Ok, you're probably going to be seeing a lot of updates about Renaissance Italian. It's simply my favorite place right now.
I was craving an Italian sub today. Normally, I would just go to Publix and get a Boars Head Italian sub from them. After all, they do make a mean sub too.
Today I thought I would test Carmine again. I mean really - the pizza is outstanding, the meatball sub was awesome. I wanted to see if he would be consistent!
Carmine made the sub for me. I expected him to take out a prepackaged, pre-weighed portion of meat. (You know, like they do at Subway, Firehouse Subs, etc.) WRONG! Out comes a whole ham, salami and capicola and he slices each one right there in front of me.
The bread was nice and soft, the way I like it. Layers of the freshly slices meat and freshly slices provolone cheese, followed by some fresh veggies and oil and vinegar. He uses a mixture of olive oil and vegetable oil with red wine vinegar. Tops it off with salt, pepper and lots of oregano. Done? Nope! Ya know how when you get a sub, open it up to eat it and the veggies begin to spill out all over the table? Well, Carmine has a solution - he takes ANOTHER layer of the ham, and folds it over the veggies, tucking it nicely into the sub! I only lost a few onions while eating this delicious monstrosity of a sub! Oh, and this was the 7 inch SMALL sub.
The sub was $7 plus tax - worth every penny!
That's three things that I have tried at Renaissance Italian. Bases are loaded! Tune in next time to see if Carmine hits a grand slam!
Are you a fan of Mario Batali? I am! Check out his collection of recipes in his book!
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