Comments on: Little Italy NYC Food: Feast of San Gennaro & Italian Sandwiches

By: theresa

theresa — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 02:35:06 +0000

the next best salami would be the large hard salami. Hope it works out for you.

By: Brian From Thailand

Brian From Thailand — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:25:11 +0000

I am an American, who now lives on the island of Phuket, in southern Thailand. I am opening a small Thai/Cajun food restaurant and am thinking of serving New Orleans style Muffuletta sandwiches. The recipe for this sandwich is as follows:

1 10″ round loaf Italian bread with Sesame seeds
1 Recipe Olive Salad
1/4 lb Genoa Salami
1/4 lb Hot (Coppa) Capicola (or regular Ham)
1/4 lb Mortadella Sausage
1/8 lb Sliced Mozzarella Cheese
1/8 lb Provolone Cheese

I amhaving a problem finding Genoa Salami here in Thailand. Can you please be so kind, as to advise me on a good substitute for the Genoa Salami?

By: Steve from Jersey

Steve from Jersey — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 13:37:25 +0000

I go to the feast every year and one of the must haves is the Mozzareppa !
My friend owns Buono Notte so I am no stranger to eating in Little Italy, Great food, homemade wine from Puglias and Mozzareppas make up the best food at the feast.

By: The NYC Food Guy

The NYC Food Guy — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 06:56:42 +0000

Vince,
Sandwiches are lacking in Utah? Now you know what to keep an eye out for when you return to NYC.

Jack,
I feel your pain the UWS is definitely rough when it comes to good delis. Ottomanelli’s on 79th and Amsterdam is a quality butcher shop, I can’t imagine their Italian hero is bad though I haven’t had it myself. Ravioli King on Broadway and 78th has potential to be good but their bread was terrible the one time I had it and they tried selling me a pre-made sandwich. Enough to keep me from coming back right there. Have you tried Broadway Delights on Broadway in the 70s? They seem to have the right idea though the chicken cutlet sandwich I once had was pretty brutal..

Faicco’s Pork Store on Bleecker b/t 6th & 7th is still the best Italian Sub Ive had… $10 but totally worth it… check it out here

By: Jack

Jack — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 03:33:55 +0000

One of my biggest NYC disappointments is the Italian delis, or lack of. There are i believe none on the UWS. I think the problem is that when i lived in Hoboken, there was a great deli on just about every other corner, and every place made their own fresh mozz. The only thing i really miss about hoboken is the great food.

By: Vince

Vince — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 13:43:40 +0000

Oh my gosh I am dying reading this post and seeing the photos. Those sandwiches look fantastic.
Once again reading this site is a painfully sweet experiance.

By: The NYC Food Guy

The NYC Food Guy — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:53:14 +0000

City Girl,

What did you eat at Cafe Katja? There’s a place called Elaine’s cheesecake on Cleveland and Lafayette. Their mini cheesecakes are quality and while they’re not necessarily in the spirit of San Gennaro, they’re definitely worth checking out in addition to a cannoli.

Mr. Sandwich,

Dude, you are dead on. I actually changed the post a little bit because you raise a great point. I like getting taste of the MozzArepa. The first two times I had one of these I split them with a buddy. The last time I had an entire one to myself and it became a bit of a burden having to finish it, mainly because, like you said, the cheese isn’t great the corn cakes are greasy. But hey, it’s still cheese and greasy corn cakes so you really can’t go that wrong can you? What do you eat at street fairs? I don’t usually go near anything else…

By: Mr. Sandwich

Mr. Sandwich — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:24:55 +0000

I’m going to have to go ahead and disagree with you on the mozzarepa recommendation. I think these things were one of the biggest disappointments I have ever experienced. For years I walked by the boiler plate street fairs in nyc always eyeing these delightful looking snacks. I thought “what could be better than mozzarella cheese melted in between two pieces of cornbread and fried in oil?” The answer…many many things. The first bite was good. But attempting to eat a whole mozzarepa, or even half of one, was unpleasant to say the least. What these things lack in flavor they make up for in butter and oil. I love butter and oil as much as the next guy (or probably more than the next guy) but it is not a substitute for genuine good taste. The mozzarella cheese was of poor quality and the cornbread was just plane old sub par. I say nay on the mozzarepa.

By: City Girl

City Girl — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:17:07 +0000

I was just at the Feast of San Gennaro last night — stopped there after dinner at Cafe Katja on Orchard St. Cafe Katja was tasty but the dessert selection was lacking, so we figured we could get some good tiramisu and cannoli at the Feast. It was delicious, and you are right — the Feast really brings out the best of Little Italy.