Orik Posted November 1 Share Posted November 1 30 minutes ago, relbbaddoof said: I certainly didn't expect it. The people next to me got it first, and I was envying their obvious friend-of-the-house status, and drooling a bit, when mine came. Just imagine what enemies of the house get! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relbbaddoof Posted November 1 Share Posted November 1 I was told when being served that antelope spleen is better than cow. My last beef spleen was in Palermo years ago, so it is hard for me to compare. Antelope was certainly very tasty, and pleasingly meaty. Foxface should follow this weekend with a multi-animal, all-spleen dinner next Wednesday. There's probably going to be reason to vent spleen, anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchW Posted November 1 Share Posted November 1 (edited) 1 hour ago, relbbaddoof said: There's probably going to be reason to vent spleen, anyway. Spleen vol-au-vent? Edited November 1 by MitchW 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relbbaddoof Posted November 1 Share Posted November 1 5 hours ago, Orik said: Just imagine what enemies of the house get! Impossible spleen? Or, are you kind to your enemies and serve them only the implausible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted November 2 Share Posted November 2 I just remember a long gone East Village Italian sandwich bar that served spleen sandwiches. I assume veal spleen? Anyone remember? I have not cooked spleen myself and believe me I have cooked some stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve R. Posted November 2 Share Posted November 2 Yes. 1st Ave (or 2nd?) south of 14th. Sicilian (of course). We used to go a bit. You can still get them at either Ferdinando’s or Joe’s of Ave U in Bklyn. I grew up, thinking that it was called Vastedda but, when we were in Sicily, I was corrected and told that vastedda was just “sandwich” & that the correct name was (I cant remember…starts with an m). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted November 2 Share Posted November 2 I think the place might actually have been called Vastedda. After it closed a nearby store was still selling the same sandwiches. History. ETA: Nonsense, La Foccaceria of course https://greenwichvillageitalian.com/2015/11/16/vesteddi-sicilian-beef-spleen-sandwich-new-york/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splinky Posted November 2 Share Posted November 2 Pani câ meusa? . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orik Posted November 2 Share Posted November 2 15 minutes ago, Wilfrid said: I think the place might actually have been called Vastedda. After it closed a nearby store was still selling the same sandwiches. History. ETA: Nonsense, La Foccaceria of course https://greenwichvillageitalian.com/2015/11/16/vesteddi-sicilian-beef-spleen-sandwich-new-york/ Yes, Vinnie's Foccaceria - on 1st ave and St Mark's and the for a while around 12th street. They definitely called the sandwich vestedda, maybe "spleen in a bun" wasn't selling? I thought about doing the Italian version but didn't have enough time or spleen to test it and I did have a reliable recipe for the Moroccan Jewish version where beef spleen is stuffed with offal and maybe a bit of rice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilfrid Posted November 2 Share Posted November 2 Yes, yes. And right, vestedda with an “e”. I had never been aware of the stuffed version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchW Posted November 23 Share Posted November 23 I'm sure you all know this, but Foxface Provisions (via the Foxface Bread Stand) is cranking up and selling breads via pre-order, to be picked up on Wednesdays and Fridays. We're out-of-town, otherwise I would've gotten some of the first batch baked (baked batch?)... https://foxface-provisions.square.site/ I love Joel's technique on this video (fwiw, when I tried working with 100% rye back in the day, I destroyed my shoulder)... https://www.instagram.com/reel/DCh2S3DSVOR/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relbbaddoof Posted November 23 Share Posted November 23 Yes, I'm looking forward to trying these breads, too, and am waiting for the ordering window to open for the week after Thanksgiving. The emailed announcement said that these breads would be available over "the next few weeks", and I won't be back in NY till after Thanksgiving. (I'm also hoping that if I order for a Wednesday, I can pick up the bread at the restaurant at dinner that evening rather than having to make two trips.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orik Posted November 23 Share Posted November 23 We can make your hopes come true! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relbbaddoof Posted November 23 Share Posted November 23 I was hoping that would be the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchW Posted November 24 Share Posted November 24 16 hours ago, Orik said: We can make your hopes come true! I started to have flashbacks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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