STATEN ISLAND, NY -- In honor of October being Italian Heritage Month, Patrizia’s Taverna of New Dorp held a Sunday Sauce Festival, where local home cooks were able to show off their prized meatballs.

The celebration and competition, which was held on Sunday, Oct. 5 at The Boulevard restaurant, was in partnership with Montalbanos Italian Food Specialties and Pork Store on Bay Street in Rosebank. This is the second Italian festival the two Staten Island staples have collaborated on, but the first time they have hosted a meatball competition.

The social media celebrity judges of the event were Joe Scarlotta Sr., thathairdressakristin , and Maria Venuto and Anthony Bernardo from Island Wide Realty.

Carrie D’Amico took first place, Debra Denmark came in second and Jennifer Arlotta placed

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