01.16.2014
Mozzarella
Over the last few weeks I have received emails telling me how much people love the mozzarella here at Jerry's. More importantly the emails tell me how much they love Giuseppe Cuomo. To us here he is known as Pepino. He has worked at some of the best restaurants in New York City and has had the pleasure of working with many famous stars. We are lucky to have him share his talents with our customers.
A lot of the fresh mozzarella you find today is factory made. There are very few craftsman left that want to spend hours hunched over a bowl with their hands in boiling water, but he loves it. If you ever have the pleasure of meeting Pepino the first words out of his mouth will be "Do you need a Mozzarella"? He loves to sell what he makes. As Pepino puts it, "the cheese is in his veins, he grew up making cheese, his family still makes cheese and this is what he was born to do".
So the next time you come in make sure you ask if Giuseppe is around, he would love to come out and speak with you and even give you a sample if you ask!