A father and son are celebrating 80 delicious years of their family business in Delaware County, where legend holds, the Stromboli was invented.
ByPete Romano, Jr. runs Romano's Pizzeria and Italian Restaurant in Essington, just like his father and grandfather did."My father opened up the business December 1, 1944," says Pete Romano, Sr., previous owner of the restaurant.They moved to their current location in 1954, and now, Romano's is famous for its Stromboli.
"Grandpop started with three types. It was Original Sweet, Original Hot and Original Pepperoni," says Romano, Jr."Knock it down, that breaks down the tendons," he says. "And then the tuck - there's a seam on them." "In Italy, Grandpop said it was called imbottito or imbottite, and it's an Italian slang for stuffed bread," he says.Romano, Jr. says the name came from a movie title. Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini were on the Isle of Stromboli, making a film called "Stromboli." It was 1950 and the two married actors had a love affair, which he says was a "worldwide scandal" at the time.The name stuck, and 74 years later, it's still a hot item.
The chicken Florentine starts with garlic butter on the dough. Then, it's filled with a mixture of chicken, cheese, spinach and sliced tomatoes. And every Stromboli comes with their house-made sauce, which is a cooked marinara."There's pride in it," says Romano, Jr. "I just turned 70, and I'm the last Romano.""Work has been life," says Romano, Jr. "This is the best time really, I think, for us.
"It's so gratifying that people remember you for your food, and who you are," says Romano, Sr. "It means a lot to me."
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