As is true of any beloved regional specialty, the muffuletta inspires fierce debate. The New Orleans–born sandwich, usually comprising a thick stack of cold cuts, cheese, and chopped olive salad, has ...

EVEN THOUGH I’m not particularly observant of religious holidays, when Fat Tuesday rolls around with Ash Wednesday on its heels, I’m on it. At least, that is, I’m aware of it, because Fat Tuesday — ...

Missy Frederick is the Editorial Director for Eater’s dining team. She has covered the D.C. restaurant industry since 2007, offers expertise in business reporting and regional American dishes, and ...

Start stacking the salami and ladle up some olive salad, there's a new party in the works for the mighty muffuletta. Nor-Joe Imports, the Italian grocery in Old Metairie, is planning the inaugural ...

The muffuletta is an iconic sandwich that originated in the French Quarter of New Orleans. If you don’t already know, the classic muffuletta features olive salad and several meats and cheeses ...

Is there a better summertime sandwich (cured-meats-and-cheese division) than the muffuletta? Invented in New Orleans in 1906 at the now-famous food shop Central Grocery, the muffuletta has several ...

If you know, you know: a muffuletta is an iconic sandwich, thick with thinly sliced Italian meats, cheese and an olive spread on excellent bread. It gets its roots in New Orleans, created at the turn ...

Twenty years ago, a cabal of celebrity chefs drove to the heart of Nevada’s aptly-named Valley of Fire to play touch football and eat sandwiches. A wanderer, heat-dazed and peckish, might have ...

I HAD EATEN a muffuletta many times, and over several visits to New Orleans, before I actually understood the real purpose of the giant, bready, sesame-crusted wheel stuffed with salumi, cheese and ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Editor’s note: This is part of The Know’s series, Staff Favorites. Each week, we will offer our opinions on the best that Colorado has to offer for dining, ...