Muffaletta

Muff Me

Pete just returned from a trip to New Orleans. He was there for Siggraph, as well as to visit his family.

Surprisingly, I've never been to New Orleans - it's a place I certainly hope and plan to go someday.

One of the culinary treats of New Orleans is the Muffaletta, from Central Grocery.

here's a description that I found on the web:
Central Grocery is home of the muffuletta, one of New Orleans' great sandwiches. A circular loaf of soft Italian bread is sliced horizontally and piled with salami, ham, and provolone, which are in turn topped with a wickedly spicy melange of chopped green and black olives fragrant with anchovies and garlic.

Today, on his way home from the airport, Pete dropped by our house to present us with a muffaletta sandwich, hand delivered directly from Central Grocery!

By the way, he brought us a "whole muff", as opposed to a "half muff", or even a "quarter muff". These things are huge! Dick and I each ate a quarter-muff each. We still have a half-muff left for later!

Mmmmmm!!! It doesn't get better than that!

What a friend. Thanks, Pete!