1140 I remember swimming at Fontane Bianche Beach in Siracusa and skiing on Mount Etna in Catania later that day... all in June.
I love regional Italian cuisine. NYC area having many Italians of Sicilian ancestry, I am shocked how very few restaurants have authentic Sicilian foods on the menu, Arancini and Panelle
A chinese American and an Italian walks into Little Italy. . . . .
BTW thank you for this walkthough! Love it!
Yeah we have salsa caruso here in Uruguay. Pasta sauce. Italiens made there own versions of pasta sauce were ever they moved.
exactly. its all great down there as well. the pizza in uruguay and bs as is a bit different style too. italian food is flexible and good everywhere italians go.
Well I know where I’m going next Christmas... it’s so nice to see culture and tradition preserved... we need to spend time and money to help preserve it and in exchange you get good food and charm
Then you have to go to the Bronx Botanical Garden for the house and train show. Nothing else like it in the world. Google it. 10 mins from Authur Ave.
Yes, an ideal full day itinerary, not just for Christmas - NY Botanical Garden & BX Little Italy to shop & eat!
Waiting for "Native American walks Little America in Italy"
im waiting for chinese american in china
Actually, Italy’s Little America was in Spain. That’s where Sergio Leoni shot his “spaghetti westerns” with Clint Eastwood etc.
So Native Americans could visit those locations and possibly feel a little at home 🤷🏻♂️
I'm Ubering to McDonald's
There are actually three neighborhoods in Milan where mostly live English speakers.
In one of these neighborhoods, Magenta, live almost only American people.
It's not like a 'little America' but it's cool
Every city, worldwide, is becoming so homogenised - McDonalds, Burger King, Starbucks etc., that "Little" America is pretty much everywhere.
Actionkid you're very good at breaking the silence! Very creative questions. Great video. Great to see a native Italians perspective
Thank you!
Great video!!! Mary Jane is Gorgeous and very informative nice addition to actionkid !!!! Mama ma !!!!
Terrific Video! I had heard about Arthur Avenue when I first visited NY. When I come back this December I am for sure going to that market place. You guys make a great team!!!
Ciao bella Maria! Salutti da România e Buon Natale!!!
Beautiful video ❤️ Thank you . Merry Christmas to you and a Blessed New Year!
You should have done this during the day when all the stores are open. This is my old neighborhood. Nice video.
Yes! It is not Manhattan! I do want to go back myself when this pandemic is over (August 2020).
John, it's one awesome looking neighborhood ! I live in Texas, I'm 57, sadly have never been able to visit NYC, absolutely love Italian food and things Italian and can't wait to visit NYC with Little Italy neighborhoods on Arthur Avenue and Manhattan.
I lived in metro Denver from 1984 to 2012 where I got completely food spoiled by a Sicilian bakery/delicatessen that was owned and operated by a Sicilian family. They were so friendly, made all their customers feel welcome and like a part of their family. They were proud of and passionate about their pastries, gelato, coffee and food so they would ask you to sample them. I miss them so very much and the Texas city I live in is a true culinary desert.
Someone in the comments hit the nail on the head. The way you do your videos you feel like you are there great thanks
I live nearby. I love your videos. They are perfect to do cardio to on an exercise bike. Thanks dude.
I don't know how I stumbled on this little slice of life, but I loved it.
Glad I found this video. I grew up in the Bronx (182nd St and the Concourse). Every Saturday, my dad and I would walk to Arthur Ave to buy food for the week. Mike's Deli was always a stop for us in the Market for delicious cheeses and cold cuts. I'm talking back in the early 1960's and he had all his sons working behind the counter. It was always a busy place and everything was always fresh and delicious. I see he's in the same spot as he was 50 years ago.
LOL. S/O to Birdman making a cameo 15:45
He’s a legend here in the Bronx!!
@FightWithCudgels: wheww: had me wondering.
Brings back memories. I lived at 23:47 Lit doorway by the red car. That market you were in has had a major makeover. I lived there from 1990 to 1996. The market was more of a traditional setup back then with stalls. I would always come home (across the street) and find "additional" items in my bag -- the sales-ladies took care of me. Glad you enjoyed your visit. The smell of bread at 3AM.... Arggh.....
