Friday night we watched "The Ride," one of our favorite Sopranos episodes, which centers on the Feast of St. Elzear in Newark. Talk about timing. On Saturday Jon and I walked down to the Feast of San Gennaro on Mulberry Street in Little Italy. San Gennaro is the patron saint of Naples, so you know the food is going to be good.
The sights. The sounds. The smells. You can get everything from fried artichokes to fried zeppoles. And everything in between. (Who knew deep-fried Oreos were Italian?)
You can have a sausage, onion, and pepper sandwich and then go for a ride on the Ferris wheel.
Bring on the fried stuff! On the left, a fried softball-sized risotto ball stuffed with ground beef and peas. On the right, fried ravioli filled with ricotta and parsley. (I wonder if Mumma's nonna made food like this.)
Jon helping me out with my ravioli. You can even get healthy, vegetable-rich food at the feast, including fried spinach manicotti filled with ricotta and spinach. (Well...it is green.)
Scene at the feast. On the left, nothing's free, not even the bathrooms. On the bright side, though, you don't need exact change. On the right, so that's how you spell "bra-zhohl."
Surf and turf. On the left, a raw oyster bar. (Eating raw shellfish from a stall on the street? You'd better say a novena.) On the right, yet another stack of sausage and skewered meat.
A day at the feast wouldn't be complete without some zeppoles. And neither would one of these Autumn Saturday posts without a pic of me stuffing my face.
This looks like sooo much fun!! It's such a rich pictorial that I feel full just by reading it. I can now save the calories I'd consume if I went there in person.
Posted by: Lorraine | September 21, 2008 at 03:09 PM
That looked so good. The USPS is holding my cookies hostage. I am going to be late for work tomorrow b/c I am going to stop at the PO first.
Posted by: Alicia | September 21, 2008 at 09:01 PM
Hi, Lorraine. It was a lot of fun...and we ended up walking off most of what we ate. But I'm totally craving a risotto ball right now.
Posted by: Oatmeal Cookie Guy | September 22, 2008 at 12:06 PM
Hey, Alicia. Oh no! I hope the cookies are worth it! :-)
Posted by: Oatmeal Cookie Guy | September 22, 2008 at 12:07 PM
They were so worth being late for. Of course, our metro system helped with my tardiness as well.
Posted by: AJ | September 22, 2008 at 12:18 PM
:-) LOL!
Posted by: Oatmeal Cookie Guy | September 22, 2008 at 12:29 PM
The folks I work with liked them, too. I am saving the majority for MJ, TY and myself. Thank you!
Posted by: AJ | September 22, 2008 at 02:41 PM
Yay! I ate the last one I had in the freezer. I might have to make these again.
Posted by: Oatmeal Cookie Guy | September 23, 2008 at 10:09 PM
The were well received by all who tasted. I have an equipment question. What kind of scoop do you use and where did you get it?
Posted by: AJ | September 24, 2008 at 05:15 PM
Yay! I'm so glad. I just added a post about equipment. "Tools of the Trade."
Posted by: Oatmeal Cookie Guy | September 25, 2008 at 12:13 PM