by Jeff Nelson

Growing up in an Italian-American family in New York City's Upper West Side neighborhood, Lady Gaga's life was filled with food and family—before and especially after her meteoric rise to fame. 

In 2012, her parents — Joe and Cynthia — opened their restaurant, Joanne Trattoria, in their neighborhood and, on Tuesday, released their first cookbook. Joanne Trattoria Cookbook includes a collection of the Italian eatery's recipes; snapshots of Gaga (born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta) and her younger sister Natali, 24, from their family photo album; and even memories shared by the famous family.

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