When you made a right on 187 and then crossed the street to look at desserts, there was a pasta store nearby that would cut the exact millimeter width you requested.
At 26:50 there was a storefront back then, that was probably not a good idea to "film inside" - LOL!
27:40 - Sicilian Cannoli is basically part of the 6th food group...
38:39 - Church across the street. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, I think.
39:00 - Borgatti's is the pasta store I mentioned about cutting to order. LOL. I just heard him say, "They have very fresh pasta, made to order". Guess I did remember it correctly!
42:00 - When they do the annual Feast of St. Anthony's, that church has a big role in it with a procession.
43:20 - If you keep turning right, you'll be back on Arthur Ave. You're heading here more into residential.
43:50 - I was getting a bit concerned here, but it's obvious the camera guy knows the area...
44:00 - Walk faster here - it gets dark... You're looking too much like a tourist now...
44:56 - I think if you make a right here, there's a library on the left, and then you're back on 186th to Arthur Ave.
45:25 - Interesting the fusion of Albanian and Italian at the restaurant with red awning. By the mid 90's, there was a drop in Italian residents and an increase in Albanian.
46:29 - I think you passed by 186th back there, so when you turn right on Arthur Avenue up ahead you can work your way back. You mentioned Hispanic restaurants -- you're now in an Hispanic residential area. Trying to do laundry was a challenge to compete for machines, so I waited until they were likely in church!! Sorry - that's just a fact...
48:22 - And now you're back on Arthur. Let me guess. You'll cross the street and go down to Rigolettos... 49:00 Guess not... LOL!
Thanks for visiting my old stomping ground.
50:20 - Let's go! Translation: Camera guy is frozen!!!!
31:43 Croissants are actually Austrian, born in 1683 to celebrate victory of Austria on the Othmans sieging Vienna. Two Austrian Queens introduced Croissants in France (Marie Antoinette) and in Naples (Maria Carolina). 😀😎😘
Good historical point especially since Austria (Hapsburg Empire) controlled parts of northern Italy ! The croissants symbolized the Islamic crescent ! Notice the similarity in spelling ! The bakers (up early) alerted the Austrian Army of the invasion because they were up very early in the morning (baking) when the Muslims striked. So you see how a pastry representing a crescent came to be called a croissant !
@@michaelloglio3365 In Italy is called "cornetto" not "crescent". It means "little horn" not "crescent moon". It causes no relation with Islam. And perhaps in 1683 the enemy was mainly imperialism of Turkey, and marginally the Islam. 🤔
@@raffaeleirlanda6966 Sure it's imperial Turkey using Islam as a cover for their expansion but it still remains under the standard of the Crescent Moon . Battle of Hattin (Place of the Horns) ... Saladin and company....threw crusaders out of Holy Land ! Sicilian curse...giving someone the horn (horn worn as jewelry to warn off a curse ) !
This is such a good video, thank you!
Life must feel so different when you're a beautiful woman. People treat you so differently lol
@Elishia Montenegro Not to the same extent, no. But men put up with a looooooot of shit just to be around a pretty woman. It's sad.
Yeah, like they constantly want to get inside of you! LOL
True.
White* woman
Yeah a lot of annoying men hit on you constantly or make thirsty comments and you never know which ones might turn out to be unbalanced crazies.
I haven’t been in an authentic Italian deli like this since I was a kid! What fun! 🇮🇹👏🤗
Arthur Ave!!! ABSOLUTELY THE BEST!
Italian American food is uniquely American. Same as Chinese American food being American. I don't follow Jordan Schransky's purist theory. All food good in their own ways. People did what could with local ingredients. They don't have to be pure or "authentic"
No reason then to keep calling it Chinese or Italian then.
@@narvul - Yeah, why bother to be specific about food if it's all the same... *ahem*
@@narvul Well in China or Italy they just call it "dinner". Not Italian or Chinese. It specifies style not authenticity.
George Lucas no one does call them that. italian american is different than italian. why wouldnt it be? even calling it italuan is too broad, the food is regional. thats why for example mex food generally sucks in nyc. the immigrants mostly come from puebla, the blandest area of mexico.
@@narvul anyone who has traveled outside of their country has experienced this. In almost every country ethnic or foreign food is made for the locals
One of your best videos....the young lady is very personable
Thank you!
MJ is wonderful. Thank you!
