HOMETOWN (H)OMAGE Hello my friends and welcome. As some of you may or may know, my home town of Long Branch has a long and sordid history of only two things , charismatic wise guys with colorful names ( like the infamous Pussy Russo) and Italian fare to die for . Ask any old tymers about the good ol days and their eyes will glass over as they recall a young Frank Sinatra and his cohorts slurping Manhattans and raising hell at the infamous Continental between bites of Puttanesca or Ossobucco. Although the once great institutions of the past ( like Ilventos and Sirianni’s ) have vanished along with sub million dollar real estate , there are a handful of very worthy contenders that are continuing the tradition of drool worthy fare in our area. First off has to be the venerable and very tasty Trama’s Tratto...