Hi!

I had an amazing night walking around New York’s annual San Gennaro Feast that takes place every year in the area of Manhattan called Little Italy.  Little Italy is pretty much self explanatory, it’s the section of the city where Italian immigrants settled in the early 19th century after they came over in search of the American Dream!  My family settled in East Harlem, another popular Italian neighborhood, totally opposite of where Little Italy sits but I guess we just did our own thing 🙂

This feast takes place every September and pays homage to San Gennaro, the patron saint of Naples.  It started in 1926 by newly arrived Italian immigrants from Naples looking to carry on the tradition in the US to honor the day that the patron saint was martyred for the faith on September 19th, 305 AD.  Since then the feast has grown from being celebrated on 1 day into an 11 day event and it is the oldest and most famous of the feasts!

I enjoy going to this feast every year to not only experience the tradition but to also experience the food!  There are just a ton of street vendors displaying the most amazing looking dishes from savory sausage and peppers to sweet and delightful cannoli’s and my favorite ZEPPOLE’s!! So much fun and a leeeeetle too much wine but hey life is short!!

Buona Notte! xoxoxo