Oh wow...I didn't realize there was more than one Little Italy. Thanks for sharing because Ill probably never get there! Stay safe.
She makes this video sooo interesting.....
Mary Jane is such a nice addition to the videos!
30:18 These were not donuts. These on the lower shelf [on the right side nearby the meringhe] it seems to me being "zeppole di San Giuseppe" (Zeppole for the day of Saint Joseph) without cream, that I suppose being filled fresh on request, and [on the left extreme side] there were Taralli al naspro. The Tarallo with naspro is a dried biscuit typical of Castellammare di Stabia near Naples and are a kind of salty taralli often with fennel in it, but with a sweet icing made of sugar and anise. They are sweet and salty at same time. 😀😎😘
This was just delicious...in every sense of the word! Great 👍🏻 video!!!! Thanks 🙏 to both of you for such a fun, informative and wonderfully filmed video.
Seriously, awesome job. Great collaboration between you two. I love the video. Thank You Both.
You’re welcome. I’m glad you enjoyed the video!
I love your videos with Mary Jane. Mary Jane is so pleasant and very pretty. I can listen to her all day!
Thank you!
west coast dude here, fan of all things Italian and NYC. People always say Arthur Ave. is the real Little Italy, yet isn't Bensonhurst much larger, and I've never seen a video of walking the retail area there. Or Staten Island, at more than 1/3 Italian, would seem to be good choices for a similar walking tour of Italian American neighborhoods. Any native NYers want to enlighten me? ps I read that the Arthur Ave. area is almost 1/2 Albanian now.
Mary Jane is gorgeous and looks like a model
True. She doesn't really look italian though, more of a southern german look. My guess would be she is from northern italy, a region that was ruled and partly settled by germanic people for a long time.
@@abeedhal6519I'm italian and she look very italian .
@@s.c.k2947 she does not look italian at all actually
@@abeedhal6519 She actually look a lot italian, i think you have a very sterotyped concept of how italian are or look like
@@marconovena2027 naah she doesn't, i think you do
Thank you, Action Kid, for the fantastic memories.
Their is no place like New York.....
it is very Heart Breaking that New York is not the state it used to be sad.
Action Kid May your move to Miami Florida be Prosperous for you in every way,
Thank you again for your fantastic channel
Hey there ActoinKid so glad that you made it to Little Italy in the Bronx with Mary Jane, and delighted to see that in the years since I've been gone that the culture has prospered and there are many changes and new things happening for the better. Thanks for bringing back fond memories of health and happiness frequenting the old neighborhood in years gone by. Looking forward to viewing more of your videos I see in the sidebar.
My old neighborhood, so many memories
You make me hungry LOL. Happy Christmas! 😊
She's very smart and well spoken. lot of worldly knowledge she has.
Indeed, cheese that is strong in flavor is due to the "aging" of the cheese. Parmigiano-Reggiano (aka Parmesan) is a hard cheese, which is aged to a minimum of 12 months and to a maximum of 36 months.
Stronger the better... same with sharpness. Can never have cheese that is too strong/sharp.
Another great combined video with both of you! Need a big appetite.
Fettuccine Alfredo actually do not exist in Italy as long as gravying pasta with just a nut of butter melted in it and grating parmesan on fettuccine, rigatoni or spaghetti, is a very common way to garnish any kind of pasta, but it was made famous in US as long as the chef Alfredo from Restaurant Alfredo alla Scrofa in Rome made this kind of dish for Mary Pickford travelling in Italy who had a stomachache. The actress enjoyed so much this dish that was very digerible and made it famous in US where it became a gravy sauce full of cream, as long as there were no simply original Italian ingredients in US in the 1920s, just some imported Olive Oil.
Yes, the US put its spin on Italian cuisine making some very original dishes! 😋
@@larrycj4382 Actually some very original mish-mash... 🤔🙄😁🤗
Yes! We Italian-Americans love our mish mash and are proud of it! 😋
The people are so nice and friendly I learn so much
What a lovely couple!
Are they a "couple"? Or just good friends?
I live close to this shop and no the owner ...he’s such a nice guy and has tons of stories and met tons of celebrities...super down to earth and humble...Best cheese and Salamis iv ever had...great chicken sandwiches too...
