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Italian Sub (Hoagie) No. 3

Italian Sub (Hoagie) No. 3

We went to Jersey Mike’s Subs for today’s portrait, held tight like a prized possession by guest portraiteer James O’Meara. Upon entering, the order was simple: “The Original Italian with everything but olives.” Jersey Mike’s doesn’t have olives! So they piled on all the fixins 

Italian Hoagie on Italian

Italian Hoagie on Italian

Get the defibrillator ready– this is a beast. Have some water nearby, too. Genoa salami, butt capicola, pepperoni, and pepper ham form the meat base for this epic pile of sandwich. That would be flavorful enough, but some mozzarella cheese will make a half-baked effort 

Salami and Capicola on thin wheat

Salami and Capicola on thin wheat

Enough with all this turkey. Ring the alarm. I need some spice! Oh, there you are. Spicy salami meat combines with the lesser, but still flavorful, spice of capicola. When placed between slices Pepperidge Farm Very Thin Wheat, you’ll need to pull that alarm anyway–