Ciao Amici (hello friends),
I’m honored to announce that on Tuesday, December 7, 2010 Joey and I have been invited to cook dinner in New Jersey for the Hoboken Boys & Girls Club for their annual fundraising party “An Evening with Two Guys from Hoboken”.
While that’s exciting on its [...]

Have a best friend from high school you’re still close with?
Went into business with?
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Maybe even married?
 
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Meet, Eat and Make a Difference!

Come meet actor JOE PANTOLIANO and sample his very own tomato sauce PÈPE & PANTS (more..) this Monday, October 18th at our monthly All You Can Eat Pasta Dinner.
Doors open at 6:30 PM. Tickets sold at Nature’s Temptations. HURRY only [...]

Many months ago, I received an email from my father asking if I knew some guy named Rich Pepe. “Sure, I’ve met him,” I said. “Mr. Italy, right? I believe we were both judges for the Monterey County wine Challenge.”
Turns out, my father went to the same high school [...]

Carmel restauranteur Rich Pepe is doing something cool with his high school buddy Joe Pantoliano of Matrix and Sopranos fame.
As Pepe writes in an e-mail, they’ve been teaming up for a while.
“Joey, known as Joey Pants and an Emmy Award winning actor, was my original partner in my [...]

Pepe found a place that was in juxtaposition to where he was raised – from the hard knocks ‘whatcha gotta be’ of Hoboken to a new relaxed lifestyle.

Rich Pepe was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, a stone’s throw away from Frank Sinatra, who was a family [...]

Get your $25 Gift card for Pepe’s Little Napoli in beautiful Carmel-by-the-Sea.!

Growing up in Hoboken, we called it gravy. Today our kids call it sauce. What do you call it?
We want to hear your funny or interesting story! In the comment field below, just tell us any story about [...]

One part Hollywood. Two parts Hoboken. A couple of lifelong pals from the neighborhood serve up all the ingredients of a Hollywood Blockbuster Story.

Recently, TASTE MAGAZINE sat down with the effervescent Pantoliano and Pèpe and talked about Joey’s career, the pasta sauces, and the charity they’ve set up to benefit those who suffer from the mental illness – a cause close to Joe and Peps heart.

A&P and Pepsi present Joey Pants with a $60,000 check for NKM2 charity.
 
Reprinted from the Jersey Journal, by Katie Colaneri

At 59, Joe Pantoliano has acted in over 120 films, is the author of a best-selling autobiography and even has his own line of pasta sauce.
But growing up in the projects [...]

Two guys from Jersey

Back in their childhood days in the 50’s in Hoboken, Richie Pepe and Joey Pantoliano would sit around the kitchen table with their big Italian families. Over a bowl of macaroni, they’d always be trying to figure ways to get rich and “live the American dream” their [...]

Legend has it that Jackie O. ordered Penne alla Vodka whenever she visited Italian restaurants in America and in Europe, helping make it all the rage in fashion-conscious circles by the mid 70’s. Try our recipe by clicking on the READ FULL STORY link below.

Hello Friends,

On April 11, Garcia Boxing hosted its second annual “Celebrity Boxing for Charity” at the Hyatt Regency in Monterey, benefiting the Kinship Center of Salinas.

Famed boxing trainer Max Garcia asked if I would jump into the ring and be one of the celebrity boxers at his fundraiser. Before I had time to think I had said yes, and then wondered what I just got my self into! But Max agreed to train me at his gym in Salinas and I’m happy to report I am actually beginning to get into shape and learn a little about boxing. To be honest, it is the hardest sport that I’ve ever attempted.

The Kinship Center is a non-profit adoptive care agency that helps place abused or abandoned children into permanent families.

A highlight of the event will be a bout between former NFL star Dana Stubblefield vs. former two-time world heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe, while I will be fighting against Jesus “Chuy” Rodriguez (19-3).

Please consider joining us to help raise funds for the Kinship Center and come watch me get beat up for charity!

Please enjoy my newsletter and best regards to all.

Ci vediamo a presto (I hope to see you soon),

Rich Pèpe

Arrabiata in Italian dialect means angry or enraged, but translates in English to hot and spicy. Our Arrabiata sauce is a perfect on a cold winters day served over spaghetti, or simmer your favorite shellfish in this sauce to create the elegant Fra Diavolo sauce. Joey’s favorite is to sauté some garlic, deglaze it with vodka, add some cream and then simmer together with our Arrabiata sauce, which creates the famous New Jersey Pink Vodka Sauce, served over penne… Fuggetaboutit!

All of our sauces are fully prepared and ready to heat and serve over your favorite pasta. We also suggest using our sauces as a base for creating all the classic Italian recipes. For additional recipes and serving suggestions, log onto our website at www.pepeandpants.com.

Growing up with Joey Pants was always interesting to say the least. Joey would play “hooky” from school so he could go into Manhattan to take acting classes. We called him Joe Hollywood in those days as he always said he was headed to the West Coast to be in the movies.
From [...]

Two guys from Jersey, The Story of Pèpe & Pants
Back in their childhood days in the 50’s in Hoboken, Richie Pepe and Joey Pantoliano would sit around the kitchen table with their big Italian families. Over a bowl of macaroni, they’d always be trying to figure ways to get rich and “live the American dream” their immigrant grandparents sought when they came to America from Southern Italy.

The Martha Stewart Show
Featuring Joey Pantoliano cooking with PÈPE & PANTS Pasta Sauce
Cari Amici (Dear Friends),
As you all may know, I am always working on a lot of new ideas in my laboratorio (kitchen laboratory). Of course, all of my “brainstorms” are food and wine related, so this newsletter [...]

The Martha Stewart Show
Featuring Joey Pantoliano cooking with PÈPE & PANTS Pasta Sauce

Cari Amici (Dear Friends),

As you all may know, I am always working on a lot of new ideas in my laboratorio (kitchen laboratory). Of course, all of my “brainstorms” are food and wine related, so this newsletter may come as no surprise.