GrowingUpItalian

Rocco (Growing Up Italian co-host), Sabino (Growing Up Italian co-host)

growingupitalian3@gmail.com

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Booking Overview

GrowingUpItalian blends Italian and Italian-American culture with food, comedy, family life, and guest conversations. It’s a strong fit for brands and public figures who want an authentic community-facing audience around Italian identity, lifestyle, and local tastemakers.

Metrics

Episodes: 437

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

YouTube: 181.0k subscribers

Instagram: 3.0M followers

Contact Information

growingupitalian3@gmail.com

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Host

Rocco (Growing Up Italian co-host) - Co-host of GrowingUpItalian, a long-running culture/lifestyle show centered on Italian and Italian-American life. Provides comedic, community-grounded commentary and interviews with influential Ita...

Sabino (Growing Up Italian co-host) - Co-host of GrowingUpItalian alongside his cousin Rocco. Focuses on food, family stories, and culture, interviewing Italian and Italian-American figures and local influencers to connect with the bro...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low
Typical Credentials:  
Italian or Italian-American cultural relevance; recognizable community figure (restaurant owner/food personality), cookbook/heritage authority, or established social media/reality/NYC-local public figure.
Required Achievements:  
Owns or runs a food business or pizza/restaurant brand, Has a meaningful social media presence tied to food or cultural identity, Has published a cookbook or public heritage content, Has prior media visibility (e.g., reality TV) or strong local fame, Built a recognizable personal brand within Italian/Italian-American community circles

Recent Guest Discussions

Anthony Laurino - Long Island Pizza; Pizza Marketing/social Media; Customer Behavior; Pizza Competition And Ingredients (including Bromate); Personal Journey To Pizza.

Nonna Gracie - Family Life And Traditions; Sunday Dinner; Her Cookbook; Italian Dieting/cooking Habits; Intergenerational Perspectives.

Chris Scali - Growing Up Roots; Nyc/brooklyn Club And Neighborhood Culture; Italian Identity; Reality Tv/audition Experience; Local Food And Nightlife.

Recent Topics

Italian Culture, Italian American, Food, Family, Heritage

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
GrowingUpItalian
:

Lil Pete Talks Dating, Peptides, Backrooms and Growing Up Italian

June 14, 2026

EPISODE 426. Lil Pete is in the building!!! This week, we are joined by our good friend Pete, who is a comedian (and overall good guy) who grew up in NYC and has been taking social media by storm with his on-stage storytelling. Pete shares some of his craziest stories and we talk everything from dating, to crypto, toupees and much more. Tune in! (Probably not the best episode to watch with your nonna). https://www.youtube.com/@growingupitalian Be sure to follow Lil Pete here: https://www.inst...

Anthony Laurino of Phil's Pizza talks Long Island Pizza, Bromate and Growing Up Italian

June 07, 2026

EPISODE 425. We're back with a new podcast episode with Anthony Laurino, who is the owner and social media star behind the counter at Phil's Pizzeria in Syosset. The guys get into all things pizza, social media, good and bad customers, Long Island pizza wars and much more. Tune in! https://www.youtube.com/@growingupitalian Be sure to follow Anthony here: https://www.instagram.com/philspizzasyosset https://www.instagram.com/imknotphil Sign up to our Patreon for A LOT of extra content and NO AD...

Nonna Gracie Returns! Talking Family, Sunday Dinner and Growing Up Italian

May 31, 2026

EPISODE 424. Nonna Gracie is back! We're in the studio joined by everyone's favorite Nonna and her grandson, Matt Gresia. The crew catches up on all of Nonna's journey since the last time we saw her. We get into her early life, her current life, her cookbook "Sunday Dinner with Nonna Gracie" and much more! Tune in!!! https://www.youtube.com/@growingupitalian Be sure to follow Nonna Gracie here: https://www.instagram.com/realnonnagracie Sign up to our Patreon for A LOT of extra content and NO ...

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