Trionfetti's Memories / Franny Trionfetti Verdi
Fortunately, unlike many adults today I have beautiful
childhood memories growing up at 609 Chestnut Ave.,
Trenton, nj across the street from my Dad's restaurant
"TRIONFETTI'S". Everything was so innocent and happy.
I remember walking with friends to the restaurant and
treating them to spaghetti&meatballs in the kitchen;
My Dad sending food to the nuns and priests at my
school, Immaculate Conception; Walking to "Ike's
Corner" our jitterbug meeting place - drinking
milkshakes that Hutch made and dancing our feet off,
only the girls of course. We then would go to the
"Diefies" we called it to meet all our friends and
maybe find a boyfriend, all very innocent and
thrilling. Of course the food was fantastic. My
Mother also worked at the restaurant and eventually
my whole family did at one time or the other. My
twin brother "Sonny T" who had the Sonny T Trio -
Bucky, Sonny V. and my brother - played there. In
fact that is how I met my X husband. Today I
conduct cooking classes - all my recipes are
inherited from Trionfetti"s Restaurant - the famous
Meatballs and Gravy, Chicken Cacciatore, Veal &
Peppers, etc. Even now as I write this, I have a
lovely, serene, happy feeling in my beautiful
Chambersburg memories. I could go on and on but
gotta go now. Franny T
Note this taken from Mercer County Italian Festival
site:)
3 years ago
6 comments:
Fanny
Get memories, loved your family and the restaurant. I know folks that traveled for New York, Philadelphia and other places to diner there. I remember the solders from all over the good old USA (mostly Italian) and stationed at Fort Dix before going overseas. Somehow got word of Chambersburg and your family's place and would take a bus from the base to enjoy your families food. Where ever they are now, I bet the still remember.
HI MAC....THE LAST TIME I DINED IN TRIONFETTI'S FRANK FRASCELLA WAS THE HOAST. THAT WAS QUITE SOME TIME AGO BUT I RECALL ALL THE GREAT FOOD OF THE PAST AND WOULD RATE TRIONFETTI'S AS ONE OF THE OUTSTANDING RESTAURANMTS IN THE CITY. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL.
Some of my fondest memories is dining at Trionfetti's at least twice a week. My Dad was a friend of Frankie and a regular along with Dick Tindall, George Kramer and others whose names I now don't remember any longer. I remember eating in the "kitchen", a small room off the main kitshen and my Dad bringing home large pots of Tripe or snails in gravy.
On Monday afternoons I would stop by for a ride home and my Dad would be there as usual playing pichnockle(?).
GREAT RESTAURANT, GOOD TIMES
My parents used to take us out there. They would get the bottle of wine in the wicker that was wide at the bottom.... I seem to remember candles
that had wax running down them and nice lighting....Does anyone have any fotos to post? Thanks, Bradleygtp@yahoo.com
We lived in Yardley PA in 1963-4. Your restaurant was my Dad's favorite, and we'd all go, a family of eight. I will look to find your cookbooks..
Love from long ago, Greg Reynolds!
Sonny T was supposed to be my father... Frank I met at nine years old... My Grandfather couldn't talk to me, but I saw in his eyes how much he wish he could... good bye to a family I never had
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