COZZIE'S NY DELI

What is a wedge you ask? Wedge is short for sandwich... the term originated at Landi's Deli on Willow Street in Yonkers, NY during the 1920's. Antonio and Concetta Landi, then their son Frank, ran the place. Anyhow, it's pretty simple... Concetta never spoke a word of English and she started calling sandwiches "wiches" or wedges... it stuck with the customers and because they served the best wedges then and now (if they were still around) the name spread locally...... If you're wondering why I put "gravy" with some of my foods, here's the deal. On Sundays when the family would sit down for dinner, there was always a huge bowl of macaroni and gravy. Macaroni was any type of pasta and gravy was any type of sauce that it is mixed with. It doesn't matter if it's tomato based, cream sauce, or an aioli. When the macaroni is made fresh, its about the flavor of the macaroni. Not the gravy. Nowadays, it's about the gravy. However, I'll never pass up a fresh macaroni with garlic aioli.

Primary location: Salem United States