Food you promised not to eat until that twenty, thirty or fifty pounds melted off of your frame. Food that if eaten will keep your swim suit or bikini in the drawer for another season.
Photos taken last month at the newly-remodeled Glorioso Bros. Co. Italian Food Market. I went there for a loaf of bread. I filled a grocery cart. No regrets.
Glorioso's opened in the 1940s. The same family still owns and runs it. It includes a butcher shop and meat market. Need some fresh Italian sausage? Regular or hot, just made this morning. "Sausage" is pronounced "Sah-SEECH" in this part of the store, by the way.
How about some imported olives? Great for snacks, meals and martinis. I bought plenty. They went fast; most are gone by now.
Freshly-made sauces. Marinara, pizza, caprese, bolognese and more. Mmmmmm.......
Don't care for prosciutto? Okay, then pick up some pancetta, Italian bacon, something every serious chef needs in his or her kitchen. And so does everyone else.
Imported Italian cheeses, both hard and soft. A wedge of hard provolone found its way into my cart.
Freshly baked bread. The aroma was hypnotic.
A nice bottle of lush and lemony Limoncello to sip after dinner. Words cannot describe its wonderful flavors.
Shopping is hard work, sure to work up one's appetite. Lucky thing for me, Glorioso's has an eating area and they'll whip up a sandwich if you ask. I asked. I got a fresh sesame-seeded bun with a hot-from the grill spicy Italian sausage covered with a layer of Italian beef, garnished with fresh giardineria relish.
A guy wearing an apron and a big smile walked over to my table, hand extended. "Hey, I'm Mike Glorioso. Howza sammich?"
Incredibly good, Mike, and I'll be back again and again.
There was one more thing I needed. I found it on my way to the cashiers stand.
Bread and butter garlic cloves, prosciutto, bread, olives and cheese. Add a martini and it's instant happy hour.
You weren't going to keep those resolutions, were you? If you're going to break them, at least make it with something worthwhile.
Damn, that's awesome...I love lemoncello...and grappa, too!
ReplyDeleteI gotta get back to my old Detroit equivalent place...(they make their own gnocci which you can only buy in 5lb bags!)
I'd love a sausage & peppers sandwich about now...
I was going to wait a bit for lunch, but I'm pretty sure that's not going to happen now.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I kind of want a drink with lunch...I wonder if I could get away with that...
Sarah, are you self-employed? One of the benefits of self-employment is setting your own policies as regards work day conduct, then breaking them at every opportunity.
ReplyDeleteAll those things are health food to me. To drop a few pounds you just need to eat fewer calories, and it doesn't matter where those calories come from.
ReplyDeleteI actually work for my dad, usually from home. So I probably could get away with a drink or two at lunch. I may have to try it one of these days. Of course, I'll also then have to try napping in the afternoon.
ReplyDeleteActually, this plan is getting better by the minute...
Hey was your resoultion to not post anymore?
ReplyDeleteHey Haz. Really miss reading your posts over at Althouse. It would be interesting to hear your take on the latest Wisconsin state government food fight. I hope everything is OK.
ReplyDeleteTake care.
Bushman - Great to hear from you, and thanks for the nice words about my (lack of) comments at Althouse.
ReplyDeleteI stopped posting there a few months ago, primarily because the troll count became too high, and there was no inclination to reign in the more obnoxious commenters. No big thing; it's her blog and she can do with it what she wishes.
I have been reading Althouse's blog again during the past two weeks. Her coverage of the events in Madison is excellent.
When I created this blog, I decided that it would not include political topics, even though I have a keen interest politics and good contacts in the Wisconsin GOP and the Walker administration. I'm glad to have done that, the blog is a respite from politics.
Now I just need to get back into the groove of putting up a new topic every few days. That will happen soon, probably in March.
Regards,
MH
Hi Michael, thanks for the reply. It's good to see you back on the blog. I certainly understand your feelings about the Althouse trolls. I guess I learned to cope with them by just skipping their posts. In fact, I've become proficient at it.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I'm happy to enjoy your work over here for as long as your willing to do it. Your posts are always a treat for the soul. And at my age, treats for the soul are about the only ones I'm allowed. ;)
Have you ever heard of the Haus of Homemade Sausage in Germantown? They make authentic Hungarian bratwurst and other wonderful deli stuff. My parents would make Hngarian Sausgage to be eaten every New Years Eve, we ate them with pickled peppers from my Moms garden .
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