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I am the granddaughter of Salvatore Lupo and I have corrected the record about the founding of the store and the investion of the sandwich. Mary Ann Tusa |
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[[Image:Central Grocery.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Outside Central Grocery on Decatur Street]] |
[[Image:Central Grocery.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Outside Central Grocery on Decatur Street]] |
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'''Central Grocery''' 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 |
'''Central Grocery''' 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. He operated it until 1946 when he retired and his son-in-law, Frank Tusa took over the operation. Today it is owned by Salvadore T. Tusa, Salvatore's grandson and two cousins. 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 [[muffuletta]] sandwich, |
It is famous as the home of the New Orleans [[muffuletta]] sandwich, invented, by Salvatore Lupo, to feed the Sicilian truck farmers who sold their produce at the Farmer's Market on Decatur Street in the French Quarter. 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, they were featured on the PBS special [[Sandwiches That You Will Like]]. |
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Central Grocery also 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 front windows. |
Central Grocery also 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 front windows. Marie Lupo Tusa, Salvatore's daughter is author of the well known cookbook, "Marie's Melting Pot" which has hundreds of Sicilian, French and Creole style recipes. It can be purchased on line. |
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Revision as of 17:55, 18 September 2007
Central Grocery 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. He operated it until 1946 when he retired and his son-in-law, Frank Tusa took over the operation. Today it is owned by Salvadore T. Tusa, Salvatore's grandson and two cousins. 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.
It is famous as the home of the New Orleans muffuletta sandwich, invented, by Salvatore Lupo, to feed the Sicilian truck farmers who sold their produce at the Farmer's Market on Decatur Street in the French Quarter. 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, they were featured on the PBS special Sandwiches That You Will Like.
Central Grocery also 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 front windows. Marie Lupo Tusa, Salvatore's daughter is author of the well known cookbook, "Marie's Melting Pot" which has hundreds of Sicilian, French and Creole style recipes. It can be purchased on line.
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