I caught Tony Bourdain’s new show on the Travel Channel, and I loved it. I’m glad they took the leash off him. I can’t wait until the show on Jersey comes on. A quote from the show’s website: “A real submarine sandwich. Listen, I catch you putting mayonnaise or mustard on a sub, well, the Meadowlands are nice and close.” There’s also a shot of Tony and Mario Batali shopping at Mitsuwa.
I’m just like those two great chefs, since I’m from Jersey too. As a matter of fact I worked in the culinary craft at the same time, and on the same street (several miles away) as Mario did. Mario was slinging calzones at a place called “Stuff Yer Face”, and I was washing dishes and deveining shrimp in a place called “Oasis II”.
Postscript: I didn’t realize that Tony’s guide through the Rungis Market was Louisa from Movable Feast.
Postpostscript: As Culinary Fool mentioned in the comments, Mario is actually from Federal Way WA. he just went to Rutgers in NJ for awhile.