Feast Of Little Italy

When I heard about this festival, I was a little hesitant to drive all the way up to Jupiter. But boy, I am so glad we made the trip. The festival is from Friday Nov 4^th to Sunday Nov 6^th. It’s $ 5 to get in and free for children. It’s located at the Abacoa Town center.
I was hoping this festival was going to be like the St. Genaro’s in NYC. I had high hopes. I gotta tell you, the food was legit. It reminded me of home growing up in Staten Island and working in Brooklyn surrounded by great Italian food.
*The mussels in marinara would have been awesome if the mussels weren’t overcooked. The sauce was delicious!
*Shrimp scampi over linguini with garlic bread was SO good!
*The cheesesteak being sold right next to the shrimp scampi was ridiculous! It was the perfect texture, the flavor was on point and made fresh!
*The meatball parm by the Italian fudge guy was so good! None of this tiny little bite sized meatballs. These were the right size simmering in sauce (I almost said gravy but no one outside on NY calls it gravy)
*Italian fudge was great! The guy lets you taste any flavor. I eneded up with the peanut butter chocolate fudge.
*Zeppolis! When I first moved to FL, I kept seeing «fried dough or Elephant ears» I thought they were zeppolis. But NO they were too dense and nothing like zeppolis. None of my friends knew or even heard of zeppolis. The ones they sell at Olive Garden are NOT zeppolis. These were zeppolis. Not the best I had but the best I’ve had in FL.
*Lobster tails (Sfogliatelli) Wow! They look good! I bought one since I havent been able to find them in S FL. They were really good but not as good as the one in Brooklyn. That place has ruined it for me. No other lobster tails will ever live up to theirs. But this one was good. The cream wasn’t as light and fluffy as I would have liked it. but the best in in FL.
They even sell Italian honey balls (struffoli)!!
This festival was large, had carnival games with prizes, rides for kids, lots of wine, martinis, mixed drinks and beer! I’m hoping to go back one more time this weekend!