Been to Italy many times. She has the real Italian look
Might have something to do with the fact that she is a real Italian....
There is no Italian look. She looks like any European white girl. South Italians and Sicilians have distinctive looks, they are darker and shorter and louder....:)) North Italians are nothing special if they speak another language its impossible to guess where they came from.
@@zsoltpapp3363 Kind of, I have been to France and Italy , Austria and Switzerland many times. The French and Italians look pretty much the same. However been to Silcily once and saw a lot of Redheads.
@@grantomalley8532 Norman invasion
@@s.c.k2947Italy is odd. Lots of Red heads in the deep South, Blonds in the North
I CAN'T believe you guys hesitated so much trying the cheese samples. I would have wolfed it in a heartbeat!
These guys are like "Will you buy some cheese already!" Out of respect you should have at least bought a 1/4 lb of some sort of cheese. You bought nothing. Cheap skate! If you are going to film in the local mom and pop shops you should budget a little money before you film; like 50 buck and buy something small at each establishment. Just common courtesy. I mean they are giving you free samples!!
zero 4U and they're giving them free advertisement
This video brings them loads of customers :)
Personally I find your transactional narrative a bit demeaning to everyone involved. Sometimes it's just nice to relax and accept hospitality as a human experience. These aren't hustlers on the street but people with proper shops. When you run a real place you don't need everything to be nickel and dime because you're building and resting on your reputation, which was enhanced many times by the video.
Truth Teller human interaction is a good thing you said it they are proper shops not some nickel and dime hustlers
Agree that the first shop visited did receive free advertising, and not every sample demands a purchase, but these two should have arrived on Arthur Ave at least an hour earlier to show the area when it's open for business and customer-rich. Starting one's video ten minutes before closing was kinda sloppy and disrespectful.
Oh wowwww!!! I'm currently living in Germany but I grew up near little Italy in the Bronx and I know this area... I miss the stores and I miss Artuso they make the best Cheese cake in New York City.
Still hungry Ken ? 🤣 The Christmas crib is very lovely. I knew about that man in the picture..... :(
Well done nice tour but we miss Taiwan and your mask 🤣 👍👍🏆💯 K soon
About little Italy in The Bronx; First, it's situated in the Belmont section. There's a doo-wop group, Dion & The Belmonts, who named themselves after the area. Lots of Fordham U. students live nearby. The neighborhood's demographics are mostly Italian, Mexican, Puerto Rican, & Albanian. In fact, you'll see a growing number of Albanian bars & restaraunts there. Somewhere on Arthur Avenue there's a good su-shi place. The Italian businesses have been there for so many years & they give the neighborhood so much history that a tour group used to offer tours where they take people around & educate them on food & culture. The Italian businesses, mostly food markets, bakeries, restaurants, & gift & kitchenware shops have been passed on from generation to generation. There's a festival like the San Genero Festival in Manhattan's Little Italy, & I think a Giglio festival. Also I think "A Bronx Tale" starring Chaz Palmieri was filmed there & is about growing up.there. There's also Our Lady of Mount Carmel church, the church that you saw, one of the only churches that still holds masses in Italian. There's really a lot more to see that what you saw. I recommend spending the day there, & go either during Easter time or in the warmer months to get a different flavor of the area. And go to the Calabrese meat market. I don't remember the exact name, but you'll know it as the place that has like 100 salamis hanging from the ceiling, & I think it has pigs hanging in the window. So many that you might hit them with your head when you enter. They make the best bracioli meat & put all sorts of things in with the salami that you never thought could go in it. It's soooo good! And yes, Italians are very festive. Christmas is their biggest season. I think Easter is the second biggest.
Can't get over how lovely Mary Jane is, both in looks and personality!
Going to the food market is a must! My dad grew up on Arthur Ave takes me every year since I was a kid a sandwich from mikes deli is amazing nothing else comes close
Wow NY has changed so much since I was there last - when did it get so friendly & polite?
This is the Bronx, where I live! Not Manhattan!
In Sicily there is snow, on nebrodi’s montain and Etna vulcano every year in winter…. 😅
What is on the front of Jennifer's coat? Kinda cool device.
Do you mean Mary Jane? Anyhow, it is a wireless microphone.
You must mean Mary Jane. It’s the Rode Wireless Go.
@@ActionKid Probably Røde even.