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Central Grocery is a small grocery store with a sandwich counter located at 932 Decatur Street, in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. |
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| image_caption = Outside Central Grocery on Decatur Street |
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| established =1906 |
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| current-owner =Salvador T. Tusa |
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| food-type =Italian, Greek, French, Spanish, and Creole table delicacies |
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| street-address = 923 [[Decatur Street (New Orleans)|Decatur Street]] |
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| city = [[French Quarter]] of [[New Orleans]] |
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| state = [[Louisiana]] |
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| country = United States |
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| website = http://www.centralgrocerynola.com/ |
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'''Central Grocery Co.''' is a small, old-fashioned [[Italian-American]] [[grocery store]] with a [[sandwich]] counter, located at 923 [[Decatur Street (New Orleans)|Decatur Street]] in the [[French Quarter]] of [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]]. It was founded in 1906 by Salvatore Lupo, a Sicilian immigrant.<ref>{{cite news |last=Orchant |first=Rebecca |date=12 February 2013 |title=The Muffuletta: New Orleans' Original Italian Sandwich |newspaper=Huffington Post |department=Food & Drink |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/12/muffaletta-new-orleans-muffaletta_n_2664294.html }}</ref> He operated it until 1946 when he retired and his son-in-law Frank Tusa took over the operation. It is currently owned by Salvador T. Tusa, Salvatore's grandson, and two cousins, Frank Tusa and Larry Tusa. The store was one of many family-owned, neighborhood grocery stores during the early 20th century, when the French Quarter was still predominantly a residential area. Though tourists are more common in Central now, it has retained much of its old-world market feel. |
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It is famous as the home of the New Orleans Mufeletta sandwich, and sells not only the sandwiches as take-out or eat-in, but also a key ingredient in the mufeletta, olive salad, for people who want to make the sandwich at home. |
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[[File:New_Orleans_Muffuletta_-_The_best_sandwich_I_ever_had.jpg|thumb|Take-out muffuletta from Central Grocery]] |
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It also sells items that are found in common grocery stores. |
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The Central sells not only the sandwiches as take-out or eat-in, but also the ingredients of the [[muffuletta]]—including [[olive salad]] by the jar—for people who want to make the sandwich at home. Because of the muffuletta, Central Grocery was featured on national television, in the [[PBS]] special program ''[[Sandwiches That You Will Like]]'', and on [[NBC]]'s ''[[The Today Show]]'' (five best sandwiches series). |
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Central Grocery sells Italian, Greek, French, Spanish, and Creole table delicacies. They also carry less-mainstream selections, such as chocolate-covered grasshoppers and bumble bees in soy sauce, which are perennially displayed in the store's front windows. Marie Lupo Tusa, Salvatore's daughter, is author of the cookbook ''Marie's Melting Pot'', which has hundreds of Sicilian, French, and [[Louisiana Creole cuisine|Creole-style]] recipes.<ref>{{cite web|title=New York Food Journal Review of New Orleans Street Food|date=16 March 2012|url=http://nyfoodjournal.blogspot.com/2012/03/new-orleans-street-foods-snacks.html}}</ref> |
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Following [[Hurricane Ida]] in August 2021, Central Grocery sustained damage to the roof, exacerbated by the rains of [[Hurricane Nicholas]] in September.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rain and ruin hit French Quarter icons Sidney's and the Central Grocery|url=https://www.nola.com/news/article_2d2e5860-166a-11ec-9682-c310fc27e3c4.html}}</ref> |
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{{Commons category|Central Grocery, New Orleans}} |
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==See also== |
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* [[French Market]] |
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* [[Italians in New Orleans]] |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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{{Restaurants in New Orleans}} |
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[[Category:French Quarter]] |
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[[Category:Italian-American culture in Louisiana]] |
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[[Category:Restaurants in New Orleans]] |
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[[Category:Restaurants established in 1906]] |
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[[Category:Sicilian-American cuisine]] |
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[[Category:1906 establishments in Louisiana]] |
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Latest revision as of 06:08, 5 January 2025
| Central Grocery | |
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 Outside Central Grocery on Decatur Street | |
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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 1906 |
| Owner(s) | Salvador T. Tusa |
| Food type | Italian, Greek, French, Spanish, and Creole table delicacies |
| Street address | 923 Decatur Street |
| City | French Quarter of New Orleans |
| State | Louisiana |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 29°57′31″N 90°03′39″W / 29.9587°N 90.0609°W |
| Website | http://www.centralgrocerynola.com/ |
Central Grocery Co. is a small, old-fashioned Italian-American grocery store with a sandwich counter, located at 923 Decatur Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. It was founded in 1906 by Salvatore Lupo, a Sicilian immigrant.[1] He operated it until 1946 when he retired and his son-in-law Frank Tusa took over the operation. It is currently owned by Salvador T. Tusa, Salvatore's grandson, and two cousins, Frank Tusa and Larry Tusa. The store was one of many family-owned, neighborhood grocery stores during the early 20th century, when the French Quarter was still predominantly a residential area. Though tourists are more common in Central now, it has retained much of its old-world market feel.
The Central sells not only the sandwiches as take-out or eat-in, but also the ingredients of the muffuletta—including olive salad by the jar—for people who want to make the sandwich at home. Because of the muffuletta, Central Grocery was featured on national television, in the PBS special program Sandwiches That You Will Like, and on NBC's The Today Show (five best sandwiches series).
Central Grocery sells Italian, Greek, French, Spanish, and Creole table delicacies. They also carry less-mainstream selections, such as chocolate-covered grasshoppers and bumble bees in soy sauce, which are perennially displayed in the store's front windows. Marie Lupo Tusa, Salvatore's daughter, is author of the cookbook Marie's Melting Pot, which has hundreds of Sicilian, French, and Creole-style recipes.[2]
Following Hurricane Ida in August 2021, Central Grocery sustained damage to the roof, exacerbated by the rains of Hurricane Nicholas in September.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Orchant, Rebecca (12 February 2013). "The Muffuletta: New Orleans' Original Italian Sandwich". Food & Drink. Huffington Post.
- ^ "New York Food Journal Review of New Orleans Street Food". 16 March 2012.
- ^ "Rain and ruin hit French Quarter icons Sidney's and the Central Grocery".