Editor:
As a happy-to-be-here-but-miss-the-food Philly native, the “Greghini’s Bring Philly to the Wild Hare” (On the Table, April 30) headline ignited a little hope in my soul. Upon reading they use mayo in the hoagie and may offer Cheez Whiz for the cheesesteak, hope died.
The fundamentals that make a hoagie, as prepared by Italian immigrant wives for their husbands working at the shipyard on Pig Island, means never mayo. True Philly folks skeeve mayo. Only a dirtbag would touch the roll with mayo.
The cheesesteak has white American or Provolone. No Cheez Whiz unless you are a smarmy politician in a photo op trying too hard.
Props to the Greghini’s for the Amorosos and the hot and sweets. I can’t wait to try everything, and expect to visit frequently. I thank them and will spread the word to my local converts, as long as we agree to observing the purity, upholding tradition and preserving the sacredness of these iconic foods.
Sheila Evans, Eureka
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